Read through Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as many times as possible before studying Luke.

Each and every time you sit down to read God s Word, make sure you go to Him and ask Him to read His words to you. Ask Him to explain what He is saying to you. Ask Him to grant you knowledge. Ask Him to open your eyes to behold wonderful things from His Word. And then believe what you hear! Read through Matthew, Mark, Luke and John as many times as possible before studying Luke. 1 st time mark every reference to God with a red triangle 2 nd time mark every reference to Jesus with a red cross 3 rd time mark every reference to the Holy Spirit with a red cloud 4 th time mark every reference to king or kingdom with a purple crown 5 th time mark every geographical (place) reference by surrounding it with orange brackets 6 th time mark every reference to time by putting a blue box around it 7 th time mark every term of conclusion by putting a large pink capital T over it 8 th time mark every contrast by putting a pink slash between the two things contrasted 9 th time mark every comparison by putting a pink equal sign between the two things compared 10 th time - mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps if there are any) by drawing a large green box around the entire passage that is quoted. Then write the scripture reference in the margin next to the box. 11 th time mark every time Jesus performs a miracle by highlighting it in yellow LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen 1

12 th time mark every time Jesus teaches by highlighting it in blue 13 th time mark every time Jesus makes a prophecy by highlighting it in light brown 14 th time mark every time Jesus forgives sin by putting a blue X over it 15 th time mark every time Jesus heals by highlighting it in green 16 th time mark every reference to repentance with a green arrow that changes its direction 17 th time mark every reference to the devil or demons by highlighting it in orange 18 th time mark every reference to Covenant with a yellow box filled in with red 19 th time mark every reference to belief or faith by circling it in blue 20 th time mark every reference to God s Glory with a yellow box filled in with purple 21 st time mark every list you see by numbering the items directing over the text Don t worry! I really don t expect you will read all the Gospels through 21 times before you start studying Luke But I do expect that you will try as hard as you can to read them through as many times as you can! Once you have read the Gospels through three times marking God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, Feel free to choose which marking you would like to do next! Once you see how valuable pre-course observation is, You won t want to start studying any book of the Bible without doing it! Be Faithful to Listen to Him! LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen 2

Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 1 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 3

Read through Luke 1 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Theme and purpose of Luke Gabriel appears to Zacharias in the temple Elizabeth becomes pregnant 4. Gabriel appears to Mary in Nazareth 5. Mary goes to Elizabeth s 6. Mary blesses the Lord 7. Mary goes home 8. Elizabeth gives birth 9. Baby is named John 10. People hear about John 1 Zacharias prophesies 1 John grows up Luke 1:1-4 What had many people tried to do? Who is us? How were those things communicated? Who handed those things down? How long were they eyewitnesses? How long were they servants of the Word? What did they serve? What did Luke see as fitting for him to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 4

For whom did he write those things down? What did Luke do before he made his decision, and before he wrote to Theophilus? What was Luke s purpose in writing these things down? What things did he write down? What had Theophilus been taught? Luke 1:1 Do you want to know the exact truth? So do I. Luke 1:5-23 When was Zacharias, of the division of Abijah, a priest? Who was his wife? What did God consider both Zacharias and Elizabeth to be? Why? Why didn t they have any children? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 5

What was Zacharias chosen to do? Who chose him? How? At what point was he chosen? At what time of day does this event take place? What happened at this time every day? What happened on this day that was unusual? Where was the angel that appeared to Zacharias? How did Zacharias feel when he saw the angel? What did the angel command Zacharias? Had Zacharias and Elizabeth desired a baby? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 6

What had they done with their desire? What good news did the angel bring to Zacharias? What specific command did the angel give to Zacharias about the son that he and Elizabeth would have? What else did the angel predict for their future? Would Zacharias and Elizabeth be the only ones who rejoiced? Why would many others rejoice? What would John not drink? With what would John be filled? When? What would John do during his life? What was John identified as? How would John go as a forerunner for the Lord? What would he do as the forerunner of the Lord? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 7

What would be the purpose of John turning many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God? Was Zacharias hesitant to believe the angel? Why? What did he ask? Did the angel try to persuade Zacharias to believe him? Instead, who did the angel say he was? What was Gabriel s position? For what did Gabriel say he had been sent? What would now happen to Zacharias? For how long? Why? What did Gabriel say was true of his words? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 8

When would they be fulfilled? Why would his words be fulfilled? Whose words were they? What did the people outside the temple expect to see? Did they? When Zacharias finally did emerge from the temple, what was different about him? What did they realize? What did he do? When did he go home? Luke 1:24-25 When did Elizabeth become pregnant? After what days? What did she do when she became pregnant? What did she say that the Lord had done? Why had she been disgraced? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 9

Luke 1:26-38 When was Gabriel sent to Nazareth? What does it mean by the sixth month? The sixth month of what? Where is Nazareth? Who sent Gabriel? Who was Gabriel sent to in Nazareth? How was Mary described? To whom was Mary engaged? How did Gabriel announce himself to Mary? What was perplexing Mary? Why was Mary perplexed at the angel s salutation? Why did Gabriel tell Mary not to be afraid? What did Gabriel tell Mary would happen to her? What was she ordered to call this baby? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 10

What did the angel tell Mary about her son? 4. 5. Mary seems to have missed most of what the angel told her and is focused on one thing only. What is it? How will Mary conceive in her womb? Why will Mary s baby be called the Son of God? What does the angel call Him? What other news does Gabriel give Mary at that time? How does the angel assert that Elizabeth became pregnant? Mary now seems to regain her composure and gives Gabriel a marvelous response before he leaves. What is it? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 11

Luke 1:39-45 Where did Mary go? What was her time frame? What happened when Elizabeth heard Mary s greeting? What does Elizabeth say is true about Mary? What does Elizabeth say is true about the baby Mary is carrying? Who does Elizabeth say Mary is? What does Elizabeth say Mary s baby is? What did Elizabeth realize had happened inside of her? Why was Elizabeth s baby joyful? Why does Elizabeth say Mary is blessed? Luke 1:46-55 Mary responds to Elizabeth in one of the most wonderful prayers in God s Word. What does she say her soul does? What has her spirit done? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 12

Why? What has the Lord God, Mary s Savior done for her? What does Mary call herself? From that time on, why would all generations count her blessed? What are the great things the Mighty One has done for her? Do you feel that way any time God allows you to take part in His doings in His plans? What does Mary consider God s Name? Toward whom does Mary say God s mercy is directed? What mighty deeds has He done with His arm? 4. 5. 6. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 13

Why has God given help to Israel? What is Israel called? What word comes to mind when you think of God and Abraham? relationship did they have? What kind of a Who are Abraham s descendants? Who is Israel? Luke 1:56 How long did Mary stay with Elizabeth? What would have happened at that time? Why did Mary go home? Luke 1:57-58 Why did Elizabeth s neighbors and relatives rejoice with her when she gave birth? Did Elizabeth know she would have a son before she gave birth to him? Luke 1:59-64 Who are they? What were they going to do on the eighth day? What were they going to call the child? What did Elizabeth say to them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 14

Why did they question Elizabeth? What was customary? Evidently Elizabeth s words were not enough to convince them, so what did her neighbors and relatives try to do? How did Zacharias answer them? What was their reaction? What happened at once? What did Zacharias do? Luke 1:65-66 What was it like living in the vicinity of Zacharias, Elizabeth and John? What was the neighborhood gossip? What did they acknowledge about John? Luke 1:67-79 What happened to Zacharias? What did he do? How does Zacharias refer to God? What does he say God has done? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 15

Had God promised to do this? What had God promised? What does Zacharias call God s holy covenant? What does Zacharias say the covenant provided? How were God s people to serve Him? Speaking to John, what does Zacharias prophesy? Why? What will the prophet of the Most High do? How would the prophet of the Most High prepare the ways of the Lord? How would salvation come about? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 16

How would the forgiveness of sins come about? With what will the Sunrise from on high visit Israel? Why did Israel need to be visited? (To be visited means to have your needs taken care of.) What was her need? What would the Sunrise from on high do to take care of that need? Luke 1:80 As John grew how did he develop? Where did he live? When? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 17

Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. Read through Luke 2 and mark every reference to glory. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 18

Read through Luke 2 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus is born in Bethlehem Angel tells shepherds how to find the Christ Jesus is taken to temple in Jerusalem 4. Simeon prophesies about the Christ 5. Anna prophesies about the Christ 6. Jesus is taken to Nazareth 7. Jesus is found in the temple in Jerusalem 8. Jesus goes back to Nazareth Luke 2:1-7 When did Caesar Augustus send out a decree? What did he decree? Who was governor? Had any previous census been taken during his reign? Where did a person need to go to register for the census? What was Joseph s own city? Of whose lineage was Joseph? Where was Joseph living at the time? What is the city of David called? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 19

Who went with Joseph? In what condition was Mary? What happened while they were in Bethlehem registering? Had Mary ever given birth before? In what did Mary wrap her baby? Where did Mary lay her baby? Why? Luke 2:8-20 Who was in the same region as Joseph and his family? Where were these shepherds? What were they doing during the night? Who suddenly stood before these shepherds? What shone around them? What was their reaction? Why did the angel say they were not to be afraid? What was the angel s good news? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 20

For whom was the good news? For whom had the Savior been born? What other titles did this Savior have? The angel gave the shepherds a sign so they would know when they had found the Savior. What was the sign? What suddenly appeared with the angel of the Lord? Were they singing? What were they doing? What was their praise? What did the shepherds decide to do once the angels had gone away into heaven? Where did they go hurriedly? Once they found Mary and Joseph and the baby lying in a manger, what did they make known? To whom did they make it known? What was the reaction of those who heard? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 21

What was Mary s reaction? Where did the shepherds go when they left the child? What was their journey back to the fields like? Why were they glorifying and praising God? Luke 2:21-24 What happened to the child when He was eight days old? Who gave the command for His name to be called Jesus? When was Jesus brought to the temple for the first time? What were they going to do with Jesus at the temple? Why? What else were they going to do at the temple? Why? Luke 2:25-35 Who was at the temple when Joseph and Mary brought Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 22

What was true about Simeon? Why had he come to the temple that day? What had the Holy Spirit revealed to Simeon? What did Simeon do with the Child? What did Simeon say he knew was going to now happen to Him? What had Simeon s eyes beheld? Where did God prepare His salvation? How did God s salvation relate to the Gentiles? How did God s salvation relate to His people Israel? What did Joseph and Mary think about all that Simeon had said about their Jesus? Who did Simeon bless next? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 23

What word of prophecy did he give to Mary? What did he inform her that her Baby had been appointed for? What did he say would happen to her because of this Child? What would be the end result? Luke 2:36-38 Who was Anna? What was Anna? How old was Anna? How long had she had a husband? How long had she been a widow? Where did she dwell? Did she ever leave the temple? What did she do there? How did she serve? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 24

When did she serve? When did she come up to Jesus? What did she do? To whom did she speak about this Child? Luke 2:39-40 What did Joseph and Mary do next? Then where did they go? What did the Child do? What was upon the Child? Luke 2:41-50 How often did Jesus parents return to Jerusalem? When? What happened when Jesus was twelve years old on the family trip to Jerusalem? Were Joseph and Mary aware that Jesus had stayed in Jerusalem? Where did they think He was? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 25

Did Joseph and his family travel alone to Jerusalem? With whom did they travel? How long was it before they realized that Jesus was not in the caravan? What did they do when they could not find him among their relatives and acquaintances in the caravan? How long did it take for them to find Jesus once they were back in Jerusalem? How many days of anxiety did Joseph and Mary have? Where did they eventually find Jesus? What was Jesus doing in the midst of the teachers? Who else must have been asked questions? How did those who heard Him react? At what were they amazed? How did Joseph and Mary react when they saw Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 26

What did Mary say to Him? What was Jesus two-fold response? Did they understand Jesus answer? Luke 2:51-52 Did Jesus agree to return with them to Nazareth? What did Jesus relationship with His parents continue to be? Once again, what was Mary doing with what she had seen and heard? As Jesus matured, what kept increasing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 27

Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 3 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 28

Read through Luke 3 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. John begins to preach a baptism of repentance John preaches God s wrath if you don t repent Crowd questions John 4. John is not the Christ; The Christ is coming 5. John preached the gospel 6. John is imprisoned for the gospel 7. Jesus is baptized 8. Jesus begins His ministry 9. Genealogy of Jesus through Mary Luke 3:1-6 When did the Word of God come to John, the son of Zacharias? 4. 5. 6. Where did the Word of God come to John, the son of Zacharias? Luke 1:80 Where did John go? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 29

What did John preach in the district around the Jordan? Did he preach that baptism would bring forgiveness of sins? Did he preach that repentance would bring forgiveness of sins? Then why did he preach baptism? What was the purpose of his baptism? Was everything that John did prophesied beforehand? Where? Where did Isaiah say John would preach? What did Isaiah say John s preaching would accomplish? What would be filled? What would be brought low? What would become straight? What would all flesh see? Luke 3:7-9 What did John say to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him? What did he call them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 30

