Submitted by Jeannie L. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church Luke 6:41-42 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when you yourself [...]
Here are the DT Packets for January 16-21, 2012 on Luke 5-6: 1. Luke5-6_DT_Jan16-Jan21_2012_RefQwithText 2. Luke5-6_DT_Jan16-Jan21_2012_SelfStudy 3. Luke5-6_DT_Jan16-Jan21_2012_RefQOnly 4. Luke5-6_DT_Jan16-Jan21_2012_ChineseTextw:RefQ 5. Luke5-6_DT_Jan16-Jan21_2012_ChineseQOnly
Submitted by Sarah K. from Gracepoint San Diego Church REFLECTION QUESTIONS Luke 6:27-36 • How did Jesus himself live out these teachings? Jesus practiced what he preached. From his very act of coming down to earth, in the midst of messy humanity, he exercised love for his enemies and doing good to those who hated [...]
Submitted by Sarah K. from Gracepoint San Diego Church Self-Study When Jesus approached Levi, he was sitting at his tax booth. He was doing what he probably did every day, making his daily living. In the midst of that, Jesus calls Levi to follow him, and Levi got up, left everything and followed. What can [...]
Submitted by Amy T. from Gracepoint Hsinchu Church REFLECTION QUESTIONS Luke 5:12-13 “The regulations concerning leprosy are in Lev.13-14. The most terrible thing about it was the isolation it bought. The leper was to cry ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ wherever he went; he was to dwell alone; ‘in a habitation outside the camp’ (Lev.13:45-46). He was banished [...]
Here are the DT Packets for January 9-14, 2012 on Luke: 1. Luke3-5_DT_Jan9-Jan14_2012_RefQwithText 2. Luke3-5_DT_Jan9-Jan14_2012_SelfStudy 3. Luke3-5_DT_Jan9-Jan14_2012_RefQOnly 4. Luke3-5_DT_Jan9-Jan14_2012_Chinese_RefQwithText 5. Luke3-5_DT_Jan9-Jan14_2012_Chinese_RefQOnly
Submitted by Sieun C. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church REFLECTION QUESTIONS Luke 5:4-5 What does Jesus tell Simon Peter to do? After using Peter’s boat to go out to the waters so that he could face a wider crowd to teach, Jesus tells Simon Peter to put out the nets into the waters to fish. Was [...]
Submitted by Joe S. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church REFLECTION QUESTIONS Luke 4:34 One commentator notes, “In Greek the question in verse 34 is an idiomatic way of asking, ‘Why do you want to bother us?’ The remark is revealing, since it indicates both the inherent authority Jesus possesses and the demon’s awareness of that power.” Why was [...]
Submitted by James K. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church SELF-STUDY FORMAT Here, we have Jesus coming to the temple, reading from the scriptures and identifying himself as the one sent to proclaim freedom. The people’s response to him is interesting, as the text says, “All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words [...]
Submitted by Helen P. from Gracepoint Berkeley Church REFLECTION QUESTIONS Luke 4:3-12 · What was Jesus’ basis for responding to each of Satan’s temptations? Jesus’ basis for responding to each of Satan’s temptations was to show the devil that rather than taking matters into his own hands he trusted in God. He resisted each of the temptations [...]