Free group study handout
Luke 24: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Luke 24 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
On the first day of the week, the women came to the tomb with spices. They discovered the stone rolled away and the body of Jesus missing (vv. 1-3).
Key verse
“He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Luke 24:46-47 (WEB)
Outline
- Luke 24:1–10 Women Discover the Empty Tomb
- Luke 24:11–12 Apostles Doubt the Report
- Luke 24:13–24 The Emmaus Road Encounter
- Luke 24:25–32 Jesus Explains the Scriptures
- Luke 24:33–43 Return to Jerusalem
- Luke 24:44–49 Commissioning of the Disciples
- Luke 24:50–53 Ascension and Worship
Discussion questions
- In v1, who is bringing spices to the tomb early in the morning?
- In v6, what phrase do the angels use to describe Jesus' state?
- Peter's actions in v12: why does he leave 'wondering' what had happened?
- In v27, what does Jesus explain about 'the Scriptures' concerning himself?
- When have you experienced a moment of clarity like the disciples did in v32?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Luke 24: Acts 1, Matthew 28, Mark 16.
Before next time: read John 1.