What did he say they thought they were doing by simply being baptized in water? What did John say was necessary in order to expect to escape the wrath to come? How were they to prove they had repented? What else did he tell them they couldn t count on to save them from the wrath of God? What is God able to do? Did God need any of the physical sons of Abraham in order for the nation of Israel to exist? In fact, what does John inform them has already effectually happened? What would a good tree be, according to context? Luke 3:7 What would good fruit be, according to context? Luke 3:8 Which trees would be cut down and thrown into the fire? Luke 3:10-14 What did the crowds ask him? Did John preach this sermon more than once to different crowds? What would John answer them? Would doing these two simple acts guarantee them salvation from the wrath to come? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 31

Of what were these two acts representative? Who else asked him what they should do to bring forth fruits in keeping with repentance? What did they call John? What was John s answer to the tax collectors? Who was the third group that asked John what they should do? What answer did John give them? What would these acts show? What would repentance bring? What would forgiveness of sins guarantee them? Luke 3:15-17 What were the people expecting? Who did they think John might be? Did John make it clear that he was not the Christ? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 32

With what did John baptize? What would the One they were expecting, the Christ, baptize with? What is in the Christ s hand? What does He do with it? What will He do with the wheat from His threshing floor? What will He do with the chaff from His threshing floor? What did John say would happen to every tree that did not bear good fruit? Luke 3:18 What sort of format did John use to preach the gospel to the people? Luke 3:19-20 Why did John reprimand Herod? What was John doing when he reprimanded Herod? Verse 18 What is the gospel? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 33

What other evil thing did Herod do? Why was John imprisoned? Luke 3:21-22 Who else was baptized along with all the people? What did Jesus evidently do when He was baptized? What happened when Jesus prayed at His baptism? What did the voice out of heaven say? Whose was the voice out of heaven? Luke 3:23 How old was Jesus when He began His ministry? Whose son did people think He was? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 34

Luke 3:24-38 Write out the ancestors of Jesus on Mary s side, starting with Adam. Circle the names that you recognize and briefly describe them. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 35

Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 4 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 36

Read through Luke 4 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus is tempted Jesus preaches in the synagogues in Galilee Jesus teaches in Nazareth synagogue 4. Jesus teaches in Capernaum synagogue 5. Jesus heals Simon s mother-in-law 6. Jesus heals others 7. Jesus leaves for a secluded place 8. Jesus preaches in the synagogues in Judea Luke 4:1-13 What did the Holy Spirit do concerning Jesus after He returned from the Jordan? Did the Holy Spirit just lead Jesus to the wilderness, or was there more to it? How long did the devil tempt Jesus? Where was the Holy Spirit during those days? How long did Jesus abstain from eating? Was He hungry during that time? When did He become hungry? After what days had ended the forty days or the days Jesus was tempted by the devil? What did the devil tempt Jesus to do? Along with tempting Jesus to act apart from God, upon what was the devil casting doubt? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 37

What was Jesus answer? Where did Jesus get His answer? By what shall man live? Deuteronomy 8:3 Who had been leading Jesus in the wilderness? Who led Him now? What did the devil show Jesus? How quickly? What did the devil offer? Why could the devil offer Jesus all the kingdoms of the world? What did the devil require of Jesus in exchange for all the kingdoms of the world? Did Jesus dispute the devil s claim over the kingdoms of the world or his ability to give them to whomever he wished? What did Jesus answer? From where did Jesus get His answer? To where did the devil lead Jesus next? Where did he have Jesus stand? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 38

What did the devil tempt Jesus to do? Besides tempting Jesus to act apart from God, upon what was the devil casting doubt? This time the devil went further and offered the Word of God to try to manipulate Jesus. Write out the two scriptures he used. Where are these two verses found in the Bible? Did the devil quote them in their entirety or did he leave a part out? What was Jesus answer? From where did He get His answer? Did the devil try to tempt Jesus in any other way? What was the devil thinking when he left Jesus? (Reason through this.) Luke 4:14-15 Where did Jesus go? How did He get there? What news about Jesus began to spread? Where did the news spread? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 39

What did Jesus begin to do in their synagogues? Which synagogues? How was He received by the people? For what was He praised? Luke 4:16-30 Where did Jesus go next? What was significant about Nazareth? What was Jesus custom on the Sabbath? What was given to Jesus? What specific scripture did Jesus look to find in the scroll of Isaiah? About whom was Jesus reading in the scroll of Isaiah? What did Jesus say was upon Him? What did Jesus say He was anointed to do? Who had anointed Jesus? What had God sent Jesus to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 40

4. What did Jesus do when He was done reading? Who was the center of attention? No one said a word they just kept watching this man, Jesus, wondering Then Jesus began to speak again. What did He announce? How does Matthew describe Jesus talking? How did everyone respond to Jesus? What does Jesus say that the people will say to Him? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 41

What town is Jesus in now? Where are prophets not welcome? What two examples does Jesus give that cause the people to be filled with rage? What did the people of Israel consider Elijah to be? What did the people of Israel consider Elisha to be? How long was rain withheld during the days of Elijah? What happened in the land because of the drought? What did the famine cause? Was Elijah the prophet sent to any widows in Israel? Where was Elijah sent? Was that woman an Israelite? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 42

Did Elisha heal any lepers in Israel? Did he heal any lepers at all? Who? Was the leper an Israelite? How had the people felt about the first part of Jesus message? How did they feel about this part? What did the people in the synagogue who heard Jesus do? Was Jesus in any danger? What did He do? What had changed Jesus or His message? Luke 4:31-37 What city did Jesus enter? Where is the city? What did He do in Capernaum on the Sabbath? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 43

Where? How did this crowd accept Jesus at this point? Why? Who was there in the synagogue along with all the other men? What did this demon possessed man cry out? 4. What did Jesus charge the demon to do? What did the demon do to the man? What was the crowd s response? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 44

What were they saying to one another? What news spread about Jesus now? To where did the news spread? Luke 4:38-39 When Jesus left the synagogue, where did He go? Who was sick there? Who asked Jesus to help her? What did Jesus do? What did the fever do? What did Simon s mother-in-law do? Luke 4:40-41 Who was brought to Jesus? When? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 45

Where? What did Jesus do for the sick people that were brought to Him? What else was happening? What were the demons shouting as they came out of the people? What charge did Jesus give them? Why didn t Jesus allow them to speak? Luke 4:42-44 How long do you think Jesus continued to heal people into the night? Where did Jesus go when day came? What were the crowds doing? When they found Him, what did they do? From what city are these crowds? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 46

Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 5 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 48

Read through Luke 5 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus teaches from boat on lake of Gennesaret Jesus tells Simon, James and John they will be catching men from now on Jesus heals leper 4. Large crowds gather to hear Jesus 5. Jesus often slips away to pray 6. Jesus heals paralytic 7. Jesus calls Levi/Matthew 8. Jesus teaches at Levi s house Luke 5:1-11 Where is Jesus at the beginning of chapter 5? Who else is there? What were they doing? What was close by? What were the fishermen of those boats doing? Which boat did Jesus get into? What did Jesus ask Simon to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 49

What did Jesus do? Who did Jesus speak to once He was finished speaking to the crowd? What did Jesus tell Simon to do? What was Simon s two part answer to Jesus? What does the first part of Simon s answer show? What does the second part of Simon s answer show? What happened when they had done as Jesus told them to do? What did Simon do? How full did Simon and his partners fill their boat with fish? What did Simon do once he realized what had happened? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 50

What was the reaction of Simon and all his companions? Who were Simon s partners? What did Jesus tell Simon not to do when he fell down at Jesus feet? Why? What did Simon and his companions do after they brought their boats to land? Luke 5:12-14 Where is Jesus now? What did a man who was covered with leprosy do when he saw Jesus? Was Jesus willing? What did Jesus do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 51

What happened immediately? What orders did Jesus give the man? Why was the man told to show himself to the priest and make an offering for his cleansing? Luke 5:15-16 What was happening to the news about Jesus doing? What was happening because of the news? Why were the people coming to Jesus? What would Jesus often do? Where would He go? What would Jesus do in the wilderness? The Greek word for wilderness used here is eremos and means solitary, lonely, desolate, and uninhabited. Do you often slip away from all others to be alone with God? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 52

Luke 5:17-26 Who has come to watch Jesus? To where had they come? 4. What was Jesus doing? What was present for Jesus to do? Who was being brought to Jesus? Who was bringing him? What were they trying to do? Where was Jesus at this time? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 53

Why couldn t the men get to Jesus? What resolution to their dilemma did the men determine? Where did the man on the stretcher end up? What did Jesus tell the man on the stretcher who now lay in front of Him? Why? Whose faith was responsible for Jesus words? What were the scribes and Pharisees reasoning among themselves? Were they considering the possibility that Jesus might indeed be God? How do you know? Did Jesus know what they were thinking and saying? What did Jesus ask them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 54

Jesus then asked them whether it was easier to say, Your sins have been forgiven you, or to say, Get up and walk. Which is easier to say? Why? Why did Jesus then say the harder thing to say? What happened immediately? 4. How did the scribes, the Pharisees, and the crowd react when they saw the man get up, pick up his bed and go home? 4. Luke 5:27-28 After Jesus healed the paralytic, Jesus went out and noticed a tax collector sitting in a tax booth. Who was he? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 55

What did Jesus tell Levi to do? What did Levi do? Luke 5:29-39 What did Levi do for Jesus? Where? Who came? About what did the Pharisees and their scribes begin grumbling? At whom were they grumbling? Who did Jesus say needed a physician? Who was Jesus saying was sick? To what kind of sickness was Jesus referring? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 56

To whom did Jesus come to call to repentance? What did they say about the disciples of John and of the Pharisees? What did they say about Jesus disciples? At first, they grumbled about who Jesus disciples ate with now, they are grumbling that they eat at all! Who did Jesus say His disciples were? Who did Jesus say He was? What days would come? In those days, what would His disciples do? Why? If the bridegroom was taken away, what would not have happened? What parable does Jesus tell? Why did He tell them a parable? What should you not put on an old garment? Why not? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 57

Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 6 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. Read through Luke 6 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 59

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath grain field Jesus heals man on the Sabbath synagogue Jesus spends night on mountain with God 4. Jesus chooses twelve of His disciples 5. Jesus and twelve come down to a large crowd 6. Jesus teaches crowd Luke 6:1-5 What were Jesus and His disciples passing through on a Sabbath? What were His disciples doing? What did the Pharisees accuse Jesus disciples of doing? Who defended Jesus disciples? What example did Jesus give to them? What did David do when he was hungry? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 60

4. What assertion did Jesus make to them? Luke 6:6-11 Where did Jesus go on another Sabbath? What did He do there? Who was in the synagogue? Why were the scribes and the Pharisees watching Jesus closely? hoping He would do? What were they What did they want to do to Jesus? Jesus knew what they were thinking so what did He do? Before Jesus healed the man, what questions did He ask them regarding the law? Obviously no one answered Jesus looked around at them all and told the man to stretch out his hand. What happened? How did they react to the man s hand being healed? What did they discuss together? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 61

Luke 6:12 Where did Jesus go at this time? Why? How long was He there? Luke 6:13-19 When day came who did Jesus call to Himself? Out of all of His disciples, Jesus chose twelve of them. What would they become? List the twelve apostles and any information given for each. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 62

10. 1 1 Where were Jesus and His twelve? When they came down, where did they stand? Who was there? From where was the great throng of people? Why had this great throng of people traveled so far? What did Jesus do for those who were troubled with unclean spirits? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 63

What were all the people trying to do? Why? Luke 6:20-49 Who did Jesus address? Who did Jesus say was blessed? Why were they blessed? Why are those who hunger blessed? Why are those who weep now blessed? What about the persons who are hated by men, ostracized, insulted and scorned as evil? On what condition are they blessed? If you are hated by men, ostracized, insulted and scorned as evil for the sake of the Son of Man, how are you to feel? When? Why? To what is your treatment compared? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 64

In contrast to those whom Jesus says are blessed, He says woe to others! Why does Jesus say woe to you who are rich? Why does Jesus say woe to you who are well-fed now? Why does Jesus say woe to you who laugh now? Why does Jesus say woe to you when all men speak well of you? To whom is Jesus speaking? How does Jesus expect them to feel toward their enemies? How does Jesus expect them to behave toward those who hate them? What are Jesus disciples to do to those who curse them? What are Jesus disciples to do to those who mistreat them? What should you do if someone hits you on the cheek? What if someone takes away your coat? To who are you to give? What are you to do if someone takes away something that is yours? How are you to treat others? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 65

Who are the others in this context? Do you receive any credit if you love people who love you? Why not? Do you receive any credit if you do good to those who do good to you? Why not? Do you receive any credit if you lend to those whom you expect to receive your money back? Why not? What are you to do concerning your enemies? What will you have if you love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them even knowing you won t receive it back? What will you be called? Who will you be like? Why will you be like the Most High? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 66

How merciful are we to be? What triple exhortation does Jesus give to His disciples? What will happen if you give? What will be poured into your lap? By what method? What will be the standard of measure? What parable does Jesus give? What will happen if a blind man leads a blind man? Is a pupil better off than his teacher? After a pupil is fully trained, what is he like? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 67

