Faith and Obedience (Luke 17:1-19)
In Luke 17:1, Jesus warns His disciples that things causing people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone who does this.
What is causes them?
📖 Luke 17:1 (NIV) – "Jesus said to his disciples: 'Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.'"
In Luke 17:20, the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God would come. Jesus responded that the coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed in this way.
What is visibly or with careful observation?
📖 Luke 17:20 (NIV) – "Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, 'The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed.'"
In Luke 18:1, Jesus told His disciples the Parable of the Persistent Widow to teach them that they should always do this and not give up.
What is pray?
📖 Luke 18:1 (NIV) – "Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up."
In Luke 18:16, Jesus said that the kingdom of God belongs to those who are like this group of people.
What is little children?
📖 Luke 18:16 (NIV) – "But Jesus called the children to him and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'"
In Luke 18:31, Jesus told His disciples that everything written by the prophets about Him would be fulfilled. What did He specifically say would happen to Him in Jerusalem?
What is He will be handed over to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted, and killed?
📖 Luke 18:32-33 (NIV) – "He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him; they will flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again."
In Luke 17:10, Jesus tells His disciples that when they have done everything they were commanded, they should consider themselves as this.
Luke 17:10 (NIV) – "So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
In Luke 17:21, Jesus told the Pharisees that people will not say, "Here it is," or "There it is," because the kingdom of God is found in this place.
What is in your midst (or among you)?
📖 Luke 17:21 (NIV) – "Nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst."
In Luke 18:3-5, the widow repeatedly pleaded with the judge to grant her justice against her adversary. What did the judge finally do?
What is grant her justice so she would stop bothering him?
📖 Luke 18:5 (NIV) – "Yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!"
In Luke 18:25, Jesus said it is easier for this to happen than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
What is a camel to go through the eye of a needle?
📖 Luke 18:25 (NIV) – "Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."
In Luke 18:35, as Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. What did he do when he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by?
What is cry out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’?
📖 Luke 18:37-38 (NIV) – "They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. He called out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'"
In Luke 17:6, Jesus says that even faith as small as this can uproot a mulberry tree and plant it in the sea.
In Luke 17:24, Jesus compared the coming of the Son of Man to this natural phenomenon that flashes and lights up the sky.
What is lightning?
📖 Luke 17:24 (NIV) – "For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other."
In Luke 18:7-8, Jesus contrasts God with the unjust judge and promises that God will bring this to His chosen ones who cry out to Him day and night.
What is justice?
📖 Luke 18:7-8 (NIV) – "And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly."
In Luke 18:22, Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell everything he had and give to the poor. What was Jesus exposing in the man’s heart?
What is his love for wealth over devotion to God?
📖 Luke 18:22 (NIV) – "When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'"
In Luke 18:42-43, Jesus healed the blind man and said, "Your faith has healed you." What does this statement highlight about the relationship between faith and salvation?
What is salvation and healing come through faith in Jesus as the Son of God and the Messiah?
📖 Luke 18:42-43 (NIV) – "Jesus said to him, 'Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.' Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God."
In Luke 17:3-4, Jesus commands His followers to do this even if someone sins against them seven times in a day and repents each time.
What is forgive them?
📖 Luke 17:3-4 (NIV) – "So watch yourselves. If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them."
In Luke 17:32, Jesus warned His listeners to "Remember" this biblical woman, who turned back and was destroyed.
Who is Lot’s wife?
📖 Luke 17:32 (NIV) – "Remember Lot’s wife!"
In Luke 18:11-12, the Pharisee in Jesus’ parable prayed by thanking God that he was not like other people and boasted about doing these two religious practices.
What is fasting twice a week and giving a tenth (tithe) of all he gets?
📖 Luke 18:11-12 (NIV) – "The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’"
In Luke 18:27, when the disciples asked who then could be saved, Jesus responded with this powerful theological truth.
What is 'What is impossible with man is possible with God'?
📖 Luke 18:27 (NIV) – "Jesus replied, 'What is impossible with man is possible with God.'"
In Luke 18:38, the blind man called Jesus by this title as He passed by.
What is "Son of David"?
📖 Luke 18:38 (NIV) – "He called out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'"
In Luke 17:19, Jesus tells the one leper who returned, "Rise and go; your ______ has made you well." What key theological concept does this highlight?
What is faith leading to salvation?
📖 Luke 17:19 (NIV) – "Then he said to him, ‘Rise and go; your faith has made you well.’”
In Luke 17:26-27, Jesus compared the days of the Son of Man to the days of this Old Testament figure, when people were eating, drinking, marrying, and being given in marriage—until judgment suddenly came.
Who is Noah?
📖 Luke 17:26-27 (NIV) – "Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all."
In Luke 18:13-14, the tax collector humbly prayed, "God, have mercy on me, a sinner." What does Jesus say about him in contrast to the Pharisee?
What is that the tax collector, not the Pharisee, went home justified before God?
📖 Luke 18:14 (NIV) – "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
In Luke 18:18, a rich ruler asked Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. What was his mistake in understanding salvation?
What is believing eternal life could be earned by good deeds?
📖 Luke 18:18 (NIV) – "A certain ruler asked him, 'Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'"
In Luke 18:39, people told the blind man to be quiet, but he shouted all the more. What theological principle does his persistence illustrate?
What is the persistent faith and determination to seek Jesus, regardless of obstacles?
📖 Luke 18:39 (NIV) – "Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'"