Mar. 09, 2025

Last week we saw Jesus forgive the sins of a paralyzed man demonstrating the power of God alone. Today we pick up at Luke 6:6 Jesus heals again on the Sabbath, the twelve Apostles are named, and the Beatitudes.

Luke Lesson 10 Study Questions

1.    The scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath: By their very actions, the Pharisees admitted that Jesus had the _______ of God to work _________, yet they sought to trap Him.

2.    Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy? In His question to the religious leaders, Jesus emphasized the ______ about the Sabbath. There is never a _______ day to do something truly good.

3.    . And continued all night in prayer to God: Jesus was about to choose His disciples. In one sense, there was _________ in Jesus’ three years of ministry before the ______ more important than this. 

4.    From them He chose twelve: Jesus chose twelve apostles because this was the ___________ of the new chosen people, and as Israel had _______ tribes Jesus would also have twelve apostles.

5.    Judas Iscariot who also became a traitor: Jesus chose Judas, knowing how he would turn out and become a _________. Jesus later told His disciples that He _______ them, and He knew one of them was a devil (John 6:70).

6.    And stood on a level place: The work described in these few verses and the _________ recorded till the end of the chapter took place on a level place. For some, this is a helpful ___________ marking the following teaching from the teaching on a mountain described in Matthew 5-7.

7.    Power went out from Him and healed them all: Jesus not only had the ______ of God in Him; it was also true that power went out from Him as He _______ them all.

8.    Itinerant preachers often repeat themselves to different crowds, especially when teaching upon the same topic. This is probably the same _______ as Matthew 5-7, but possibly at a __________ time and a __________ place.

9.    It presents a radically different agenda than what the nation of Israel _________ from the Messiah. It does not present the political or material blessings of the Messiah’s reign. Instead, it expresses the spiritual implications of the rule of _______ in our lives. This great message tells us how we will live when Jesus is our Lord.

10.    Though there is much practical wisdom in the teaching of Jesus, He was a __________ man and taught on spiritual themes. The poverty Jesus had most in mind is ________ of spirit, and that was exactly how He phrased in the sermon recorded in Matthew 5.

11.    For you shall be filled: Jesus promised to fill this hungry one; to fill them with as much as they could eat. This is a strange _________ that both satisfies us and keeps us _________ for more.