What does Jesus tell His disciples not to do? Of what does Jesus tell His disciples to be aware? Are you able to take a speck out of your brother s eye when you can t even see the log in your own eye? If you think you can do that, what does Jesus call you? What two things are you commanded to do? Is the order interchangeable? What does a good tree not do? What does a bad tree not do? If you are looking at a tree, how can you recognize what type of tree it is? From where do you gather figs? From where do you gather grapes? Where is the good man s fruit? Does the good man manifest his fruit? How? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 68

Where is the evil man s fruit? Does the evil man manifest his fruit? How? What two things does Jesus say simply cannot go together? What does Jesus expect you will do with His words? What illustration does Jesus give to show what a person is like who hears Jesus words and acts on them? What is a man building a house compared with? With what is a man digging deep and laying a foundation on the rock compared? What will happen to the man who hears Jesus words and acts on them? What will happen to the man who hears Jesus words and does not act on them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 69

Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 7 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 70

Read through Luke 7 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus heals centurion s slave in Capernaum Jesus raises dead man John s disciples sent to ask if Jesus is the Expected One 4. Jesus speaks to crowds about John 5. Crowds reactions 6. Jesus describes the men of this generation 7. Woman anoints Jesus feet at Pharisee s house Luke 7:1-10 Who hears Jesus discourse? Where did Jesus go when He was finished? Who heard about Jesus? What was wrong with his slave? How did the centurion feel toward his slave? Who did he send to Jesus? What did the Jewish elders ask Jesus on behalf of the centurion? What reasons did the Jewish leaders give to Jesus while imploring Him to come? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 71

Did Jesus comply? Before arriving at the centurion s house, who met Jesus? What did they tell Jesus? Why? What did the centurion believe Jesus could do? What reasoning did he use? How did Jesus respond to the centurion s belief? How did Jesus reprove the crowd? What did the centurion s friends find when they returned to his house? Luke 7:11-17 When did Jesus go to a city called Nain? Who went with Him? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 72

Who was being carried out of the city as Jesus approached the gate of the city? Who was with his mother? What do you know about his mother? What does Luke call Jesus? What did Jesus feel and say? What did Jesus do? What did the bearers of the dead man do? What did Jesus say? What did he do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 73

What did Jesus do? How did the crowd react? How were they glorifying God? What does visit mean? Look it up in a concordance. Reason through these questions: Why did Jesus give the man back to his mother? Why did Jesus have compassion? What had the woman needed? What had Jesus done? What news about Jesus spread? Where did the news spread? Luke 7:18-23 Who else heard about the things Jesus had done? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 74

Who told him? Who did John call? What did John send them to do? Did the men do what John had sent them to do? What was Jesus doing on the occasion that John s disciples came to Him? 4. What answer did Jesus send back to John? 4. 5. 6. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 75

What did Jesus tell John s disciples concerning who was blessed? Luke 7:24-28 Once the messengers of John had left, to whom did Jesus begin to speak? About whom did Jesus speak to them? Had the people gone out into the wilderness to see a reed shaken by the wind? Had the people gone out into the wilderness to see a man dressed in soft clothing? Why not? Did the people go out into the wilderness to see a prophet? Who did the people get to see? What was prophesied about John? Who was John? Who was he sent ahead of? What was he sent to do? Of those born of women, was there anyone greater than John? Who is greater than John? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 76

Luke 7:29-30 Who acknowledged God s justice? Why? Who rejected God s purpose for themselves? Why? What is meant by God s justice? Luke 7:31-35 Why did Jesus decide to show what the men of this generation are like? What did Jesus compare the men of this generation to? What did the children sitting in the market place call out to one another? In what manner did John the Baptist come? Who was saying that John the Baptist had a demon? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 77

In what manner did the Son of Man come? And what did the men of this generation say? How is wisdom vindicated? Luke 7:36-50 Who offered Jesus a dinner invitation? Who heard that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee s home? What did she do? 4. 5. 6. 7. What did the Pharisee say to himself when he saw her do this to Jesus? What was the Pharisee s name? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 78

What did Jesus say to Simon while he was thinking these thoughts? Was Simon willing to listen? What story did Jesus tell Simon? What question did Jesus ask him? What was Simon s answer? Was it the right answer? Although Jesus continued to speak to Simon, at whom did He look? Picture Jesus doing this in your mind. What had Simon not done when Jesus entered? What had the woman done? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 79

To whom is Jesus still talking? Whose sins does Jesus forgive? Why? Who loves little? Then Jesus talks to the woman. What does He say to her? Were others present? What were they saying? Jesus again speaks to the woman. What does He say? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 80

Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 8 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 81

Read through Luke 8 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus preaches the kingdom of God in cities and villages Jesus speaks parable to crowd Disciples ask Jesus what parable means 4. Jesus interprets parable 5. Jesus teaches parable of lamp on lampstand 6. Jesus true family hears the Word of God and does it 7. Jesus goes to other side of lake and calms the wind and sea 8. Jesus heals demon-possessed man 9. People want Jesus to leave 10. Healed man wants to accompany Jesus 1 Crowd welcomes Jesus back 1 Jesus heals Jairus daughter 1 Jesus heals His daughter Luke 8:1-3 When does Jesus begin going around from one city and village to another? What does Jesus do in those cities and villages? Who is with Jesus while He is preaching and proclaiming the kingdom of God in the cities and villages? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 82

5. 6. Luke 8:4-8 When did Jesus speak by way of a parable? What parable did He tell? Where did the seed fall? 4. What happened to the seed that fell beside the road? What happened to the seed that fell on rocky soil? Why? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 83

What happened to the seed that fell among the thorns? What happened to the seed that fell into the good soil? What would Jesus call out as He said these things? Luke 8:9-10 About what did Jesus disciples begin to question Him? Does Jesus answer their questions? What does He tell them first? Who has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God? Why do the rest receive parables? Who are the rest? Luke 8:11-15 Does Jesus finally answer their question? What does Jesus tell them the seed is? What does the seed beside the road represent? Who do the birds represent? What does eating up the seed represent? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 84

Why does the devil do this? What is the purpose of hearing the word? What does the seed on the rocky soil represent? What do they do when they hear the word? What don t they have? How long do they believe? When do they fall away? What does the seed which fell among the thorns represent? What path do these people follow? To what do their hearts belong? What never happens with them? What does the seed in the good soil represent? With what kind of heart do they hear the word? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 85

What do they do with the word? What happens with them? How is their fruit bearing described? Luke 8:16-18 What don t you do with a lamp? What do you do with a lamp? Why? Who do you want to see the light? Why do you want them to see the light? What will become evident? What will become known and come to light? What should you be careful about doing? Why? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 86

What will be taken away? Is Jesus still answering the disciples question about what the parable meant or is He talking about something entirely different? In context, what is it that is hidden now that will become evident later? What is secret that will become known? What will come to light? Luke 8:19-21 Who came to Jesus? Were they able to get to Him? Why not? Did Jesus know that His mother and His brothers were standing outside, wanting to see Him? How did He know? What did Jesus say to the person who told Him? Who are Jesus mother and brothers? Who is Jesus family? Are you part of Jesus family? Do you hear the word of God and do it? Do you hear the word of God and not do it? Luke 8:22-25 When did Jesus and His disciples get into a boat to go to the other side of the lake? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 87

Whose idea was it? What did Jesus do as they were sailing along? What happened on the lake? How perilous was the gale of wind? What did Jesus disciples do? What did Jesus do? What did the wind and waves do? What did Jesus say to His disciples? How did they respond? What were the disciples saying to one another? Luke 8:26-33 To where were they sailing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 88

Who met them when they landed? Where did this man live? What did this man wear? What was this man s problem? What did the man do when he saw Jesus? Who was really speaking? What information did the unclean spirit have about Jesus? Why did the unclean spirit think Jesus was going to torment it? Why had Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 89

4. 5. Did Jesus ask the man what his name was? Who was Jesus talking to? What was demon s name? How many demons were in the man? What were the demons afraid that Jesus would do? What were the demons imploring Jesus to do instead? Did Jesus permit it? What did the demons do? What happened to the herd of swine? Luke 8:34-36 What did the herdsmen of the swine do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 90

Did people believe them? How do you know? What did they see when they arrived? What frightened them? Why were they frightened? Luke 8:37 What did the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district ask Jesus to do? Why? What should they have asked Him to do? What did Jesus do? Luke 8:38-39 Where had the man been whom Jesus had healed? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 91

Where did he want to be now that Jesus was leaving? Did Jesus let the man accompany Him? What did Jesus tell the man to do? Did he obey? What great things had Jesus done for him? Great things is plural, not singular what else did Jesus do for the man beside command the demons to leave him? Luke 8:40-42 To where did Jesus return? Who welcomed Him? What had they been doing? For how long? Who came to Jesus when He returned? Was Jairus a Jew or a Gentile? How do you know? What did he do when he reached Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 92

Why? Did Jesus agree to go to the man s house? What happened to Jesus as He went to the man s house? Luke 8:43-48 Who came up to Jesus in the crowd? What did she do? What happened immediately? What did Jesus ask? Who denied touching Jesus? What explanation did Peter give to Jesus? What did Jesus insist had happened? What proof did He give Peter? What did the woman do when she saw that she had not escaped notice? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 93

What did Jesus call her? What did Jesus say had healed her? What did Jesus tell her to do? Luke 8:49-56 What news reached Jairus at that time? What was their recommendation to him? What did Jesus tell Jairus instead? Did Jairus believe? How do you know? Who did Jesus allow to go inside Jairus house with Him? 4. 5. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 94

What were the people at the house doing? Did Jesus address them? What did Jesus say was true of Jairus daughter? What did the people who had been weeping and mourning do? Why? What did Jesus do? What happened to the child? What orders did Jesus give? How did her parents react? What did Jesus command them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 95

Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 9 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 96

Read through Luke 9 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus sends out the twelve Jesus feeds 5,000 Jesus prays alone 4. Jesus asks, Who am I? 5. Cost of following Jesus 6. Jesus prays on the mountain 7. Jesus, Moses and Elijah appear in glory 8. Jesus heals boy with convulsions 9. Statement about Jesus is concealed 10. Jesus disciples argue about which one is greatest 1 Jesus tells them- he who is not against you is for you 1 Samaritans won t receive Jesus 1 Cost of following Jesus Luke 9:1-6 Who did Jesus call together? Can you list their names? What did Jesus give the twelve? What did Jesus send them out to do? What did He tell them not to take with them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 97

4. 5. What instructions did Jesus give them? What testimony were they leaving if they shook the dust off of their feet as they left a city? Where did Jesus send the twelve? What did they do throughout the villages? In this context, what is synonymous with the gospel? Luke 9:7-9 What did Herod hear about? How did he respond to what he heard? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 98

Why? What was Herod trying to do? Luke 9:10-11 What are the twelve called here? What did they do when they returned to Jesus? Where did Jesus go? Who did He take with Him? Who knew He was going to Bethsaida? What did they do? How did Jesus respond when they came to Him? What did He do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 99

What had He sent His disciples out to do? (Verses 2 and 6) Luke 9:12-17 When did the twelve come to Him? What do you think they had been doing? What did Jesus apostles urge Him to do? Why? Where were they? Where had Jesus been going when the crowds followed Him? Do you think He made it all the way to Bethsaida before they found Him? What was Jesus answer to His apostles? What did His apostles tell Jesus they needed in order to feed the crowd? How many people were there in the crowd? What did Jesus tell His apostles to instruct the crowd to do? What did Jesus do once everyone had seated themselves? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 100

4. 5. How much food was consumed? How much food was left over? Luke 9:18-22 Who was with Jesus while He was praying alone? What did Jesus ask them? Who did people say that Jesus was? Who did Peter say Jesus was? Why did Jesus warn and instruct His disciples not to tell anyone He was the Christ of God? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 101

Luke 9:23-27 What must a person do who wishes to come after Jesus? What will happen to a person who wishes to save his life? What will happen to a person who loses his life for Jesus sake? What does a man have if he loses himself? When the Son of Man comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels, of whom will He be ashamed? Who was Jesus speaking to at this point? What did Jesus promise to some of His disciples? Luke 9:28-36 When did Jesus take Peter, John and James and go up on the mountain to pray? After what sayings? What happened to Jesus while He was praying on the mountain? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 102

Who was talking to Jesus? How did Moses and Elijah appear? What were they speaking to Jesus about? In what state had Peter, James and John been? What state were they in now? What did they see? When did Peter speak to Jesus? What did he suggest to Jesus? What happened while he was talking to Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 103

Where is the cloud? Where are Peter, James and John? Where does the voice come from? What does the voice say? Whose voice was speaking? Once the voice had spoken, what did Peter, James and John see? Did they tell anyone what they had seen? Luke 9:37-42 When did Peter, James and John come down from the mountain? Who met Jesus? A father shouted out to Jesus as He returned begging Jesus to look at his son. What was wrong with his son? What did the spirit do to his son? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 104

