Discussion Questions: Luke 8:4-15

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  • In this parable, what does the sower represent? What does the seed represent? What do soils represent in general?
  • Now discuss the four types of soil. What kind of hearer does each one represent: the wayside, rocky, thorny, and good soil?
  • How does someone come to have a good heart that receives the word in the good way symbolized by the good soil? There are two answers. What responsibility do we have in the matter? In other words, what practical things can we do to better the condition of our hearts so that we hear and receive the word in a good way?
  • What are the results of a good reception of the word of God? 
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 107

  • Why is God called our Father? Is there a sense in which all men and women have God as Father? Is there another sense in which sinful men and women do not have God as Father? How do we come to have God as Father in this second sense?
  • What truths should this name (title) of God remind us of?
  • What should the preface, “Our Father in heaven”, prompt us to do in prayer?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 8:1-3

  • What is the good news of the kingdom of God?
  • Why is the preaching of this good news to be kept primary by the church?
  • Why is the good news of the kingdom powerful?
  • Discuss how other endeavors (as good as they may be) can distract the church from the primary importance of preaching and teaching the gospel.
  • Does preaching the gospel of the kingdom mean that the only thing we ever are to preach is the cross of Christ, strictly speaking? In other words, how can a preacher preach about other subjects and yet still preach Christ?
  • How can you support the preaching ministry of the church?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 8:1

  • What is a kingdom?
  • How do we know what the content of Christ’s preaching about the good news of the kingdom was?
  • How is the whole Bible about God’s kingdom? Tell the story from Genesis 1 through Revelation 22.
  • Who is King of God’s kingdom? What do Adam, David, and Christ have to do with this? In what sense are/were they kings? (see 1 Corinthians 15:24)
  • Where is Christ’s kingdom now? 
  • How should those in Christ’s kingdom live? 
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 105

  • What are the four ordinary means of grace?
  • How does God make these means of grace effective?
  • What is prayer? Discuss each little statement in our catechism (between the commas).
  • Does prayer change things?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 7:36-50

  • The sinful woman of Luke 7:37 shows up out of the blue. What do you think prompted her to find Jesus and to fall before his feet in this way?
  • How do we know what the Pharisee was thinking? (vs. 39) 
  • What would the Pharisee have to believe about God, man, sin, and salvation to think the way that he did about the woman?
  • Discuss the parable of Luke 7:41-42. What is the meaning of each detail of that parable? Why did Jesus tell this parable to the Pharisee? 
  • What is the meaning of the saying, “he who forgives little, loves little” (vs. 47)
  • Why were those at the table astonished that Jesus would claim to have the ability to forgive sins? Were they right to be startled by this? Why should they have believed that he had this power to forgive sins?
  • How does this text apply to you?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 7:31-35

  • Describe the scene that Jesus paints in Luke 7:32. Make note of each detail. Discuss the symbolism of each detail. 
  • How can the ministry of John the Baptist be compared to the singing of a dirge (a mournful song)? What is the proper response to a mournful song? What should men and women have done when they heard John’s preaching?
  • How can the ministry of Jesus be compared to the playing of a flute (or a joyous song)? What is the proper response to a joyous song? What should men and women have done when they heard the preaching of Jesus?
  • How did the unbelieving scribes and Pharisees respond to John and Jesus (see Luke 7:33-34)? How does this connect with the story of the children in the marketplace? 
  • What does it mean that “wisdom is justified by her children?” 
  • What will those who are born from above do when they hear the message of salvation through faith in the Messiah who was crucified and raised for us? 
  • How might you apply this text to your own life today?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 102

  • What are the four ordinary means of grace?
  • How does God make these means of grace effective?
  • What elements are to be used in the Lord’s Supper?
  • What do the elements symbolize? 
  • How do we know what the Lord’s Supper is and how it is to be administered?
  • Is Christ present with his people in the bread and wine? What are the four views concerning Christ’s presence in or around the bread and wine?
  • Why do we say that the Lord’s Supper is a means of grace and more than a memorial?
  • Why do the scriptures warn us about partaking in an unworthy manner (1 Corinthians 11:27-28)?
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