BIG WORDS EXPLAINED GLOSSARY
PILOT JOURNEY
Trip 1: A Fishy Adventure – Luke 5:1-11
Companions – people who are often together or work together, often friends.
Master – (what Simon and the disciples called Jesus) one who is respected and obeyed.
Sinful – full of wrong that is against God.
Trip 2: A Sudden Storm – Luke 8:22-25
Commands – to direct with power
Disciples – those who follow and learn from Jesus’ life and teachings
Raging waters – wild and violent waves
Rebuke – to say strong words of correction
Squall – a sudden strong wind
Subsided – came to a stop or became less
Trip 3: A Bird’s Eye View – Matthew 6:25-34
Labour – work hard
Pagans – people who do not know God
Righteousness – living up to God’s standards; free from guilt or sin
Solomon – a wealthy and wise king in the Old Testament
Splendour – great brightness, very grand
Valuable – of great worth
Trip 4: An Unexpected U-turn – Luke 24:13-35
Angels – messengers of God that bring special news
Assembled – got everyone together
Chief Priests – priests with the highest authority in the Jewish temple
Crucified – put to death by binding or nailing the person to a cross
Downcast – feeling low or sad
Foolish – lacking good sense
Gave thanks – prayed to thank God for the food
Messiah – the one promised and specially chosen by God to save his people
Moses – a leader of God’s people in the Old Testament who led them out of slavery in Egypt and through the wilderness to get to the land God promised them
Prophet – someone who tells God’s people what God wants and what the future will be like
Redeem – to save a person by paying for what is owed by them to another so they can be freed from their debt
Risen – came alive after being dead (also known as resurrection)
Scriptures – in Jesus’ day scriptures are writings in the Old Testament of the Bible
Tomb – a cave or place dug into a rock for the burial of bodies
Vision – the sight of something supernatural that is not a dream