1. On a new page, miss out the top two lines and answer the question below.
Has anyone ever borrowed something from you and not treated it with respect. What did you do? How did you feel?

2. 1.6 The Tenants
Describe how the costs of discipleship are shown in the parable of the tenants
Give your opinion about what Jesus meant in this story
Explain how important this parable is for Christians today
An allegory is a story in which characters and events in a make believe world represent people. Can you think of an example?

3. The Tenants Read “Cracking the code” Page 15 Read page 14
Tell the story twice, once using the allegory characters and once using the historical characters. (use the next slide to help you)

4. The owner of a vineyard appointed tenants
Allegory
History
The owner of a vineyard appointed tenants
God had an agreement with the Jewish leaders that if they obey him then he will bless them
The tenants refused to pay up
The Jewish leaders stopped keeping the rules.
The vineyard owner sent servants to remind the tenants to pay.
God sent prophets to remind the people to keep the rules.
The tenants beat up or killed the servants
The Jewish people rejected (sometimes killed) the prophets.
The owner sent his son to ask for the rent
God sent Jesus to tell them to remember the agreement and the rules.
They recognised his son and killed him so that they could have the vineyard.
They recognised his son and killed him so that they could keep their power.
The vineyard owner got rid of the tenants and appointed more.
God rejected the Jewish leaders and started an agreement with loyal Jews and Gentiles.
Describe how the costs of discipleship are shown in the parable of the tenants (8)

5. The Tenants
In groups- look at your two versions of the story and list the different things that Jesus is teaching through this story.

6. 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 118
 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;        his love endures forever.
 2 Let Israel say:        "His love endures forever."
 3 Let the house of Aaron say:        "His love endures forever."
 4 Let those who fear the LORD say:        "His love endures forever."
 5 In my anguish I cried to the LORD,        and he answered by setting me free.
 6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.        What can man do to me?
 7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper.        I will look in triumph on my enemies.
 8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD        than to trust in man.
 9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD

7.        than to trust in princes.
 10 All the nations surrounded me,        but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
 11 They surrounded me on every side,        but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
 12 They swarmed around me like bees,        but they died out as quickly as burning thorns;        in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
 13 I was pushed back and about to fall,        but the LORD helped me.
 14 The LORD is my strength and my song;        he has become my salvation.
 15 Shouts of joy and victory        resound in the tents of the righteous:        "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!
 16 The LORD's right hand is lifted high;        the LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"
 17 I will not die but live,        and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
 18 The LORD has chastened me severely,        but he has not given me over to death.
 19 Open for me the gates of righteousness;        I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.

8.  20 This is the gate of the LORD        through which the righteous may enter.
 21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;        you have become my salvation.
 22 The stone the builders rejected        has become the capstone;
 23 the LORD has done this,        and it is marvelous in our eyes.
 24 This is the day the LORD has made;        let us rejoice and be glad in it.
 25 O LORD, save us;        O LORD, grant us success.
 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.        From the house of the LORD we bless you. [a]
 27 The LORD is God,        and he has made his light shine upon us.        With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession        up [b] to the horns of the altar.
 28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks;        you are my God, and I will exalt you.
 29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;        his love endures forever.

9. Finish for Homework
Describe how the costs of discipleship are shown in the parable of the tenants (8)
Death
Badly treated
You could fail/dignity
Keep the rules
Trusting without fully understanding
Explain how important this parable is for Christians today (8)
If we don’t keep the rules there will be consequences
Even if we do keep the rules we could suffer
We could die for our beliefs
It shows how important Jesus is to us
It shows that Jesus was the Son of God
It explains the reason that Jesus is on earth
It predicts his death. This shows that he has control of the situation
It shows that Christianity is for everyone
It shows how important the responsibility of leadership is
Write your own allegory

10. The Tenants Complete Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5
What are the possible costs of discipleship in this passage (think about the prophets)

11. Interesting prophet deaths
Zechariah was stoned in the porch of the Temple by order of King Joash, because the Prophet had denounced the people for their unfaithfulness
Isaiah the prophet was killed by being sawn in two. Hebrews 11:37 ("sawn asunder") is commonly thought to refer to him. The reason given is that he prophesied the fall of Jerusalem,
Unnumbered unnamed prophets of the Lord were put to death by Jezebel, in the time of Elijah
And John the Baptist, beheaded by Herod for publicly accusing him of adultery, is often considered to be the last of the Old Testament prophets