Luke 6:17-26 – Jesus comes to bless
Discussion notes based on the sermon preached the morning of 30-10-22
STUDY MATERIAL
Read the passage again and don’t forget to start your meeting in prayer.
Particularly ask that the Holy Spirit would guide your discussion and help you to apply what is said in Scripture to your lives today. Sermons are available on the St John’s website or YouTube channel.
Sermon Outline
Jesus comes to bless
- the kingdom of God always comes with power to heal
- the kingdom of God always comes with joy
- the kingdom of God always comes with warnings of doom
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
- What attitude did the crowds have as they came to Jesus? What were they looking for?
- How does their attitude differ to many people’s attitude towards Jesus? What attitude do we have towards Jesus? How might that need to change?
- Who does Jesus speak to in verses 19-26?
- What strikes you most about the blessings and woes Jesus speaks? How are they completely opposite of how the world normally thinks?
- Which ‘Blessed’ statement most encourages you currently? Why?
- Which ‘Woe’ statement most challenges you currently? Why?
- What is the time frame for these things? (see verse 23 especially)
- How does this teach you to long for the day Jesus returns? When do we not long for Jesus’s return? How can we encourage each other to long for it more?
Prayer
- Praise God that even though life can be hard now it is blessed (and happy) when we follow Jesus.
- Pray that we would reach out to Jesus in desperation and long for his return to come.