5. 6. How many sons did this man have? Had he tried to get help for his boy before? From whom? When? Were they able to help? What was Jesus answer? To whom was Jesus speaking? Jesus told the man to bring his son to Him. On the way, what did the demon do to the boy? What did Jesus do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 105

Luke 9:43-45 What was the response of those watching? What was happening when Jesus spoke to His disciples? What did Jesus exhort them to do? Why? Did they understand what Jesus said to them? Why not? Did they ask Jesus to explain what He said to them? Why not? Luke 9:46-48 What did they start talking about? Were they in agreement as they talked? What did Jesus know? What did He do? From where did this child come? What did Jesus say was true if anyone received that child in His name? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 106

What did Jesus say was true if anyone receive Him? Who is the one among Jesus disciples who is great? Luke 9:49-50 Who did John tell Jesus they had seen? What had John and the others tried to do? Why? What did Jesus teach him? Luke 9:51-56 Was this the first, second or third year of Jesus ministry? How do you know? Where was Jesus determined to go? What did Jesus send messengers ahead to do? Where did Jesus send them? Why didn t the village of the Samaritans receive Jesus? What did James and John suggest to Jesus that they should do? How did Jesus feel about their suggestion? What did He say to them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 107

Where did they go? Luke 9:57-58 As they were headed toward another village, someone from the group following Him came up and offered to follow Jesus wherever He went. How did Jesus respond? Luke 9:59-60 Then Jesus spoke to someone else in the group and said, Follow Me. What was the man s answer? What was Jesus retort? Luke 9:61-62 Another person declared he would follow Jesus, but he wanted to first say good-bye to his family. What was Jesus counter? Who is not fit for the kingdom of God? According to God according to Jesus, the Son of God according to the Word of God are you fit for the kingdom of God? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 108

Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 10 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 109

Read through Luke 10 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus appoints seventy and sends them ahead in pairs The seventy return to Jesus Jesus praises Father 4. Disciples are blessed to see and hear 5. Lawyer tests Jesus and Jesus answers him 6. Mary and Martha learn that listening to Jesus is the one thing that is necessary Luke 10:1-20 When did Jesus appoint seventy others? Where did Jesus send them? How many pairs did He send? What did Jesus say was true of the harvest? What did Jesus say was true of the laborers? What did Jesus tell the seventy to do about the situation? To where was Jesus sending the seventy? What did He call them? What were they not to take with them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 110

What were they not to do? What were they to do when they entered a house? What would happen if a man of peace was in the house? What would happen if a man of peace was not in the house? Where were they to stay? What could they expect from the household with which they were staying? Why? What were they not to do? If the city they entered received them, what were they to do? If the city they entered did not receive them, what were they to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 111

What was the message they were leaving with that city? What did Jesus say would be true of the city that did not receive one of His disciples? Upon whom did Jesus pronounce woe? Why? Which two cities would have a greater judgment Chorazin and Bethsaida or Tyre and Sidon? Are there levels of punishment in hell? Upon whom else did Jesus pronounce judgment? What would be their judgment? Who listens to Jesus? (Using the context of verse 16) Who rejects Jesus? (Using the context of verse 16) Who rejects the One Who sent Jesus? What must have happened between verse 16 and verse 17? How did the mission go for the seventy Jesus sent out? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 112

What happened in the cities and villages they went to? What interesting statement did Jesus make when the seventy told Him about the demons being subject to them in Jesus name? What did Jesus say He had given the seventy? What did Jesus declare to them? Were they to rejoice in the fact that the spirits were subject to them? In what were they to rejoice? Luke 10:21-22 What did Jesus do on that very occasion? What did He call God? What did He say God had done? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 113

What had God hidden from the wise and intelligent? What had God revealed to infants? What is true of what God had done? What has been handed over to Jesus? Who handed all things over to Jesus? Who knows Who the Son is? Who knows Who the Father is? Luke 10:23-24 Who did Jesus speak to privately now? In front of whom had He been speaking? Who did Jesus say was blessed? Who was not blessed? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 114

What did many prophets and kings wish to see and hear? Have you seen and heard those things? Luke 10:25-37 Who stood up and put Jesus to the test? What did he ask Jesus? What was Jesus answer? What did the lawyer say was written in the Law? Did he give Jesus the correct answer? What would happen to the lawyer if he obeyed what was written in the Law? Why did the lawyer need to justify himself? What did he ask Jesus? What story did Jesus tell him in answer to his question? Why did Jesus tell him the story? Where was the man going? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 115

From where was he coming? When he fell among robbers, what did they do to him? Who came down the road by chance? What did the priest do? When a Levite was going down that same road, what did he do when he came to the man left for dead? Why was the Samaritan on that particular road? What did the Samaritan do when he saw the man left for dead? 4. 5. 6. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 116

7. 8. 9. 10. Was the priest a neighbor to the man left for dead? Why not? Was the Levite a neighbor to the man left for dead? Why not? Was the Samaritan a neighbor to the man left for dead? How did he prove it? How were the Samaritan s actions summed up by the lawyer who wished to justify himself? What was Jesus exhortation to the lawyer? Luke 10:38-42 Who welcomed Jesus into her home? Who was Mary? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 117

Where was Mary? What was Mary doing? Was Martha with Mary? Why not? How did Martha feel about what Mary was doing? What did she do about it? What was her complaint to Jesus? Did Jesus agree with Mary? What question did He ask her? How many things did Jesus say were necessary to do? What was necessary? What did Jesus call sitting at His feet and listening to Him? What wonderful promise did Jesus make clear to Martha? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 118

Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 11 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 119

Read through Luke 11 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus teaches disciples how to pray Jesus casts out demon- some accuse Him, others test Him Jesus teaches, Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and observe it. 4. Jesus says, No sign but the sign of Jonah. 5. Jesus teaches about light 6. Jesus says, Woe to Pharisees! 7. Jesus says, Woe to lawyers! 8. Scribes and Pharisees plot against Jesus Luke 11:1-13 When did one of Jesus disciples ask Jesus to teach them how to pray? Who else had previously taught his disciples to pray? Did Jesus oblige the disciple? What did Jesus instruct them to say? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 120

5. To whom did Jesus instruct His disciples to pray? How did Jesus instruct His disciples to address God? What did Jesus say His disciples should confess to God about His Name? What did Jesus tell His disciples to ask God to do? For what did Jesus say His disciples should petition God? Were they to ask God for enough food for them to store? For how much were they to ask? What did Jesus instruct His disciples to ask God to do regarding their sin? What needed to be true in order for God to forgive Jesus followers sin? What final petition did Jesus tell His disciples to make? After giving His disciples a format for praying, did Jesus continue to teach them how to pray or was He finished? What did Jesus use next to teach His disciples? What illustration did Jesus use? Who did the man go to for bread? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 121

When did the man go to his friend for bread? Why? Does the man s friend invite him in? What is his friend s answer? 4. What were the two possible reasons that the man s friend might give him bread? What reason had the most influence over his friend? What would the man s persistence cause his friend to do? What was Jesus point? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 122

What would happen if His disciples kept on asking? What would happen if His disciples kept on seeking? What would happen if His disciples kept on knocking? Is this true for all of Jesus disciples? Jesus continues teaching with another illustration. What if one of His disciples is asked by his son for a fish what would Jesus disciple give his son? What would Jesus disciple not give his son? What if one of Jesus disciples sons asked him for an egg what would he be given? What would Jesus disciples not give his son? What did Jesus call His disciples? What did Jesus evil disciples give to their children? How did Jesus contrast the heavenly Father with earthly fathers? What request is Jesus talking about? To whom does God give the Holy Spirit? (Look carefully before you answer.) Luke 11:14-26 What is Jesus doing in verse 14? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 123

What kind of a demon? What happened when the demon had gone out of the mute man? How did the crowds respond? However, what did some of the crowd say? What were others doing? Of what thoughts was Jesus aware? Jesus reasons that their accusation is illogical. What is true of every kingdom that is divided against itself? What is true of every house that is divided against itself? What is true if Satan is divided against himself? In whose kingdom are demons? Jesus then points out that their very accusation condemns them. What comparison did Jesus make regarding Himself and the followers of those who were testing him? What is the proof that Jesus is not casting out demons by Beelzebul? From where does Jesus state His power is coming? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 124

What is proven by the fact that Jesus is casting out demons by the finger of God? Finally Jesus manifests the ultimate conclusion He is stronger than Beelzebul! Satan were strong enough, what would he be able to do? If What happens if someone stronger than Satan attacks and overpowers him? If you are not with Jesus, what are you? If you do not gather with Jesus, what are you doing? What happens when an unclean spirit goes out of a man? 4. 5. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 125

6. 7. What would happen if the eight evil spirits came back to the man and found a strong man guarding the house? Who would be strong enough to guard the house against evil spirits? If Jesus is not in that man s house, what will happen to that man? Luke 11:27-28 What happened while Jesus was saying these things? Why do you think the woman responded the way she did? What is Jesus response to the woman? Why do you think Jesus responded the way He did? Who did the woman say was blessed? Who did Jesus say was blessed? Who are those who hear the word of God and observe it? Luke 8:21 Luke 11:29-36 What does Jesus call the crowds that are increasing in size around Him? How does He describe them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 126

What do they want? Will they get what they want? What sign will they get? What did Jonah become to the Ninevites? What will the Son of Man become? Who were the Ninevites? Who is this generation? Who will stand for judgment at the same time? Will the Queen of the South be condemned? What will the Queen of the South do at the time of the judgment? What did the Queen of the South do when she heard of Solomon s wisdom? Why will she condemn the men of this generation? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 127

What should the men of this generation have done? Why? Will the men of Nineveh be condemned? What will the men of Nineveh do at the time of the judgment? What did the men of Nineveh do at the preaching of Jonah? Why will the men of Nineveh condemn this generation? What should the men of this generation have done? Why? What never happens when someone lights a lamp? What always happens when someone lights a lamp? What is the purpose of the lamp? What is the lamp of the body? Where does the light shine when the lamp is clear and healthy? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 128

What is the result if the lamp is bad and evil? What warning does Jesus give to the unbelieving crowds? What does the light accomplish in the body? What comparison does Jesus use? Luke 11:37-44 Once Jesus had spoken who offered Jesus a lunch invitation? Did Jesus accept? What amazed the Pharisee? What did Jesus charge the Pharisees with doing? Even though the Pharisees cleansed their outward selves, what was true of them? What does Jesus call the Pharisees? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 129

Who created both the outside and the inside? What does Jesus prescribe to do about it? What would the result be if they gave that which was within as charity? Does Jesus expect the Pharisees to obey His exhortation? How do you know? How many times from here to the end of the chapter does Jesus pronounce woe upon people? Who does He pronounce woe upon first? What do the Pharisees tithe? What do they disregard? List the things they should have done. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 130

4. 5. Again Jesus pronounces woe upon the Pharisees. guilty? Of what does Jesus find them Jesus once more pronounces woe upon the Pharisees. like? What does He say they are Of what are the people who walk over concealed tombs unaware? What would happen if a Jew walked on top of a grave? Numbers 19:16 What was Jesus really saying about the Pharisees? Luke 11:45-52 Who else knew Jesus words of reproof applied to them? What did the lawyer call Jesus? Jesus had previously pronounced woe upon the Pharisees three times. times does He pronounce woe upon the lawyers? How many LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 131

What did Jesus accuse the lawyers of doing with burdens? Of what did Jesus accuse the lawyers in regards to the tombs of the prophets? Who killed the prophets? Before the time of Jesus ministry how long had it been since God had spoken through a prophet? Why did Jesus say the lawyers were witnesses and approved the deeds of their fathers? Why did the wisdom of God say He would send prophets and apostles to them? What would they do with the prophets and the apostles? Why did God send them? Why did God let them kill His prophets and apostles? Whose blood would be against this generation? Why does Jesus pronounce the third woe against the lawyers? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 132

What is the purpose of a key? What does it do? What did Jesus say the lawyers had? What was that key? Luke 11:53-54 Once Jesus left the place where He had been praying, who followed and harassed Him? What did the scribes and the Pharisees do to Jesus? What were they scheming amongst themselves? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 133

Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 12 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 134

Read through Luke 12 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus warns His disciples about hypocrisy Jesus teaches to fear God and not fear man Jesus teaches to not worry 4. Jesus exhorts to be ready and waiting! 5. Jesus came to divide 6. Jesus calls the crowds hypocrites 7. Jesus commands the hypocrites to judge what is right Luke 12:1-3 What does it mean under these circumstances? (Remember, the Bible was not written in chapters!) How many people were gathering because of Jesus? Who does Jesus talk to; the crowd, the scribes and Pharisees or His disciples? About what does He warn them? What is the leaven of the Pharisees? What is covered up and hidden? What will be revealed and known? Therefore, what will be heard in the light? Therefore, what will be proclaimed upon the housetops? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 135

Luke 12:4-10 Who is it that Jesus calls His friends? Stay in context. Who do Jesus disciples not have to fear? Why not? Who do Jesus disciples need to fear? Why? How valuable are sparrows? Does God ever neglect even one sparrow? What does God equate with one sparrow? What does God equate with one hair on your head? Why does God number the very hairs on your head? If you are a follower of Jesus, how valuable are you to God? Who will the Son of Man confess before the angels of God? Jesus is talking.) (Remember to whom Who will the Son of Man deny before the angels of God? (Remember to whom Jesus is talking.) Is it possible to be forgiven for speaking a word against the Son of Man? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 136

