01.14. Luke 14

Read Luke 14:1-14. (Luke 14:4) What was the Pharisees’ and legal experts’ reply to Jesus’ question?

Read Luke 14:4. What happened to the man with dropsy?

Read Luke 14:5-6. Under what circumstance did the religious and legal experts allow work on the Sabbath?

Read Luke 14:6-7. Why did Jesus tell a parable?

Read Luke 14:11. How did Jesus communicate the value of humility?

Read Luke 14:13. Whom did Jesus want people to invite to dinner?

Read Luke 14:14. In what way would the host be repaid?

What caused the religious and legal experts to be speechless?

Why is it a blessing to invite those who cannot repay?

Read Luke 14:15-24. (Luke 14:16) What did the man in the parable do?

Read Luke 14:17. How did the man let his guests know that the time for the banquet had arrived?

Read Luke 14:18. How did the guests respond to the invitation?

Read Luke 14:21. What was the master’s reaction to the excuses people made?

Read Luke 14:21. Whom did the master invite to the banquet to replace the original invitees?

Read Luke 14:24. What was to become of the original guests?

Why was the master justified in his anger at the guests who made excuses?

Read Luke 14:25-35. What does it mean to "hate" your parents, wife, children, siblings, and your own life?

How do most people react to Jesus’ terms of discipleship?

What costs do we need to count in responding to Jesus?