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Q6. (Daniel 6:10-11) Q. How would you characterize Daniel's prayer practices? A. Daniel prayed regularly to God kneeling down with his bowed and hands raised to God in humility. Q. Which of these have you adopted? A. I pray regularly, sometimes kneeling and bowing down to God. Q. Which might help your prayers if you adopted them? A. All except facing a perticular direction as my God is Omnipresent

Q5. (Daniel 6:4) Q.What do we learn about Daniel's character qualities as a government official from verse 4? A. Daniel was honest, trust worthy and a man of intercity Q. How do such qualities reflect on Daniel's God? A. A unique God whose children must be unique. Q. Does your employer or supervisor see those qualities in you? A. To a great extend, Yes

Q4. (Daniel 3:28-30) Q. How does Nebuchadnezzar sum up their faith and commitment? A.Great Q. Are you willing to disobey a command or law to be faithful to God? A. I wonder if I would. so help me God. Increase my faith Lord Q. Are you willing to lay down your life to be faithful to God? A. Yes with the help of God Q. What might hold you back? A. Fear but God has not given us the spirit of fear but of love, power and sound mind

Q3. (Daniel 3:19-27) Q. What effect does their deliverance have on their government official colleagues? A. They were overwhelmed and dam-founded of such an imaginable miracle. Q. What effect does it have on the king? A. He believed that such a miracle was by a Supper God Q. What kind of glory does God receive? A. Highest esteem

Q2. (Daniel 3:16-18) Q. How do the Jews answer Nebuchadnezzar? A. They vowed not to bow down to the image as it was against their faith Q.What is their attitude? A. They were politer in answering the king but firm in their resolute not to obey such an order as it was against God's order Q.How do they witness about their God? A. They told the king that their God would deliver them. They added that even if He didnt, they knew that He had better plans for them Q.Do they face death with resignation or defiance? Characterize their faith. A. They faced death with a strong faith in God to deliver them

Q1. (Daniel 3:8-15) Q. Why do the Jews' fellow government officials report them to Nebuchadnezzar? A. They were jealous because the Jewish youth who were foreigners had been placed above them in public offices Q. Why is the king so angry? A. Because Daniel and his friends refuse to bow down to the giant golden image of the king. Q. What is his motivation to have people bow to the statue? A. To test the loyalty of the followers to the king

Q3. (Daniel 2:44) Q What does verse 44 teach us about the kingdom that the God of heaven will set up? A. The kingdom will never be destroyed; it will never be conquered and will crush the existing kingdoms into "nothingness" as the New Living Translation puts it. Q. What kingdom is this? A. It is the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Q.When does this kingdom come? A. At the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Q. How is this related to Mark 1:15? A. The kingdom of God is the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Q. When will it destroy all other kingdoms? A. At Jesus second coming.

Q2. (Daniel 2:27-28) Q. How does Daniel show humility in this situation? A. He attributed the revelation and interpretation of the dream to God Almighty (not his own achievement). Q. How does he use this situation as an opportunity to witness before the king to his faith in God? A. He emphasised that no one else could have done such but his God whom he served. Q. According to 1 Peter 5:5-6, should we try to exalt ourselves? If we do so, what will happen? A. The passage urges us to humble ourselves before God and then we will be exalted i.e be lifted up.

-18) Q. Why does Daniel ask his friends to "plead for mercy"? A. A death sentence hangs on the heads of the wise men including Daniel and his friends if they could not tell the king his dream and also interpreted it. A plead for mercy meant that God will intervene on their behalf by revealing the dream and interpreting it so that the king will spare their lives. Q. According to Scripture, is intercessory prayer important? Is effective? A. Yes. Intercessory prayer is important and effective as in the case of the intercession of Queen Esther and Modacai that saved the Jews from the massacre that was skimmed by Haman. Q. How can we implement intercessory prayer in our churches? A. By organising prayers in the church whenever there is a serious critical need. It can be to save an individual, group or a nation.

Q4. (Daniel 1:8-16) Q. What is Daniel's first approach to eat a different diet? A. Daniel and his three friends didnt want to defile themselves by eating the defiled food from the king's table and thus politely told the palace official to exempt them. Q. What does he do when his first attempt failed? A. He gave the palace official an alternstive- to eat only vegetables and drink water for ten days then be examined. Q. What is his demeanor towards those over him? A. Daniel was polite and diplomatic in his suggestions to those over him. Q. In what ways do you think God affects the outcome of Daniel's request? A. God bless Daniel and his three friends and shown them favour by causing them to look better than the other youth in the training programme.