Is it possible to be forgiven for speaking a word against the Holy Spirit? Luke 12:11-34 What will happen to Jesus disciples? What will be the charge against them? Will they need to be concerned about their defender? Why not? What will the Holy Spirit do? To whom has Jesus been speaking? Who now speaks to Jesus? What does this man demand for Jesus to do? What does Jesus call back to the man? To whom does Jesus now speak? (Be careful check out the entire context!) Of what does Jesus tell His disciples to beware and for what does He tell them to be on guard? What wrong belief do some people have? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 137

Of what does life consist? Jesus now tells His disciples a parable, which He uses to illustrate the teaching He has just given them. What parable does He tell? What was true of the rich man s land? What problem did the rich man think he had? How did he decide to solve his problem? 4. What did God call this man? What was God requiring from the man? What would happen to the possessions of the man? Of what did Jesus say this man was guilty? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 138

About what did Jesus command His disciples to stop worrying? Why? Jesus uses part of His creation to illustrate what He is teaching to His disciples. Just think when Jesus created ravens, He was planning on bringing glory to Himself by using them to teach us! What don t ravens have to do? What don t ravens have? How do the ravens stay alive if they don t sow or reap or store food to eat? How valuable are birds? How valuable are Jesus disciples? Will worry help you stay alive? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 139

What are men capable of doing? Should Jesus disciples worry about anything at all? Jesus once again uses part of His creation to illustrate what He is teaching to His disciples. And once again think about the fact that when Jesus created lilies, He was planning on bringing glory to Himself by using them to teach us! What don t lilies have to do? Who or which was better dressed Solomon or a lily? Who provided the lily s wardrobe? How long do lilies live? Which is more valuable a disciple of Jesus or a lily? What does Jesus call His disciples? What three exhortations does He give them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 140

Who else eagerly seeks for these things? Why aren t God s children allowed to seek for them at all, much less eagerly? What are God s children commanded to seek? If we seek God s kingdom, what else will be additionally given to us? What does Jesus call His disciples? Of what are they not to be afraid? Why not? In contrast to seeking food and clothing, what are Jesus disciples told to sell? What are they to do with the money earned from selling their possessions? In doing so, what are they making for themselves? What will not happen to their money belt? What cannot touch their treasure in heaven? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 141

What will be wherever your treasure is? Where are our hearts supposed to be? So where does our treasure need to be? Luke 12:35-48 What two exhortations does Jesus give His followers? What illustration does He use to explain His exhortations? What should servants be doing while their master is at a wedding feast? What should servants be ready to do immediately when their master comes home from the wedding feast? What is true of those slaves who are waiting vigilantly for their master s return? Why are they blessed? What does their master do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 142

When might the master return from the wedding feast? Does the slave s blessing depend upon the time of the master s return? What does it depend on? Jesus uses one additional illustration to make sure His disciples understand what He is saying. What is it? What does a thief do in order to plunder a house? What would prevent a thief from plundering a house? What is necessary to prevent a thief from breaking into a house to steal? If the head of the house does not know when the thief is coming, what is his only option? How are Jesus followers to be like the head of a house? Do they know when the Son of Man is coming? What is their only option? At this point in Jesus teaching, what does Peter want to know? Does Jesus stop and answer him? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 143

How does Jesus answer Peter? What question does He ask Him? What is the steward called who gives the servants their rations at the proper time? Who put the steward in charge of the servants? What is true of the steward whom the master finds giving the servants their rations at the proper time? What will his blessing be? If the slave thinks that his master won t come for a long time, what might he do? 4. 5. What will the master do when he returns and finds his slave behaving contrary to his wishes? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 144

What is that slave? What will happen to the slave who knew his master s will and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will? What will happen to the slave who did not know his master s will and committed deeds worthy of a flogging? What will be required from everyone who has been given much? What will be required from everyone who has been entrusted with much? Luke 12:49-53 What did Jesus come to do? What was Jesus desire? What did Jesus come to undergo? (Look up both of these words in a concordance: baptism and undergo.) How will Jesus feel until He has undergone His baptism? Did Jesus come to grant peace on earth? What did Jesus come for? What would happen to households? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 145

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Luke 12:54-56 To whom does Jesus now speak? What did the crowds know that a cloud rising in the west meant? What did the crowds know that a south wind blowing meant? What does Jesus call the crowds? Even though they knew how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, what didn t they do? Luke 12:57-59 What else didn t they do? What should hypocrites do while they are going with their opponent to appear before the magistrate? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 146

If a hypocrite doesn t settle with his opponent, what will the opponent do? What will the judge do? What will the officer do? When will the hypocrite get out of prison? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 147

Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 13 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 148

Read through Luke 13 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus teaches, Unless you repent, you will perish. Jesus teaches parable Jesus heals woman and humiliates opponents 4. Jesus teaches parable of mustard seed 5. Jesus teaches parable of leaven 6. Jesus teaches only a few will be saved 7. Jesus will reach His goal on the third day 8. Jesus will leave the house of Jerusalem desolate Luke 13:1-5 What does it mean by the same occasion? Which occasion? What did some who were present report to Jesus? What were the people assuming about this graphic incident? Were they right in their conclusion? Did Jesus say those Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices were sinners or righteous? What would happen to those in the crowd if they did not repent? Jesus brings another horrifying event to their memory. What was it? What were the people assuming about the eighteen people on whom the tower fell? Were they correct in their conclusion? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 149

Does Jesus say those eighteen people were sinners or righteous? Does Jesus say the men who live in Jerusalem were sinners or righteous? Does Jesus say the people in the crowd are sinners or righteous? What would happen to those in the crowd if they did not repent? Luke 13:6-9 What parable does Jesus tell? Why do you suppose He tells a parable at this point? What did a man plant in His vineyard? What did he expect the fig tree to do? Did the fig tree produce fruit? Who took care of the man s vineyard? How long had the man expected the fig tree to bear fruit? Had it ever produced fruit? What did the vineyard owner command his vineyard keeper to do? Was the fig tree taking or giving? What was it taking? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 150

What could have been using the ground instead? What did the man s vineyard keeper persuade the owner to do? What did he say he would do to try to get the fig tree to bear fruit? What did the vineyard keeper hope the fig tree would do in the next year? What would happen to the fig tree if it did not bear fruit that next year? Luke 13:10-17 Does verse 10 refer to the same occasion or a different one? How do you know? Where does verse 10 say Jesus is teaching? What day of the week is it? Who was there? How long had she been sick? What caused her sickness? What was her sickness? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 151

What did Jesus do when He saw her? What did He say to her when she came to Him? What did He do to her? What happened to her? How soon? What did she begin to do? Who was upset over this? What was his reason for being indignant? What did he say to the crowd? 4. What did Jesus call him, along with the other synagogue officials? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 152

What did the hypocrites who were opposing Jesus do on the Sabbath? Who was the woman that Jesus healed? What had Satan done to her? What day did Jesus say was the perfect day for her release? What reaction did Jesus opponents have to what He said? What reaction did the crowd have over what Jesus was doing? What was Jesus doing? Luke 13:18-19 What teaching question did Jesus ask the crowd? Why did He ask His question? To what did Jesus compare the kingdom of God? What did the man do with the mustard seed? Where did he throw it? What happened to the mustard seed? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 153

What nested in the branches of the tree? Luke 13:20-21 What teaching question did Jesus ask the crowd again? To what did Jesus compare the kingdom of God? Who took the leaven? What did she do with it? What happened to the three pecks of flour? How much of it was leavened? Luke 13:22-30 Where does verse 22 take place? Where is Jesus going? What is Jesus doing on His way to Jerusalem? What question is asked of Jesus? What is Jesus answer? In order to be saved, through what do you need to enter? How easy will it be to enter through that narrow door? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 154

What do you need to do? Will everyone be able to enter? What will the head of the house do to the door eventually? Will those outside be able to enter once the door is shut? What will those outside do at that time? What will the head of the house answer them? Will those outside give up at that point? What will they try to persuade the head of the house is true about them? What will the head of the house answer them a second time? What will the head of the house pronounce at that time? What does the head of the house call those who are outside? What is the place like where the head of the house is sending evildoers? What will evildoers be able to see from that place? Who will recline in the kingdom of God with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 155

4. Who will be first? Who will be last? First to do what? Last to do what? Luke 13:31-33 Who approached at that very moment? What did they say to Jesus? What does Jesus call Herod? Of what did Jesus tell the Pharisees to inform Herod? What would Jesus be doing that day and the next? What would Jesus do on the third day? Was Jesus really telling Herod His schedule or was He sending him another message? Even though Jesus would be casting out demons and performing cures for the next days, what would He also be doing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 156

Why? Luke 13:34-35 What does Jesus call Jerusalem? What has Jesus wanted to do to Jerusalem? How did Jesus picture His gathering of Jerusalem? Was Jerusalem willing? What will happen to her because she would not receive Jesus? When will Jerusalem see Jesus? Are you willing? Do you see Jesus? Do you say, Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 157

Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 14 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 158

Read through Luke 14 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus heals man on Sabbath Jesus speaks parable to invited guests Jesus speaks to the host 4. Jesus speaks parable about man giving a big dinner 5. Cost of following Jesus 6. Count the cost of following Jesus 7. Jesus speaks about salt Luke 14:1-6 Where did Jesus go on the Sabbath? Why? What were the Pharisees doing? Who was there in front of Jesus? Who do you think brought this man to the house of the Pharisee? To whom did Jesus speak? What did Jesus ask them? What was their answer? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 159

What did Jesus do? What did Jesus ask the lawyers and the Pharisees after He had healed the man suffering from dropsy? What was their answer? Luke 14:7-11 Why did Jesus begin to speak a parable at this time? To whom did Jesus speak? Where shouldn t you sit if you are invited to a wedding feast? Why shouldn t you sit there? What will the man who invited you say to you? What will you have to do? Where should you sit if you are invited to a wedding feast? Why? What might be said to you by the man who invited you? What will you be able to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 160

Who will be humbled? Who will be exalted? Luke 14:12-14 To whom does Jesus speak now? Who shouldn t you invite if you are giving a luncheon or a dinner? 4. Why not? Who should you invite? 4. Why will you be blessed? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 161

Luke 14:15-24 Who overheard what Jesus said to the man who invited Him to eat at his house? What did he say? How did Jesus respond? What did He use to answer the man? Who did the man invite when he gave a big dinner? When did the man send his slave to tell those who were invited that it was time to come to the dinner? What excuse did the first one give? Would this be an excuse because of possessions, activities, or relationships? What excuse did the second one give? Would this be an excuse because of possessions, activities, or relationships? What excuse did the third one give? Would this be an excuse because of possessions, activities, or relationships? How did the master respond when his slave told him that none of those invited would come? What did he tell his slave to do? Where did he tell his slave he would find others to invite? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 162

Who did he tell his slave to invite? 4. Did the slave obey his master? Did the poor, crippled, blind and lame come to the dinner? What did the slave inform his master concerning the room where the dinner would be held? Where did the master tell his slave to go? What was the slave to do? Why? Would any of those who were invited be allowed to come if they changed their minds? Luke 14:25-33 Who is following Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 163

To whom does Jesus speak? What does Jesus require in order to become His disciple? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. What does He mention twice? What two examples does Jesus give to the large crowds to make sure they understand His point? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 164

What is necessary to do in order to build a tower? Why is it important to finish building a tower? What is necessary for a king to do if he intends to wage war against another king? What would the king need to do if he discovered he did not have strength enough to defeat the opposing army? What does Jesus say is necessary in order to be His disciple? Is it possible to be His disciple if you do not give up all of your possessions? Luke 14:34-35 How does Jesus describe salt? What does He say can happen to it? What does Jesus say is true about salt if it has become tasteless? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 165

What is it useful for? What will happen to it? What does salt represent? Let your answer come from the context, not from what you have heard about salt! Read through Luke 14:25-33 once again considering, this time, that Jesus is speaking to you. Do you qualify to be His disciple? Look back at your list of what Jesus requires of you in order for you to be His disciple. What do you lack? Will you follow after Him? Then what will you need to do? Make a true, sincere, unwavering decision. Right it out below. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 166

Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 15 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 167

Read through Luke 15 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Tax collectors and sinners are drawn to Jesus Pharisees and scribes grumble Jesus tells parable about man who rejoices when his lost sheep is found 4. Jesus tells parable about woman who rejoices when she finds lost coin 5. Jesus tells parable about man who had two sons Luke 15:1-2 Who was coming near to listen to Jesus? Who grumbled about Jesus being near the tax collectors and the sinners? What were they grumbling about Jesus doing? Luke 15:3-7 What will a man do if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 168

