A Study In Luke - End of Week 4

INTRODUCTION
The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.

OPEN QUESTIONS
If you could travel to anywhere in the world, with one person from history, where would you go and who would you go with and why?

HEAD

1. Read Luke 8:1-39 together and share any wisdom, insights, or thoughts that come to you from the reading.
2. In your own words, what is the good news of the kingdom of God?
3. In v 8, Jesus says, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” I would imagine that most people in the crowd had ears, so what do you think Jesus is really saying?  How do we better attune our ears to hear Him?
4. Can you remember a time when Jesus tried to teach you something that for so long, made absolutely no sense to you at all?  Did you ever figure it out or are you still wrestling?
5. When we read about the lamp on the stand, it causes us to think that what’s on the inside of us, is seen on the outside?  Maybe a more modern saying would be, garbage in, garbage out.  How do we keep the light inside us shining bright even when the world tries to snuff it out?
6. Contrast the storm and the disciples with the posture of Jesus.  How was He able to sleep in there was so much commotion happening around him?  Was he just that tired?
7. Could the demons have refused to do whatever Jesus told them to do?  Why or why not?  What courage do you find from his interaction with the powers of darkness to take with you in your life this week?

HEART

1. What opportunities do you have right now to scatter the seed of the gospel of Jesus Christ?  Where?  How?  When?
2. When was the last time you needed to be reminded that you follow the One who controls the wind and the waves?  What wind and waves are happening in your life now that you need to be reminded who is ultimately in control?
3. Who is your family of faith and how are you supporting the family?
4. What is something God has done for you that you love to tell other people about?

HANDS
This week, write a list of all the things in life that you are worried about, that consume your thoughts, that overwhelm you or seem insurmountable.  Pray to the God who is bigger than any storm you face in this life, then hand over that list, ripping it up first and trusting in Him to care for your needs.
 
LIVING WORDS FOR YOUR WEEK
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 NLT