Luke 17:20-37
What are you looking forward to or waiting for right now?
- God is ... What do we learn about God in this passage?
- We are ... What do we learn about people in this passage?
- In answering the Pharisees' question, what does Jesus say about the kingdom -- as to when, how or where it is?
- What do you think Jesus meant by his comment about the kingdom being "in your midst"? Does he view the kingdom as an inward, spiritual reality with people? Or an outward, social manifestation among them? Or is he speaking of their failure to recognize who he is?
- How would you describe the kingdom to someone who isn't a disciple of Jesus?
- In what sense is the kingdom a present reality? In what sense do we still pray, "Your kingdom come"?
- What was the basic misunderstanding of Jesus' contemporaries about the kingdom? Is that point of view still with us?
- How do the kingdom and church relate to each other? Is every church member a kingdom person?
- What did Jesus mean by "one of the days of the Son of Man"?
- How will those days be like the days of Noah and Lot? What is so bad about the lives people were living in Luke 17:28-28? What is meant by the warning about Lot's wife (Genesis 19:17-26)?
- Will there be a specific sign to announce that Jesus' coming is near? If not, why do you think so many people speculate about "signs of the return"?
- Luke 17:37 was a common proverb implying that something will happen in its proper time. Why does Jesus say this?
- I will ... What has the Holy Spirit revealed to us in this passage? How can I apply it to my life this week?
- While you live "in the kingdom" waiting for "the Son of Man" to come, what do you see in this section about the way you ought to apply Luke 17:32-33?
- Do you ever look back to your pre-Christ lifestyle? In what way?
- Does your life ever get so busy that you neglect God? How can you prevent this?
- If you were convinced Jesus would return within a month, what sorts of things would you do?
- You can ... Who do you know who needs to hear this? Feel free to share with others by social media links at the bottom of this.
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