Luke Lesson 33 Study Questions

1.    In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away: If one is ready for Jesus’ coming, they will not be concerned about the ________ things left behind. The heart must not be on what is in the house, but what is in _____.

2.    Remember Lot’s wife: Lot’s wife did not trust and obey the divine _____. The angel specifically told them to escape with urgency, not to lag behind – and especially, to not look _____ (Genesis 19:17).

3.    In that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left: This passage is often applied to the _______, a term applied to Jesus’ coming for His people at a time when the world _____ to run in the normal routines of life (Luke 17:26-30).

4.    Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together: “That simply meant that a thing would happen when the necessary conditions were __________.” (Barclay) “Where that which is ripe for judgment is present, there also will the _________ take place.” (Geldenhuys)

5.    That men always ought to pray: Man is created with a spiritual instinct (Ecclesiastes 3:11), so prayer often comes _________. Yet obstacles come in the way of effective and constant prayer, so Jesus knew we needed to be both taught and ___________ always… to pray.

6.    It is easy to lose heart in prayer because prayer is hard ______ that we too often approach lightly. In Colossians 4:12, Paul praised a man named Epaphras because he was always laboring __________… in prayers. Paul knew that prayer was hard work that required fervent labor. 

7.    The woman had to overcome the judge’s reluctance to help. We often feel that we must do the same when we pray – use our persistence to overcome God’s __________. This misses the point of the parable entirely. Jesus did not say that men always ought to pray and not lose heart because God is reluctant, but because He isn’t, and that is our ______________ to prayer.

8.    Those in the fire of persecution need special grace to _________ and to not lose heart in prayer. They need to be assured that God is not like the unjust judge, so we should keep ________ to the Lord who will resolve all things righteously.

9.    He prayed thus with himself: It is entirely possible to address your words to God, but actually be praying to _________, because your focus is on yourself, not on God. Your passion is for your agenda, not God’s. Your attitude is my will be done and not _____ will be done. 

10.    “God, be merciful to me a sinner!” The Pharisee relied on his ____ power and deeds before God, but the tax collector relied on the mercy and ___________ of God. He recognized that he was a sinner who needed the mercy of God.