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64 P r e a c h i n g a n d Te a c h i n g
answers to study questions
9 b) provides a general impression and main outline of the total
picture.
1 a) False
b) False
c) True
d) True
10 a) False
b) True
c) True
2 a) Prayer is vital. It prepares and empowers us for the trials
we face. It is also physically demanding. Jesus’ example is
the pattern for us all: if we are to feel the burden of a lost
world, we must catch the vision on our knees.
b) Most of us, like the disciples, are slow to understand the
great urgency of consistent, intercessory prayer. Few,
indeed, pray as they ought.
c) The human spirit is quick to say, “Yes, I’ll pray,” but when
we come to the time of prayer we must apply all our efforts
to make time for prayer and to do it consistently.
11 Your answer is probably much more detailed than the one you gave
in question 8. You probably included the fact that Jesus sent the
disciples to the other side while He dismissed the crowd; He went
to a hill by himself to pray. Meanwhile, the disciples encountered
a rough sea and contrary wind. And early in the morning Jesus
appeared on the water. At first the disciples were afraid, but then
Jesus identified himself. Peter seeing that it was Jesus tried to go to
Him, but when he got his eyes off Jesus and on the waves, he began
to sink. Saved by Jesus, he was reproved for his little faith.
3 b) the expression of love and gratefulness, plus waiting in
God’s presence as He renews one’s spirit and fills him with
His grace and goodness.