Luke 1
What is Mary's response to the angel's message, and what does it show about her character?
Mary calls herself the Lord's servant, and she desires that events will happen just as the angel has said. Her response shows that she has faith to believe God even when she cannot understand.
In a sentence, tell what Jesus is teaching in the parable of the lost fool?
Earthly wealth is lost when we die, but our relationship with God, which is permanent is of far greater importance.
What is Jesus first miracle? Where does he preform it?
How can we get to know God better, according to Jesus?
We can learn what God is like by looking at Jesus, studying His life and teachings.
How did the first Christians spend their time?
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
When Simeon and Anna see the infant Jesus in the temple, how do you think they know who He is?
Both of these godly senior citizens believe God's promises and have looked for the Messiah for many years, so God allows them to see and recognize Him.
In the parable of the lost son, the father gives a banquet when his younger son comes back home. Why is the older son angry?
Unlike the lost son, the older one stayed home and had been responsible, but his father has never given a party for him.
The disciples see his glory; and the put their faith in Him.
In John 17, How can you tell we were included in Jesus' prayer?
Jesus prays for "those who will believe in me through their message...so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Why did God judge Ananias and Sapphira so harshly?
The Lord wanted to establish early, as the church was beginning, that He couldn't be lied to, mocked, or manipulated for personal gain.
In Chapter 4 of Luke, Satan tempts Jesus three times. How does Jesus answer him each time? What can we learn from Jesus' answers about how to overcome temptation?
After each temptation Jesus says, "It is written," referring to Scripture. Like Jesus, we can use the Bible to help us overcome temptation and do the right thing.
What does Jesus say about the kingdom of God? What does He mean?
He says it is "within you." He means that every believer belongs to the kingdom of God through faith in Him.
What are three things about Jesus that John the Baptist tells the crowd?
Jesus must become greater while he becomes less.
He comes from above and is above all.
God loves him and has given him everything, whoever believes in Him has eternal life.
What is Jesus telling Peter when He says, "Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me"?
What is happening now is the Father's will, so Jesus must allow His enemies to crucify Him.
How did persecution help the church?
The persecution scattered the believers; whevever they went, they told people about Jesus, both Jews and Gentiles. Many believed.
In Luke, why is Jesus amazed at the centurion's words? Why does he compare the centurion's faith with that of the Israelites?
Jesus is amazed that the centurion had enough faith to believe that Jesus can heal his servant from a distance. Jesus expects the Israelites, the people of God, to have faith, but He notes that the centurion's faith exceeds theirs.
What actions of Zacchaeus show that his faith is real?
He gives half his possessions to the poor and pays four times the amount of their loss to those he has cheated.
What are two reasons the Jews want to kill Jesus?
He has broken the Sabbath by healing a man on that day, and He calls God his father, "making himself equal with God."
Peter knows that Jesus has forgiven him, and that he will follow Jesus until his own life is taken.
What was Simon the Sorcerer's sin?
He thought he could buy God's power.
In Luke 11, what are the "burdens they can hardly carry" in 11:46?
The experts in the law have added so many rules that the people can't possibly follow them all.
Why do you think Peter denies Jesus? How do you think he feels when Jesus looks at him?
Peter denies Jesus because he is afraid. When Jesus looks at him, he probably feels extreme shame, regret, and sorrow.
What metaphors does Jesus use, and what is He teaching through them?
Those who are thirsty are people who desire to know God, and the water is the Holy Spirit, which Jesus will give them later if they believe in Him.
Paul was infamous as a persecutor of the church, so the people were afraid of him.