How long will the man search for his lost sheep? What does he do with the lost sheep when he finds it? When he returns to his house, who does he call together? What does he want them to do? Why does he want them to rejoice? When Jesus says in the same way what does He mean? In the same way, as what? Who will bring more joy one sinner who repents or ninety-nine who do not repent? When Jesus refers to righteous persons, is He talking about true righteousness? Romans 3:10-12 To what kind of righteousness is Jesus referring? Is there anyone, or has there ever been anyone, who did not need to repent? Luke 15:8-10 If a woman has ten silver coins and loses one of them, what will she do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 169

How long will she search for the coin? Who will she call together when she finds the coin? What does she want them to do? Why does she want them to rejoice with her? When Jesus says in the same way what does He mean? In the same way, as what? What happens when one sinner repents? Luke 15:11-32 Jesus now tells another parable. Is He going to change subjects or is He still going to be talking about the same thing that He has been in the other two parables? What has Jesus been talking about? Who had two sons? What do you know about the man? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 170

What did the man s younger son want from his father? How much did the man give his son? What did the younger son do? How long did he wait before he went on his journey? Where did he squander his estate? What made the land distant? How did he squander his estate? When did a severe famine occur in that distant country? Why do you think the famine occurred? What happened to the younger son? Look up the word impoverish and write out what it means. How is being impoverished different than simply having spent everything? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 171

What did the younger son do in order to try to take care of himself? meaning of the Greek word for hire himself and write it out. Look up the Who did he go to for employment? To whom did he glue himself? What job did the citizen of that distant country hire the younger son to do? What did the swine eat? What did the younger son think when he fed the swine? What was he receiving from that distant country or from his employer? As he seemingly in a dream considered eating the pods that the swine were eating, he came back to reality and realized something. What was it? What did he decide to do? What did he decide to say to his father? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 172

4. The younger son went back home to his father. When did his father see him? Where was his father looking? What did his father do when he saw his younger son? 4. 5. What did the son say to his father? What did the father order his slaves to do in reply to his son s words? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 173

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Why did the father want to celebrate? 4. What did they begin to do? Where was the man s older son? Did the father invite his older son to the celebration? When the son came to the house, what did he hear? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 174

What did he do when he heard the sounds from the house? Of what did the servant inform the older brother? How did the older brother react to the news of his father s response? What did the father do when he knew his older son was unwilling to come in? What did the older son tell his father he had done? What complaint did he have against his father? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 175

What did he call his brother? Of what did he accuse his brother? What did he say the father had done for his younger brother? What did the father say was true of his relationship with his older son? Why did the father say the celebration and rejoicing were necessary? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 176

Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 16 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 177

Read through Luke 16 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus tells parable of rich man and his manager Jesus teaches about the faithful steward Jesus teaches you can t serve God and wealth 4. Jesus tells Pharisees that God knows their hearts 5. Jesus teaches the Law won t fail 6. Jesus teaches about divorce and adultery 7. Jesus teaches about rich man and Lazarus Luke 16:1-9 Who was Jesus speaking to when He told the three parables in chapter 15? Who is Jesus speaking to in chapter 16? To whom was Jesus not speaking? Were they in within earshot? Verse 14 Do you think this is significant in understanding this parable? Of What was the manager accused? Who was his employer? Whose possessions was the manager squandering? What did the rich man do when he heard what his manager had been doing? What did the master require of the manager before he was completely dismissed? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 178

Was the manager qualified for any other job? Did he hope to save his job? What did the manager hope to accomplish by his plan? Who did the manager meet with? When the manager questioned each one of the rich man s debtors as to what he owed the rich man, what did the manager tell each debtor to do? Why did the master ultimately praise the unrighteous manager? How are the sons of this age shrewd? Are the sons of light shrewd in relation to their own kind? Who are the sons of this age? Who are the sons of the light? What did Jesus tell His disciples to do? How were they to make friends for themselves? Luke 16:10-12 Who is faithful in much? Who is unrighteous in much? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 179

If you are faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, what will be entrusted to you? If you have been unfaithful with what belongs to someone else, will you receive that which is your own? Luke 16:13 How many masters can a servant serve? What will happen if a servant tries to serve two masters? Is it even possible to serve God and wealth? Luke 16:14-15 Did the Pharisees serve God? How can you know they didn t? When they heard Jesus speak these things, what did they do? Why did the Pharisees justify themselves in the sight of men? What does God know? What is detestable in the sight of God? Luke 16:16-17 How long were the Law and the Prophets proclaimed? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 180

What has been proclaimed since John? What is everyone forcing his way into? Does the gospel of the kingdom of God contradict the Law of God? Does the gospel of the kingdom of God contradict any of the Prophets of God? Will even one stroke of a letter of the Law fail? How can you know? Luke 16:18 If a man divorces his wife and marries another woman, of what is he guilty? If a man marries a woman who is divorced, of what is he guilty? Luke 16:19-31 What story does Jesus tell? How did the rich man dress? How did the rich man live? What was the poor man s name? Where was he? What was his condition? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 181

What did Lazarus desire as he lay at the gate of the rich man? What was happening to him as he lay there? What happened to the poor man when he died? What happened to the rich man when he died? What was it like for the rich man in Hades? Who did the rich man see in his torment? Where were they? To whom did the rich man cry out? What did he want Abraham to do for him? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 182

What did the rich man want Lazarus to do for him? Why was the rich man in his agony? What did Abraham call the rich man? Why did Abraham call him that? What did he tell the rich man to remember? What was now true for the rich man? What was not true for Lazarus? What lay between the rich man and Abraham? Was the chasm temporary or permanent? Why was the chasm fixed between Hades and where Abraham was? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 183

What did the rich man call Abraham? Why did he call him that? Where did the rich man beg Abraham to send Lazarus? How many of the rich man s brothers were still alive? What did the rich man want Lazarus to say to them? What did the rich man know about his brothers? Did Abraham agree? What did Abraham say the rich man s brothers should do? Did the rich man believe his brothers had listened to Moses and the Prophets? What did the rich man reason would happen if someone from the dead came to them and warned them? What did Abraham say was true of those who will not listen to the Word of God? The obvious question is, Do you listen to the Word of God? What have you heard it say? What have you done about it? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 184

Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 17 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 185

Read through Luke 17 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus teaches about stumbling blocks Jesus teaches about forgiveness Jesus teaches about faith 4. Jesus teaches about slaves responsibilities 5. Jesus heals 10 lepers only one gives glory to God 6. Jesus teaches the kingdom of God is in their midst 7. Jesus teaches about the days coming Luke 17:1-2 To whom is Jesus speaking? Will Jesus disciples always be tempted to sin? Is there any way to stop that temptation from coming? Even though stumbling blocks are inevitable for Jesus disciples, is the person through whom they come responsible? Who are the little ones in verse 2? How dangerous is it for someone to cause one of Jesus disciples to stumble? Luke 17:3-4 What warning does Jesus give His disciples? If someone who claims to be a believer sins and you know about it, what are you commanded to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 186

If someone who claims to be a believer repents of his sin, what are you commanded to do? If someone who claims to be a believer sins against you seven times a day, what are you commanded to do? Are you commanded to forgive another believer no matter what or is there a requirement? What is the requirement each time he sins? Luke 17:5-6 What did Jesus apostles want Jesus to do? What did Jesus say His apostles would do if they had faith like a mustard seed? Why does Jesus say would and not could? The answer is found in verse 6! Luke 17:7-10 Jesus gives an illustration. What point is He illustrating? When a slave comes in from working all day, is he allowed to sit down and eat right away? What must he do first? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 187

Why doesn t the master thank the slave for doing these things? What are Jesus disciples to say when they have done all the things commanded of them? Luke 17:11-19 Where was Jesus going? What two areas of Israel was Jesus between? When He entered a village, who met Jesus? Where were they? What did they want from Jesus? What did Jesus tell them to do? What would be the purpose of showing themselves to the priests? When did Jesus have mercy on them? What is equated to having mercy on them? What is the connection between being cleansed and being shown mercy? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 188

What does an unbeliever need? What did one of the lepers do when he saw that he had been cleansed? 4. Was he a Jew? What should the other nine have done? What did Jesus tell the cleansed Samaritan to do? What made the Samaritan clean? Luke 17:20-21 What were the Pharisees asking Jesus? What two things did Jesus tell them are not trustworthy concerning the coming of the kingdom? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 189

Why would these things not show the coming of the kingdom? Luke 17:22-37 To whom does Jesus speak? What did Jesus say His disciples would long to see in the future? Would they see it? What would people say to them in the future? What were they to do when people tried to convince them the kingdom of God was coming? Why shouldn t they believe anyone who told them the kingdom of God was coming? How will Jesus be seen when He comes? What must happen before the Son of Man comes? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 190

What will the days of the coming of the Son of Man be like? What will be similar about the days of Noah and the days of the Son of Man? 4. When did the people in Noah s day wake up and realize destruction was upon them? Who was saved from that destruction? When will the people of the entire earth wake up and realize destruction is upon them? Who will be saved from that destruction? What other days are like the days of the coming of the Son of Man? How are the days of Lot and the days of the coming of the Son of Man similar? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 191

5. 6. When did the people in Lot s days realize that destruction was upon them? Who was saved from that destruction? How were they destroyed? How will the day the Son of Man is revealed be similar to the days of Lot? What must the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house not do on the day that the Son of Man is revealed? What must the one in the field not do on the day that the Son of Man is revealed? What does Jesus tell His disciples to keep in mind? Why did Lot s wife become a pillar of salt? Do you see the picture that the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah are to us today? Who will lose his life? Who will preserve his life? Why didn t Lot s wife preserve her life? What night is it that one of two people in bed will be taken and the other one left? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 192

What night is it that one of two women grinding at the same place will be taken and the other one left? What night is it that one of two men in the field will be taken and the other will be left? What do Jesus disciples ask Him? What are they asking? What do they mean? What is Jesus answer to their where question? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 193

Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 18 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 194

Read through Luke 18 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus tells parable of woman coming to a judge Jesus tells parable of two men who went into the temple to pray Jesus teaches who will enter the kingdom of God 4. Jesus teaches who will not enter the kingdom of God 5. Jesus teaches that salvation is possible with God 6. Jesus answers Peter s question about losing and receiving 7. Jesus prophesies to disciples what will happen to Him, but they don t understand 8. Jesus heals blind man Luke 18:1-8 To whom is Jesus speaking? What is the purpose of the parable He is about to tell them? Who are the two characters in the parable? Who is the main character? What was true of the judge? What was true of the woman? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 195

What did she keep asking the judge to do for her? Was the judge willing? What did the judge know was true about himself? What did he finally decide to do for the widow? What changed his mind? To what does Jesus tell His disciples to pay close attention? Who is contrasted with the unrighteous judge? Who is contrasted with the widow? What is contrasted with what the widow was asking for? What will God most certainly do for His elect? What will God most certainly not do when His elect cry to Him day and night? How soon will God bring justice to His elect? What question does Jesus ask His disciples regarding the coming of the Son of Man? Will there be faith on the earth when He comes? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 196

Luke 18:9-14 To what kind of people does Jesus tell His next parable? Who are the two characters in the parable? Who is the main character? Where did the two men go? What did they go to the temple to do? What physical position did the Pharisee take when he prayed? To whom was he praying? Who did the Pharisee consider different from himself? What did the Pharisee do regularly? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 197

What physical position did the tax collector take when he prayed? To whom was he praying? What was he doing? For what was he asking God? What did he call himself? Which of the two men left the temple justified? Who will be humbled? Who will be exalted? Luke 18:15-17 Who were the people bringing to Jesus? What did they want Him to do for them? What did the disciples do when they saw what was happening? What did Jesus do instead of sending them away? Why did Jesus tell His disciples to permit the children to come to Him, rather than hindering them? What must you do to enter the kingdom of God? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 198

Can you enter the kingdom of God if you do not receive it like a child? What does it mean to receive the kingdom of God like a child? About what subject did Jesus just finish teaching? Do you think it was a coincidence that people brought babies and children to Jesus just as soon as He was done teaching people about humility? Luke 18:18-25 Who questioned Jesus? What did the ruler call Jesus? What question did the ruler ask Jesus? Before Jesus answered him, He asked a question of His own to the ruler. If no one was good except God alone, then what would the ruler s question imply? Do you think the ruler knew that Jesus was God? Why or why not? Of which commandments did Jesus remind the ruler? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 199

5. What did the ruler claim to have done? What did Jesus tell the ruler to do in addition to keeping the Law? If he sold all that he possessed and gave the money to the poor, what did Jesus say the ruler would have instead? What else did Jesus require of the ruler? How did the ruler react to Jesus criteria for eternal life? What was the ruler s decision? What did Jesus tell the ruler it was hard for a wealthy man to do? Just how hard is it for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God? Luke 18:26-27 Who else was listening? (Check the context for your answer.) What did those who heard Jesus conversation with the ruler ask Him? Who can accomplish salvation? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 200

Luke 18:28-30 What did Peter remind Jesus that some of the disciples had done? What promise did Jesus make to those who had left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God? What would they receive at this time? What would they receive in the age to come? Luke 18:31-34 To whom is Jesus speaking? Where did He remind them they were going? What did Jesus guarantee would happen in Jerusalem? What specific things would happen to the Son of Man in Jerusalem? 4. 5. 6. 7. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 201

