Free group study handout
Luke 16: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Luke 16 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
A rich man had a manager who wasted his possessions. The master demanded an accounting and removed the manager from his position (vv. 1-2).
Key verse
“No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and Mammon.”
Luke 16:13 (WEB)
Outline
- Luke 16:1–8 The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
- Luke 16:9–13 Faithfulness and Service
- Luke 16:14–18 Confronting the Pharisees
- Luke 16:19–26 The Rich Man and Lazarus
- Luke 16:27–31 The Rich Man's Plea
Discussion questions
- In v8, what does the lord commend the dishonest manager for?
- What does the rich man ask Abraham in v24?
- The statement in v13 says no servant can serve two masters: what does this imply about loyalty?
- Abraham's response in v29 mentions Moses and the prophets: what does this suggest about their authority?
- When have you witnessed someone using 'unrighteous mammon' for a greater purpose, as mentioned in v9?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Luke 16: Matthew 25, Matthew 5, Matthew 6.
Before next time: read Luke 17.