Q3. (Daniel 1:8-10) Q. Why do you think Daniel took a stand concerning being defiled by the king's food and wine? A. Daniel coming from a Jewish background knew that the Babylonians offer different foods as sacrifice to idols and would not want to eat such so as to please God. Q. How do you think eating the king's food would cause defilement to Daniel's conscience? A. The Jews were taught that certain foods especially those that are offered to idols defile one and thus should not be taken. Thus Daniel would rather not eat food from the king's table that might have been offerred to idols as sacrifice so as keep his conscience clean. Q. What does this tell you about Daniel? A. From his action, Daniel showed that he was a disciplined man who has strong faith in the Lord.

Q2. (Daniel 1:1-7) What changes did Daniel and his friends experience? Daniel and his friends were given training in Babylonian culture, had their names changed to Babylonians names etc What was their status in Jerusalem? In Babylon? They were from a royal family in Jerusalem and in Babylon, they were chosen to serve the royalty. What do you think was the effect of changing their names to Babylonian names? Names tend to have an effect on the attitude of a person. However, these youths were so strong in their faith that they would refuse to be influenced by the Babylonians. What impact might it have on them to be made eunuchs? Monachs make male servants eunuchs so that they would not marry and thus to get their full attention and loyalty without family distractions. Did they make compromises? If so, why? As we will see later, these youths were so trained in the Lord back home that they refused to compromise themselves by refusing to do anything that will dishonour the Lord.

1. (Daniel 1:1-5) Have you ever made a rapid transition between your customary culture and a new and radically different culture? What did it feel like? Were you able to take your faith with you, or did it fade to the background during this time? Yes. I was at Silsoe Bedford, Beds UK for some academics from 1982- 1984. I experienced some differences in culture and significantly so in the area of commitment to church and worship. I noticed that only the elderly attended the church that was near the college. This was not so in Nigeria where a church congregation consisted of the whole range- from children to the elderly. I eventually found a Baptist church with similar kind of congregation I was used to in Nigeria thus taking my faith along.

Q4. (John 21:18-19) What does death have to do with glorifying God? Death can glorify God if one lives a godly lif that is a testimony to others and particulary the family and peiople at a the funeral service. Further more, death can bring glory to God if the individual lives a life that accomplish the purposes for which God made him for. Such purposes are summarised by Rick Warren in his book " The Purpose Driven Life" are: i) Worshp God. Worship here is define as anything one does that pleases God not only singing worship songs but every activitity in the church, at home, on the street, at work everywhere. Rom 12:1 ii) Be a memmber of Christ new family be accepting Jesus as saviour and Lord. iii) Grow and become like Christ throgh the Word, Holily Spirit etc. iv) Service- using the spiritual gift of the Holy Spirit to serve one another v) Carry out the Great Commission How will your life and death bring glory or credit to God? My lfie will bring glory/ credit to God if I accomplish the purposes for wchich God ceated me to do as above. What does this passage teach us about God's foreknowledge? The fulfilment Jesus prophesy about the type death Peter would die- cricifixion demostarted that that God knows everything- past, present and future. This can also be found in Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. (Jeremiah 1:5 KJV) Like This Quote MultiQuote

Q3. (John 21:15-17) Why does Jesus repeat the question and the assurance three times? A. Peter had earlier denied Jesus three times prior to the crucifixion, so Jesus recommissioned him three time. Q. What does this teach us about God repeating the lessons he wants us to learn? A. Repeating His message to us emphasises the importance of the message and the need to take it serious. Q. What does it say about God's mercy and willingness to restore sinners to ministry? A, God is a merciful God who is always ready to forgive us and restore us but wants to be willing to repent and turn to Him in full obedience in service.

Q2. (John 21:7-14) What does Jesus preparing breakfast for the disciples say about his love for them? He loved so much thus His preparing breakfast for them. (He still loves,- even me). He might have also wanted to demonstrate to the His principle, coming to serve and not be served and thus leave them with such a reminder of such a legacy to copy. His provision? He once again reminded them that He was/ and is the Provider (and my Provider indeed). What does Peter's early morning swim say about his love for Jesus? He loved Jesus so much that he could not wait for the heavy laden slow moving boat to reach the shore.

Q1. (John 21:4-8) Why did Jesus tell the disciples to cast their net on the right side of the boat? He probably wanted to perform another fish miracle, the first was before his death and now the first after his resurrection (but the second fish miracle). Beside, the Omniscient God knew where the fish were. It could have also been a way of testing their obedience. Why did the disciples obey? They obeyed because they did not have anything to loose. They have almost ended their mission without a catch anyway, and here was someone who seemed to know where fish could be caught. It was also possible that some were thinking whether the man speaking to them was the Master Himself who knew all things. What was the result? A miraculous big catch. What impression did it make on the disciples? They recognised that it was the Master Himself- the Holy One

Q6. (John 20:30-31) How did John decide what to include in his Gospel and what to leave out? John concentrated on the important issues of Jesus, the Christ and Son of God and also faith in Him for salvation. Other things that would have been mentioned in the Gospels were left out. What is the purpose of his Gospel? The purpose of the Gospel is that we may know and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and have eternal life. John differentiates in verse 31b between believing and having life. Why? John tells us that belief in Jesus Christ gives eternal life but belief itself is not life on its own. This is because life flows into us through the God Head (God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit) as a result of our believing in Jesus.

