Sunday Series: Luke
The Life Giving Seed, Part 1
April 21, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 8:4–15
1. What is the context in which the parable of the sower was given? Who was it given to and why? 2. What does the seed represent according to verse 11? 3. Who is the seed planter? 4. Why did Jesus speak to them in parables according to verses 9 and 10?
Proclaiming the Kingdom of God
March 17, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 8:1–3
1. What was Jesus preaching about when he visited all the towns? 2. Who are the ladies mentioned here who supported Jesus and His ministry? 3. In what way was the kingdom of God that Jesus preached radically different from the Kingdom that the Israelites were anticipating?
Forgiveness Leads to Great Love
March 10, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 7:36–50
1. How is this passage related to the previous passage? 2. Why did Simon the Pharisee invite Jesus to his home? 3. Was Simon a believer? 4. Was this a private dinner or an open banquet? 5. What does it mean for the woman to be described as a sinner? 6. Why did the woman have the alabaster jar with her to pour on Jesus? What does it reveal about her and what she did? 7. Where does great love for Jesus come from?
Baptism of Repentance, not Baptism of Acceptance
March 3, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 7:29–35
1. What caused the tax collectors to acknowledge God's justice and the Pharisees and the lawyers to reject it according to verses 29 and 30? 2. What was the baptism of John known for? 3. What was the primary message of John the Baptist that Jesus repeated when he began to preach? 4. What reasons are given in verses 31 to 34 why many people rejected Jesus?
John the Baptist, The Greatest and the Least
February 25, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 7:24–28
1. What made John so great? 2. What is the metaphor, the reed shaken in the wind, referring to? What aspect of John's character is Jesus referring to? 3. What attracted the people to go out to see John the Baptist? What was his primary message? 4. In what way is God the greatest of all born of a woman and in what way is he the least in the kingdom of God? What makes us better than John?
John the Questioner
February 18, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 7:18–20
1. What caused John to question whether Jesus was the Messiah? 2. Where was John when he sent his disciples to confirm Jesus' identity? (Matt.11:2) 3. How did Jesus reassure His identity to John and his disciples? 4. Why does Jesus conclude his answer to John the Baptist by saying, "Blessed is he who does not take offense at me"?
Compassion of Jesus
February 11, 2024 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 7:11–17
- What is the contrast between the crowd that followed Jesus and the crowd that met Jesus at the gate of the city? - What would have it meant both physically and spiritually for a widow to lose her only son during the time of Christ? - What was the motivation behind why Jesus healed the widow's son? - Why aren't the names of the widow or the son, who was raised from the dead, not mentioned?
The Man Who Amazed Jesus
December 10, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 7:1–10
1. What is the significance of the Centurion's relationship with the Jewish elders? 2. Why did the elders say that the Centurion was worthy of Jesus' help? What does their statement reveal about how they viewed someone's worthiness? 3. How was the centurion's response to Jesus coming to heal his servant? 4. What ultimately amazed Jesus? What does that reveal about what Jesus really values?
Lordship requires Coming, Hearing and Doing
November 26, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:46–49
1. Why does Jesus use the term Lord twice when describing someone who is not obeying? What does it reveal about the person who is unwilling to obey. 2. According to Luke 6:47 what three things should a genuine follower of Christ be doing? 3. In what way does true Lordship help to build a house on solid foundation verses someone who is only superficially confessing Lordship without true obedience? 4. What kind of trials reveal whether someone truly adheres to Christ's Lordship?
God's Call for Sanctification - Part 3
November 12, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:39–45
1. What were the other two factors that can either help or hinder our spiritual growth? 2. If a good tree can only bear good fruit and bad tree can only bear bad fruit how does someone become a good tree? 3. What are the fruits that give evidence that it's a good tree?
God's Call for Sanctification - Part 2
November 5, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:39–45
1. Who is Jesus indicting with this warning about taking out the log in our own eyes first? 2. What problems do we run into when we focus our sanctification on changing others rather than ourselves? 3. Are we never to judge anyone for any reason? What does this passage say about judging?
God's Call for Sanctification - Part 1
October 29, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:39–45
1. How are verses 39 and 40 related to the previous things that Jesus was teaching? 2. Who do you think Jesus has in mind when he instructs and warns about leadership? 3. Why is following the right leader so important to our spiritual health? 4. What are some things the bible teaches about biblical leadership?
Why Should We Love Our Enemies?
October 22, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:27–38
"Why Should We Love Our Enemies?" 1. Give at least three reasons from this text why Jesus calls us to love our enemies. 2. What does it mean in verse 35 when it states that if we love our enemies we will be the sons of the most high? 3. Does verse 38 mean that every good deed we do we will have equal pay back from God?
Suffering that Leads to Sanctification Part 2
October 15, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:27–30
1. What does it mean to bless someone? Does a man have the authority or power to bless anyone? 2. What prayers should we lift up for those who are persecuting us? Is persecution only referring to religious persecution or is the anyone who wants us harmed? 3. Do you think Jesus really expects his followers to turn the other cheek or to give to anyone who asks everything we have? How do we practically apply this?
Suffering that Leads to Sanctification
October 8, 2023 • Pastor Peter Kim • Luke 6:27–28
1. What kind of love are we to practice with others? 2. Have you ever tried to do good to those who hate you? How did it affect you and the person you did good to? 3. What does it mean to bless those who curse you?