Did the disciples understand any of the things Jesus had just said to them? Did the disciples comprehend any of the things Jesus had just said to them? Why not? Luke 18:35-43 Where is Jesus here as He travels to Jerusalem? Where is Jericho from Jerusalem? Look it up on a map. Who was by the road approaching Jericho? What was he doing? What did he do when he heard a crowd going by him? What did the crowd report to the blind man? How did the crowd describe Jesus? How did the blind man describe Jesus? What did the blind man ask the Son of David to do for him? What did those of the crowd who were out in front do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 202

Did the blind man listen to the crowd? What did he do instead? What did Jesus do? When they brought the blind man near to Jesus, what did Jesus ask him? What did the blind man want Jesus to do for him? What do you want Jesus to do for you? Why did Jesus give the blind man his sight? How quickly did the blind man see? What did the healed man do? What did all the people in the crowd do when they saw it? If you have sight, what two things should you be doing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 203

Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 19 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 204

Read through Luke 19 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus brings salvation to Zaccheus Jesus tells parable about a nobleman Jesus sends two disciples ahead for colt 4. Crowd joyfully praises Jesus 5. Jesus weeps over Jerusalem 6. Jesus drives sellers out of the temple 7. Jesus teaches daily in the temple Luke 19:1-10 Where is Jesus? Where is He headed? What do you know about Zaccheus? Why was he trying to see Jesus? Why couldn t he see Jesus? When he couldn t see through the crowd, where did he go? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 205

What did Jesus tell Zaccheus to do? What did Zaccheus do? Who began to grumble? What were they grumbling about? Why did Zaccheus stop? What did he tell Jesus he would do? What did Jesus tell Zaccheus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 206

Why did He say salvation had come to Zaccheus house? What made Zaccheus a son of Abraham? Let the context give you your answer. What did the Son of Man come to do? Let me ask you once more - what did Zaccheus have to do to go from being a sinner to being a son of Abraham? Let me ask you the same thing in a different way what process did the Son of Man use to save Zaccheus? Luke 19:11-27 Who was listening to Jesus? Why did He tell a parable? What can you know the parable will teach even before you read it? Why did a nobleman go to a distant country? What would the nobleman do once he received a kingdom for himself? With whom did the nobleman speak before he left on his journey? What did he give the ten slaves? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 207

What were the ten minas intended to be used for? How did the nobleman s citizens feel about him? What did his citizens do? When did he return? What did he do upon his return? What was he seeking to know? What had the first slave done with his mina? Was the master pleased? What had the slave done that pleased the master? What was the slave given because he was faithful in a very little thing? What had the second slave done with his mina? What was the second slave given? What had the third slave done with his mina? Of what had the third slave been afraid? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 208

What had the slave admitted by his words? What did the master call the slave? What did the master say that he was like? What did the master do as a way of life? What should the slave have done? What would have happened? What did the master decree for the punishment of this third slave? Who did he tell to exact the punishment? Who were the bystanders? What did the slaves find hard to understand? What three groups of people does the master talk about? What does the master inform the slaves regarding those who have? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 209

What does the master inform the slaves regarding those who do not have? What does the master order his slaves to do to his enemies? Who were the master s enemies? What three titles does the main character in this parable have? Who are Jesus enemies? Luke 19:28-35 When did Jesus continue on His way to Jerusalem? Where is Jesus when He sends two of His disciples into a village to find a colt? To what village did He send them? What would they find in the village? What were they to do with the colt? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 210

What were they instructed to say if anyone asked them why they were taking the colt? Did Jesus disciples obey Him? Did they find exactly what Jesus had said they would? What happened while they were untying the colt? Did the disciples obey Jesus? Once the disciples had brought the colt to Jesus, what did they do with it? Who were spreading their coats on the road while Jesus was riding the colt? Luke 19:36-40 What did Jesus approach? Who began to praise God? How did they praise God? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 211

For what were they praising God? Write out what they were shouting. Who was the King? Who did He say sent Him? What announcements did the disciples make? What did some of the Pharisees call Jesus? What did they tell Jesus to do? Who did Jesus rebuke instead of His disciples? What did Jesus say would happen if His disciples became silent? Luke 19:41-44 Over what did Jesus weep? When? What was He doing as He wept? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 212

What things did Jerusalem lack in understanding? Would she ever be able to understand them? What things were hidden from her eyes? Are they still hidden from her? What would the days ahead of her bring? 4. 5. 6. Why would these things happen to her? What does it mean by the time of her visitation? Luke 19:45-46 Where did Jesus go after He entered Jerusalem? What was Jesus custom to do in the temple? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 213

What did Jesus do in the temple this time? Did He break His own custom or was He doing the same thing He usually did? What did He say was written? What had His house become? Who made it so? To whom was He speaking? Luke 19:47-48 What did Jesus do daily? Do you? Who was trying to destroy Jesus? Why weren t they able to come up with an effective plan to destroy Jesus? Do you? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 214

Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 20 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 215

Read through Luke 20 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Chief priests, scribes, elders confront Jesus Jesus tells parable of vine grower Scribes and chief priests send spies to catch Jesus in a statement 4. Sadducees try to catch Jesus 5. Jesus answer shuts them up! 6. Jesus asks scribes a question 7. Jesus warns against the scribes Luke 20:1-8 What did Jesus do during the days of His last week? Who confronted Him in the temple? What did they ask Jesus? Instead of giving them an answer, what did Jesus give them? What was His question? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 216

What did the chief priests, scribes and elders reason Jesus would say if they answered that John s baptism was from heaven? What did they reason would happen if they answered that John s baptism was from men? Why did they reason that the people would stone them to death? How did they choose to answer Jesus? Why wouldn t Jesus tell them by what authority He did the things He did? Luke 20:9-18 In the parable that Jesus told, what did the man who planted a vineyard do with it? What did the man do after he rented out his vineyard? How long was he gone? When did he send a slave to the vine growers who were renting his vineyard? Why did he send the slave? Did the vine growers send some of the produce to the owner of the vineyard? What did they do to the slave? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 217

What did the owner do when the slave returned empty handed? What did the vine growers do to the second slave? When the owner sent a third slave, what did the vine growers do to him? What plan did the vineyard owner formulate? Did the vine growers respect the owner s beloved son? What plan did they devise against the owner s son? What did they do to him? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 218

What did the owner do to the vine growers? What did the owner do with his vineyard? How did Jesus listeners react to the ending of His parable? Jesus says that what He has spoken is also written about in the Psalms. What scripture does He quote? What did the builders do with the stone? What did the stone become? Who are the builders? Who is the stone? What is the building He is referring to? What would happen if someone fell on that stone? What would happen if that stone fell on someone? Luke 20:19-26 What did the scribes and the chief priests try to do that very hour? What very hour? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 219

Why did the scribes and the chief priests fear the people? What did the scribes and the chief priests decide to do? What pretense did their spies make? For what were their spies looking? Why did the scribes and the chief priests want their spies to catch Jesus in some statement? What did the spies say to Jesus, all the while trying to flatter Him into complacency? 4. What question did they finally ask Him? Of what was Jesus fully aware? Instead of directly answering the spies with a yes or no answer, what did Jesus tell them to do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 220

While He was holding the denarius, what question did He ask the spies? What is supposed to be given to Caesar? What things are Caesar s? What must be given to God? What things are God s? Were the spies successful in their mission? How did they respond to Jesus answer? Luke 20:27-33 What do the Sadducees believe? Who do the Sadducees believe? What did they quote Moses as having written? What ridiculous scenario did they put before Jesus? Luke 20:34-40 Who are the sons of this age? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 221

What is true of the sons of this age? Who is considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead? What is true of them? 4. Who does Jesus quote? Why does He quote Moses? What does Jesus say is true about the dead? How does Moses show that the dead are raised? Did Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob live before or after Moses? Was Moses saying they were dead or alive? What do some of the scribes admit at this point? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 222

Why? Luke 20:41-44 Jesus now asks His opponents how they can say that Christ is David s son and proceeds to teach them by using the Psalms. What does Jesus say that David called the Christ? What does He explain about David and the Christ? Who is speaking to David s Lord? Who is sitting at the right hand of the Lord? What will God do for David s Lord? Luke 20:45-47 Who was Jesus audience? What were they doing? Who does Jesus speak to while the people are listening? What warning does Jesus give to His disciples? What is true of the scribes? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 223

Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 21 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 225

Read through Luke 21 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus teaches about giving Jesus prophesies about destruction of temple Jesus is questioned about the destruction of temple 4. Jesus warns to not be misled 5. Jesus teaches wars take place before end 6. Jesus teaches wars, earthquakes, plagues, famines and signs from heaven will happen 7. Persecution will happen before all these things 8. Days of vengeance 9. Signs 10. Son of Man comes 1 When these things begin to take place, your redemption is near 1 Jesus tells the parable of the fig tree 1 Jesus words will not pass away 14. Keep on the alert! 15. Jesus taught in the temple during the days and spent the nights on Mount Olivet Luke 21:1-4 Where was Jesus? What did Jesus see when He looked up while in the temple? Who did Jesus declare as giving more money the rich or the poor widow? What did the rich give? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 226

What did the poor widow give? Luke 21:5-7 What was being talked about in the temple? What did Jesus declare would happen to those beautiful stones and votive gifts? What two part question did Jesus disciples ask Him? How many verses does it take to record Jesus answer? Luke 21:8-11 What does He warn them not to do? Why is it possible for them to be tempted to be misled? Are they to believe those who say that they are the Messiah? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 227

Are they to believe those who say the time is near? What does it mean to not go after them? What does it mean to be a disciple? Who were they to go after? Who have you gone after? What news would they hear? How were they to react? Why were they not to be terrified? When you hear that America is going to war, does it strike a chord of fear in your heart? What can you know? When do wars and disturbances take place? When does the end come? How close to the end will the hearing of wars and disturbances be? What else does Jesus say will happen? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 228

4. 5. 6. 7. Luke 21:12-19 Who will lay their hands on Jesus disciples? When? What else will happen to Jesus disciples? 4. 5. How will this persecution be an opportunity for testimony? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 229

Are Jesus disciples to defend themselves? Who are they to defend? What will be given to Jesus disciples during this persecution? What will their opponents not be able to do? Who will betray Jesus disciples? 4. What will happen to some of Jesus disciples? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 230

What will not happen to Jesus disciples? How will Jesus disciples gain their lives? Luke 21:20-24 What are the disciples to know for certain when they see Jerusalem surrounded by armies? As soon as they see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, what are they to do? Why must they flee Jerusalem? Why must the days of vengeance happen? Why will those who are pregnant and nursing babies in those days be in anguish? 4. 5. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 231

What does it mean that Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles? To whom does Jerusalem belong? How long will Jerusalem be trampled under foot by the Gentiles? What are the times of the Gentiles? Luke 21:25-26 What will produce signs? What will happen among the nations? Why will there be dismay? 4. Luke 21:27 Who will see the Son of Man coming? What will they see? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 232

When will the Son of Man come? Luke 21:28 What are Jesus disciples to do when these things begin to take place? Which things? Why are Jesus disciples to straighten up and lift up their heads? Luke 21:29-31 Why does Jesus tell them a parable? What is the parable about? What do you know is near when you see the fig tree and all the trees put forth leaves? What will you know is near when you see all these things happening? Luke 21:32-33 What will still be in existence until all things take place? What will pass away? What will not pass away? Luke 21:34-36 What are Jesus disciples to be on guard against? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 233

What would weigh down their hearts? What are Jesus disciples to be on guard against happening to them? Upon whom will that day come? How often are Jesus disciples to be on the alert? Keep on the alert for what? How are they to keep on the alert? For what are they to be praying? Luke 21:37-38 What did Jesus do during the days of the week before His crucifixion? What did Jesus do during the evenings of the week before His crucifixion? What were the people doing during the week before they crucified Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 234

Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 22 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 235

Read through Luke 22 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Judas and chief priests and officers make agreement Jesus makes preparations for Passover Jesus last Passover until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God 4. New Covenant 5. Jesus identifies His betrayer 6. The servant is the greatest 7. Disciples will judge twelve tribes 8. Jesus has prayed for Peter 9. Things are different now 10. Jesus prays on Mount of Olives 1 Jesus is arrested 1 Peter denies Jesus 1 Jesus is tortured 14. Jesus is before the Sanhedrin Luke 22:1-6 What is the Feast of Unleavened Bread called? How soon was Passover? Who was seeking to put Jesus to death? Why did they have to be careful about their plans? What did Satan do? Does Satan s entering into Judas have anything to do with the chief priests and scribes seeking how they might put Jesus to death? Who was Judas? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 236

What did Judas do when Satan entered into him? How did the chief priests and scribes feel about Judas offer to betray Jesus? Once Judas consented to betray Jesus for the amount of money offered, what did he do? Why did he need to betray Jesus apart from the crowd? Try to use scripture in Luke to back up your answer. Luke 22:7-13 What day is it? What happens on the first day of Unleavened Bread? Write out John 1:29. What did Jesus send Peter and John to do? Did they know where to go to prepare it? Where did Jesus send them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 237

