01.08. Luke 8

Read Luke 8:1-15. (Luke 8:4) What method did Jesus choose to use in communicating His message? Why?

Read Luke 8:5-8. What happened to each group of seeds?

Read Luke 8:8. How did Jesus conclude His parable?

Why is perseverance necessary for all who receive the Word?

Read Luke 8:16-18. (Luke 8:16) According to Jesus, what is not done with a lamp? What is done with a lamp?

Read Luke 8:17. What will happen to those things that are hidden?

Read Luke 8:18. What are we to consider carefully?

Read Luke 8:19-21. (Luke 8:20) How did Jesus hear of His family’s arrival?

Read Luke 8:21. What did Jesus consider more important than family? With what is “hearing” closely associated?

How did Jesus identify those who heard God’s Word and put it into practice?

Read Luke 8:22-25. (Luke 8:23) How did Jesus react to the growing storm?

Read Luke 8:25. After the storm was calmed, what did Jesus ask the     disciples? What did the disciples realize about Jesus’ identity?

Read Luke 8:26-39. (Luke 8:27; Luke 8:29) What had the demon-possessed man’s life been like unti he met Jesus?

Read Luke 8:28. Of what was the man afraid?

Read Luke 8:31-32. What did the demons choose over life in the Abyss?

Read Luke 8:34-37. What emotion gripped all but the man who had been possessed by demons?

In what ways do people today ask Jesus to leave them alone?

Read Luke 8:40-56. (Luke 8:41-42) What did Jairus want Jesus to do?

Read Luke 8:43-44. What do we know about the sick woman?

Read Luke 8:45-46. How did Jesus know that someone had been healed?

Read Luke 8:48. To what did Jesus attribute the woman’s healing?

Read Luke 8:50; Luke 8:52; Luke 8:54. What commands did Jesus give before the girl was given new life?

Read Luke 8:55-56. What did Jesus tell the girl’s parents?

What can we learn from the boldness of both the woman and Jairus?