Q5. (John 20:24-29) Why do you think Thomas is so stubborn about believing that Jesus was raised from the dead? Peter's disbelief I think, is the type of stubborn attitude of man to stick to an opinion despite overwhelming facts that the opinion is wrong. I have seen that among members of my family and feel so sad. It is also found in the Church today. How do you think he felt when Jesus appeared before him? I think he felt ashamed of his unbelief given the fact that he was one of the twelve whom Jesus had predicted His death and resurrection beside eye witnesses testimonies and the burial clothes that were found to be undisturbed. What was Thomas's confession in verse 28? Thomas's confession was "my Lord and my God" He then believe in Jesus after seeing Him live. What is Jesus' blessing offered to future believers's? Jesus' blessing offered to future believers is ".. blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed''

Q4. (John 20:23) In what sense does the Church have the power to forgive sins? ? God is the one who forgives sin. But sin can be defined as any wrong or act against God or man. In this case we can (and the church of course) forgive the wrongs (sin) committed against us. Jesus taught us to forgive one another so that the Father will also forgive us. [“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you”...Matthew 6:14 KJV] Do we (or the church's authorized representatives) confer forgiveness or declare it? Or both In view of my view above, we (or the Church) can both confer and declare forgiveness but not as special representatives of God.

Q3. (John 20:22) Why do you think Jesus commissioning the disciples (verse 21) is so closely linked with his giving the Holy Spirit (verse 22)? (See Acts 1:4, 8) The disciples (and all of us Christians) have been sent on the Great Commission. This can only be effectively carried out through the power of the Holy Spirit. Why is Jesus sending the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is the teacher, counsellor and source of power that is needed for the work of the Lord. Why do you think the work of the Holy Spirit tends to be neglected and misunderstood in our day? I think the work of the Holy Spirit tends to be neglected and misunderstood in our day because of ignorance and perception. More teaching and prayers need to be done for every Christian to know that we can only serve God well in/ with the power of the Holy Spirit.

Q2. (John 20:21) What is the relationship between the way the Father sent Jesus and how Jesus sends us? As the Father sent the Lord Jesus for the purpose of completing His (Father) work for the salvation of mankind by His death and resurrection, He (Jesus) has also sent us to go and proclaim the word, the gospel to others. How careful are you to listen and get directions from Jesus in serving the Lord? I listen to Jesus through His written word, the Bible. I however need the power of the Holy Spirit to give me power to understand, discern and also to share it with others. I also desire to be more committed to Him and want to hear Him speak to me personally and directly outside His written word.

Q1. (John 20:19-20) What do we know about the relationship of Jesus' physical body to his spiritual body? After the resurrection, Jesus had all the characteristic of a physical body:- bones, flesh, ability to eat and be touched. He however had the attributes of a spiritual body such as not limited by space or structures such as walls/locked doors. Was Jesus' resurrected bodily? Yes, Jesus resurrection was bodily. It was however more than just bodily as He had new powers and abilities thus could not be limited by physical structures such as walls and space. How is his resurrected body similar to his physical body? Jesus resurrected body was similar to His physical body because it had continuity with the old as demonstrated by His wounds and scars. That is why Mary and the disciples could recognise Him. The difference was His new power abilities as mentioned above.

Q4. (John 20:1-18) What are the evidences for the resurrection presented in this passage? Why is the truth of the resurrection so important as an indispensable foundation stone of the Christian faith? What does Jesus' resurrection mean to your outlook on life? The evidences of the resurrection presented in this passage are the undisturbed grave cloth that showed Jesus was not stolen nor woke up from state of fainting and walking away. His revelation of Himself to Mary Magdalene is also another prove that He rose

Q3. (John 20:14-18) What has been Mary's emotional state prior to recognizing Jesus? Mary's emotional state prior to recognising Jesus was that of high emotional sorrow, probably confusion too and depression. Why does Jesus tell her not to "hold on" to him? The reason He gave her on that was that He had not yet gone to His Father. He also had others to reveal Himself to and she had a message to take to His disciples- His brothers. What is the mission he gives her? The mission He had for her was "Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"