Sent out with God (Bible Study)
Link: https://youtu.be/oPdoxG63R5c
Questions
Readings: Luke 8:1-3, Luke 10:1-24, and Psalm 37:1-11
Luke 8:1-3
What is important about this passage that Luke decided to include it?
Who is it that empowers Jesus’ ministry in this passage?
Luke 10:1-24
Vs. 1 How does Jesus appointing 70/72 to go out relate to Moses appointing 70 elders/judges to help him in the desert after the exodus from Egypt?
Why would he send them out in twos? Does this tell us anything about sharing our faith?
What were the disciples doing if Jesus was just going to go to these towns later? Why was this work important? What does this tell us about God’s call on us to share our faith?
Vs. 2 What does it mean that the harvest is plentiful? Could that also be true today?
Why do we need more labourers? Why should we pray for this?
Vs. 3 Why does Jesus compare us to lambs in this moment? Who are the wolves? How do these wolves relate to the plentiful harvest?
Vs. 4 Why would Jesus send them out with so little? How could this have helped their work?
Vs. 5 What would it mean to find houses or people of peace? Why is this important to our sharing faith?
Vs. 7 Why is it important that they stay in one place and not move around?
Vs. 5-9 What are the disciples bringing to people? What is the work they are doing? How can we do this?
Vs. 10-11 What would shaking the dust off their feet mean? How could this be a natural consequence to their not being welcomed? What is a natural response to our/Jesus’ not being welcomed in a town or home?
Vs. 12-16 Sodom was a city destroyed in Abraham’s day because they were committing violence/evil and finally because they sought to abuse God’s angels. Why would it be worse for these towns that do not welcome the disciples? Do you feel like this is just? Can you imagine why it is?
How are they rejecting God when they reject the disciples?
Vs. 17 What does it mean that something was done in someone's name? Jesus or others
What got the disciples so excited when they came back? Was there more than is obviously written here? Why was this such a joy?
Vs. 18 What does Jesus mean by this? Is he talking about the past, present, future or all? How does this happen?
Vs. 19 What is the power Jesus gives to his disciples? How does this compare to the curse/hope given to Eve/humanity at the fall? (Genesis 3) Does God give us this power?
We know from biblical texts and history that many of these very disciples were harmed. Jesus later even tells them this. Why does he say that they won't be harmed here? Hint: what is it that the disciples have power over and should be joyful over?
Vs. 20 What does Jesus tell them to be excited about? Why is this reframe important?
Vs. 21 Why is Jesus so joyous?
What does it mean to rejoice in the Spirit?
How does God conceal this from the wise? Why?
How are the disciples/we like children?
Vs 22 What does it mean that everything has been put in Jesus' power through the Father? How does this relate to Jesus giving us power?
How does Jesus' limiting choice to reveal himself relate to the disciples sharing him before he comes?
Vs 23 How are we blessed to see what the disciples see? How does this reinforce our desire to share it?
Vs. 24 Why and how have others longed for this? Why were they unable to see it? Why do many long for it now, but cannot see it?
Extra:
Psalm 37:1-11
Do you ever struggle seeing others succeed? If so how?
What does this psalm tell us about those situations?
How does this show God’s justice?
Vs. 4 If we delight in the Lord how is God better able to give us our desire? (Hint: Relate the word delight with desire.)
Vs. 5 What does it mean to commit your way to the Lord and trust in him? How does our action relate to his action?
Why is patience so important in practicing faith and in our lives with God?
How does fretting lead us to evil?
How can we control our fretting? (Hint: relate to previous verses)
How does this psalm show us that the meek will inherit the earth, even though that seems counter intuitive?
