Sunday, March 11, 2007

Luke 6:17-26

Discussion:

Verses 17-19: He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch him, because power was coming from him and healing them all.

q How would you describe this scene in your own words? What if it were to be set in America in our times?

q What do you think it means when he says that power was coming from Him? What would it mean today?

q Have you ever felt power come from you?

Verses 20-22: Looking at his disciples, he said:
"Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when men hate you,
when they exclude you and insult you
and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.

q What does the word, “blessed” mean ?

q Read The Message. How would you paraphrase these verses for your own life?

q What do we learn here about humility and dependence on God?

Verses 23-26: "Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.
"But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will go hungry.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.

q What do the woes teach us about the dangers of becoming callous and comfortable??

q Read The Message. How would you paraphrase these verses for your own life?

q What will you apply from these verses?

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