​4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit 2 for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” 5 And the devil took him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written,
‘You shall worship the Lord your God,
and him only shall you serve.’”
9 And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here; 10 for it is written,
‘He will give his angels charge of you, to guard you,’
11 and
‘On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”
12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

The church continues  with the healing  ministry of Jesus Christ in the following ways:

Key events that took place after Jesus was arrested in summary are as follows:

1. ​Jesus’ teaching on watchfulness and readiness
2. Believers should be dressed for his coming;
3. They should keep their lamps burning;
4. They should be awake/alert;
5. Those who are found waiting
6. They should be prepared at all times since they do not know the time for Christ’s coming;
7. Believers should continue working until Christ comes back;
8. The servants/believers who are drunkards/mistreat fellow workers will be punished;
9. Those who know what is required of them/their masters will and fail to do it will receive a severe beating;
10. Believers are expected to respond to God according to how much they have received from Him.
11. Those who do wrong out of ignorance will receive lesser beatings/punishment.

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​Luke 12:35-48 New International Version (NIV)
Watchfulness
35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

41 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”

42 The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

• Both were accused falsely
• Both were patriotic – Nehemiah had great love for the Jewish community while Jesus showed love
• Both cleansed the Temple for his people and wept over Jerusalem
• Both were prayerful
• Both of them faced opposition and threats in their lives
• Both acknowledge the importance of the Sabbath
• Both condemned social evils
• Both were compassionate to the people / Had concern for the needy
• Both were reformers Nehemiah instituted social, economic and religious reforms while Jesus instituted the new covenant

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• Christians should be righteous before God in order to experience Him in their lives.
• Christians should thank God for blessing them.
• Christians should trust / have faith in God.
• Christians should reach out to all people/ preaching salvation to people.
• Christians should show compassion to the needy in the society.
• Christians should be devoted in their worship to God regardless of the challenges they face.
• Christians should dedicate their children to God / fulfill the church obligations.

• Offering of payers of thanksgiving and blessing the child.
• The parents offered two young pigeons.
• Simon gave prophesies about Jesus ministry.
• Prophetess Anna gave thanks for the coming of the Messiah.
• Anna prophesied about the redemption that the messiah would bring.
• Jesus was named.
• He was circumcised.
• He was dedicated to the Lord according to Jewish laws

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• ​Jesus wept over the city and the temple of Jerusalem because they had ceased to serve the purpose for which they were intended.
• People had turned the temple, which was God’s house into a market where they over-reached in trade.
• Jerusalem had failed to serve as an example of holiness despite being Zion or David’s city.
• It was here in Jerusalem that Jesus was going to be rejected and be executed because it had rejected His messiahship.
• Jerusalem together with the temple and the people were only good for destruction. They had lost meaning and purpose.
• The Jews had failed to be good example for bringing salvation to the Gentiles.

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1. Jesus criticized the practice of washing hands, cups and dishes which was done ceremoniously. He told them that it was more important to pay attention to issue of charity than to external appearances.
2. Jesus criticized the Pharisees on their tithing habits. Although they tithed faithfully they neglected justice and the love of God
3. He also criticized them because they loved the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in market places. They had an outward appearance and a desire to be noticed as righteous people

​Describe the incident in which Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter. (Luke 8: 40-56) (7 marks)

1. Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue came to Jesus/fell at the feet of Jesus
2. He begged Jesus to go to his house for his only daughter was dying
3. Jesus agreed to go/large crowd pressed against Him
4. On the way he healed a woman who had flow of blood for twelve years
5. A man from the ruler’s house brought a message that the daughter has already died/no need to trouble the teacher any more
6. Jesus told Jairus not to fear but believe/his daughter will be well
7. Jesus went into the house with Peter, James, John/parents of the child
8. The people were weeping/wailing for her/Jesus told them not to weep because she was not dead
9. Jesus took the child by the hand/told her to arise
10. Her spirit returned/she got up at once
11. Jesus directed that something be given to her to eat
12. The child’s parents were amazed
13. Jesus charged them not to tell any one what had happened.

1. ​The people who had the gifts of speaking in tongues despised those who did not
2. There was competition in speaking in tongues
3. There was no interpretation of tongues hence messages were not understood
4. People did not show love to one another as they used the gifts of the Holy spirit
5. There was disorder/ confusion in worship as people with different gifts tried to outdo one another
6. People did not use their gifts for the growth/development of the church
7. Gifts such as prophecy/ teaching/ preaching were looked down upon

​Matthew 25:14-30 New International Version (NIV)
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.

19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’

21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’

23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’

26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

1. ​Christians should use the abilities that God has given them for the benefit of others.
2. Christians will be rewarded according to their performance.
3. Christians have been given different gifts/ abilities by God.
4. Christians will give an account of how they used their abilities.
5. Christians need to be obedient! honest.
6. God expects Christians to use opportunities provided for His glory.
7. Christians will lose their abilities if not put to use/punished.