Free group study handout
Luke 9: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Luke 9 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
The twelve apostles are sent out to preach and heal. They receive power over demons and diseases (vv. 1-2).
Key verse
“He said to all, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.”
Luke 9:23 (WEB)
Outline
- Luke 9:1–6 Sending Out the Twelve
- Luke 9:7–17 Herod's Perplexity and Feeding the Multitude
- Luke 9:18–27 Peter's Confession and Jesus' Foretelling
- Luke 9:28–36 The Transfiguration
- Luke 9:37–50 Healing and Teaching on Humility
- Luke 9:51–62 Determination and the Cost of Following
Discussion questions
- In v6, why do the apostles go throughout the villages, preaching the 'Good News'?
- What does Jesus mean by 'you give them something to eat' in v13?
- Peter's declaration in v20 raises a tension: what does his answer about Jesus signify?
- Jesus' response in v60, 'Leave the dead to bury their own dead,' indicates what about His view on discipleship?
- When have you faced a moment like in v62, feeling unfit for 'God’s Kingdom' due to distractions?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Luke 9: Matthew 10, Matthew 16, Mark 8.
Before next time: read Luke 10.