Were they to ask the man carrying the pitcher anything? Who were they to ask? What were they to ask the owner of the house? In whose name were they to speak? Who was commanded to eat the Passover lamb together? Exodus 12:3 With whom was Jesus going to eat the Passover lamb? What would the owner of the house show to Peter and John? What room of the house was it? What did Peter and John find? Luke 22:14-20 What hour had come? What did Jesus do? What did the apostles do? What did Jesus say to the apostles? What would follow the Passover for Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 238

Why did He earnestly desire to eat the Passover with His apostles? What would be fulfilled one day? Where would it be fulfilled? What did Jesus do first in the meal? What did He tell His apostles to do? What declaration did Jesus make? When would Jesus drink of the fruit of the vine again? What is the fruit of the vine? Does it represent anything? What has Jesus described as a vineyard previously? What did Jesus do next? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 239

What did Jesus say the bread represented? For whom was Jesus body given? What were they to do in remembrance of Jesus? completely from the text. Be certain to take your answer What were they to remember? In what way did Jesus take the cup? In the same way as what? When did Jesus take the cup? What did Jesus say the cup was? What was poured out? For whom? Luke 22:21-23 Whose hand is said to be on the table with Jesus? Who determined Jesus betrayal? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 240

For whom would it be dreadful? What did the apostles begin to discuss? Luke 22:24-27 What dispute arose out of this discussion? Who did Jesus use as an example to teach His apostles? What did the kings of the Gentiles do? What were those who had authority over the Gentiles called? How does Jesus contrast the behavior of the kings of the Gentiles to the apostles of the Jews? What must the greatest among the apostles do? What must the leader among the apostles do? Who is greater, the one who eats at a table or the one who serves the one eating? In what position has Jesus put Himself in connection to His apostles? Luke 22:28-30 What does Jesus say His apostles have done thus far? What has the Father granted to Jesus? What does Jesus grant to His apostles? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 241

Luke 22:31-34 What did Satan obtain by asking? When God granted Satan permission to sift Peter like wheat, what did Jesus do? What happens when you sift wheat? What did Jesus pray for Peter? Did Peter believe that he would turn away from Jesus? What did Peter believe he was able to do? Was he? What would Peter do instead? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 242

When would Peter thrice deny Jesus? Luke 22:35-38 When Jesus had sent His apostles out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and perform healing, what items were they not permitted to take with them? Did they have everything they needed when they were sent by Jesus? Did they lack anything the entire time they were gone? What does Jesus tell them to do now in contrast to that time? Why does Jesus tell them to have a belt, bag and sword now? What did they say to Jesus in response? What did Jesus reply? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 243

Luke 22:39-46 From where did Jesus come out? What was His custom? Luke 21:37 Who followed Him? What were they used to doing there? What does Jesus tell His disciples to do? What does He warn them against? Where did Jesus go? What did Jesus do? What was the content of Jesus prayer? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 244

Who appeared to Jesus when He prayed? What did the angel do? What was happening physically to Jesus? Why was Jesus praying fervently? Why were Jesus disciples sleeping? What had He told them to do? If they were sleeping, what were they not doing? When Jesus found them sleeping, what did He once more tell them to do? What were they to pray for? Luke 22:47-53 When did a crowd come to them? Who was leading the crowd? What did Judas do? What did Jesus say Judas was doing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 245

What did Jesus disciples ask Him? What did one of Jesus disciples do? What did Jesus say? What did Jesus do? How did Jesus heal the man s ear? Who did Jesus speak to? What did the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders have? What were they treating Jesus like? Of what does Jesus remind them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 246

What information does Jesus give them? Luke 22:54-62 What did they do to Jesus? Where was Peter? At the house of the high priest, Peter sat in the courtyard. Who was he sitting among? What did a servant-girl do as Peter sat in the firelight? What did she tell the others? What awful lie did Peter speak? How long was it before someone else accused Peter of being one of Jesus disciples? What awful lie did Peter utter once more? How long was it before another man insisted one last time that Peter was a disciple of Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 247

What do you think Peter was thinking during that long, terrible hour? What did the man use as proof that Peter was, indeed, a disciple of Jesus? What was Peter s final reply? What happened while Peter was still denying Jesus? Where was Jesus? Where was Peter? What did Jesus do? What did Peter remember? What must we always remember? What did Peter do? Luke 22:63-65 What were they doing to Jesus at this time? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 248

4. 5. Luke 22:66-71 How long did this torture last? Who gathered together when it was day? Who belonged to the Council of elders of the people? Where did they take Jesus? What did they insist upon Jesus doing? Why didn t Jesus give them a yes or no answer? Why didn t Jesus ask them a question? What did Jesus declare would be true from that time on? When they asked Jesus if He was the Son of God, what answer did He give them? What was Jesus really saying when He answered them? Why didn t the Council of elders think they needed any more testimony? What had Jesus done in their eyes? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 249

Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 23 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 250

Read through Luke 23 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Jesus is before Pilate Jesus is before Herod Jesus is before Pilate 4. Chief priests and rulers want Jesus crucified 5. Pilate gives Jesus to them 6. Simon carries Jesus cross 7. Women mourn Jesus warns 8. Jesus is crucified 9. Jesus asks Father to forgive them 10. People and soldiers mock Jesus 1 One criminal mocks One criminal repents 1 Three hours of darkness 1 Jesus dies 14. Centurion believes 15. Crowds believe 16. Friends watch 17. Joseph buries Jesus 18. Women take care of Jesus body Luke 23:1-6 Who brought Jesus before Pilate? Who accused Jesus? Of what did they accuse Him? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 251

In which accusation was Pilate interested? What did Jesus confess to Pilate? Did Pilate consider Jesus guilty of anything? With what other accusation did the Council of elders charge Jesus? Who were the people? Where were the people located who Jesus was said to have stirred up? What did Pilate ask? Luke 23:7-11 If you were a Galilean, under whose jurisdiction were you? What did Pilate do with Jesus? Where was Herod at that time? Why do you think Herod was in Jerusalem? In what days was it? How did Herod feel when Pilate sent Jesus to him? Why? Why had Herod wanted to see Jesus? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 252

What did Herod do with Jesus? What was Jesus reply? What were the chief priests and the scribes doing while Herod was questioning Jesus? How did Herod and his soldiers treat Jesus? What did they do to Him? Where did they send Him? Luke 23:12-25 What amazing thing happened that day? What relationship did Herod and Pilate have prior to the time they judged Jesus? To whom does Pilate speak? What does he claim was the charge that the Jewish leaders made against Jesus? How sure is Pilate that Jesus is innocent? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 253

Who else agrees with Pilate? How does Pilate show that Herod agrees with his judgment of Jesus? Why won t Pilate put Jesus to death? What does Pilate tell the Jewish leaders he is going to do with Jesus? What was Pilate obliged to do for the Jews during the Feast of Unleavened Bread? When Pilate told them he was going to release Jesus, what did they all cry out together? Who was Barabbas? What had Barabbas done? What did Pilate still wish to do? About what did Pilate continue to try to persuade the Jews? Upon what did the Jews insist? What did Pilate say for the third time to the crowd? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 254

As they adamantly refused Pilate s offer to release Jesus, what happened to their voices? To what did Pilate finally acquiesce? Luke 23:26 Who led Jesus away? Why did they seize Simon of Cyrene? Did Simon know what had been happening during the previous hours? Where did Simon walk? Luke 23:27-31 Who else followed Jesus? What were the women doing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 255

Jesus turned around to speak to the women. What did He call them? What did He tell them to stop doing? What did He tell them to start doing? Why did Jesus say they needed to weep for themselves and for their children? What is the green tree? What is the dry tree? Luke 23:32-33 Who else was being put to death that day? Where was Jesus crucified? Where were the two criminals crucified? Luke 23:34-38 While they were crucifying Him, what was Jesus doing? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 256

What did they do with Jesus garments? What were the people doing? What were the rulers doing? What did they say sneeringly? Who else mocked Jesus? How were the soldiers mocking Jesus? What was written as an inscription above Jesus on the cross? Luke 23:39-43 What abuse did one of the criminals hurl at Jesus? What did the second criminal say in rebuke to the one hurling abuse at Jesus? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 257

What did the second criminal say to Jesus? What did Jesus promise the second criminal? Luke 23:44-46 What time was it? What happened until the ninth hour? If 6:00 a.m. is the first hour, what time of day is the sixth hour? If 6:00 a.m. is the first hour, what time of day is the ninth hour? Why was there darkness? What happened in the temple? Where exactly was the veil in the temple? What did the veil hide? Was Jesus voice strong or weak at the very end of His life? To whom did He speak? What did He say? What did Jesus mean by His spirit? Once He spoke these words to the Father, what did Jesus do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 258

Luke 23:47 Who saw what happened? What did he do? How did he praise God? Luke 23:48 Why had the crowd gathered? What did they do when they saw what happened? Where did they go? Luke 23:49 Who else saw all these things? Where were they standing as these things happened? Luke 23:50-54 Who was Joseph? What can we know about him? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 259

5. When it says that Joseph was righteous, what does it mean? In what exactly was he righteous? What did Joseph do? 4. 5. What day was it when Joseph laid Jesus body in the tomb? What time of day was it? Luke 23:55-56 Who followed and saw the tomb and how Jesus body was laid? What did the women do once they saw Joseph lay Jesus body in the tomb? What did the women do once the Sabbath began? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 260

Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to God the Father with a red triangle. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to God the Holy Spirit with a red cloud. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to God the Son, Jesus, by underlining it in purple. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to time with a blue box. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to a geographical location by surrounding it with orange brackets. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to an Old Testament scripture (you will find them in small caps) by drawing a large box around the entire passage that is quoted and then writing the scripture reference (where it is found in the Old Testament) in the margin next to the box. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to Jesus praying. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to the kingdom of God. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to Satan or his demons. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to covenant. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to disciple. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to sin or sinner. Read through Luke 24 and mark every reference to Jesus second coming. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 262

Read through Luke 24 and divide the passage into the following segments. Mark and title these segments in your text using brackets in the margin. Women find tomb empty Two men announce Jesus is risen Women tell others 4. Apostles would not believe women 5. Peter runs to see 6. Jesus and two disciples on the road to Emmaus 7. Jesus teaches them gospel from the Old Testament 8. Jesus followers recognize Jesus 9. Jesus followers return to Jerusalem and tell the others 10. Jesus appears in their midst 1 Jesus eats 1 Jesus opens their minds to understand the Old Testament Scriptures 1 Jesus is carried into heaven 14. Jesus followers worship and praise God Luke 24:1-3 Who came to the tomb of Jesus on the first day of the week? What day had just passed? What time of day did they come? When had they prepared the spices they brought? What did the women find when they reached the tomb? What didn t the women find when they reached the tomb? Luke 24:4-8 Who suddenly appeared to them while they were pondering what had happened? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 263

What were the two men wearing? How did the women react to the two men? What question did the two men ask of the women? Who is the Living One? What did the two men tell the women about the Living One? What did the two men remind the women that the Living One had already told them? Where had Jesus been when He had told them what would happen? Did the women remember? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 264

Luke 24:9-12 What did the women do? To whom did they report these things? Who were these women? 4. How did the apostles receive the report from the women? Even though the apostles didn t believe, what did Peter do? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 265

What did Peter see? Where did Peter go? Where was Peter s home? What was he thinking on the way? Luke 24:13-24 Who was going that very day to Emmaus? Where was Emmaus? What was the topic of their conversation along the way? Who approached them? What did Jesus do when He reached them? Did they recognize Him? Why not? What did Jesus ask them? What did the two disciples do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 266

Finally Cleopas spoke. What did he ask the man who was traveling with them? Jesus asked Cleopas to what things he was referring. What was Cleopas answer? 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What did the disciples confess they had been hoping for? How long had it been since Jesus was crucified? What did the men report that the women had told them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 267

Who went to the tomb? What did they find at the tomb? What did they tell Jesus was missing at the tomb? Luke 24:25-27 What did Jesus call the men He was speaking and walking with? Why were they foolish? What had the prophets spoken? Jesus then explained to the men the things concerning Himself in all the scriptures. What scriptures did Jesus use? Luke 24:28-32 Which village were they approaching? What did Jesus seem to indicate? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 268

What did the men try to persuade Jesus to do? Did they know who Jesus was at this point? Did Jesus stay? While they were eating, what did Jesus do? Would this have been a familiar sight to them? What happened to them? What happened to Jesus? The men talked about what it had been like while they were walking with Jesus on the road to Emmaus before they recognized Him. What did they recall? Luke 24:33-35 What did the men do? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 269

What time of day was it? What did the men tell the eleven and those who were with them? 4. Luke 24:36-40 What happened while the men were telling all these things? What did Jesus say to them? What was their reaction to seeing Jesus standing among them? What did Jesus ask them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 270

What did Jesus tell them to look at? What did Jesus tell them to do? What was the proof that Jesus was a man standing among them and not a spirit? Luke 24:41-43 Did they believe? What were they feeling? What did Jesus ask them to give Him? What did they give to Him? What did Jesus do with the fish? Why? Was Jesus hungry? When did He ask for something to eat? Luke 24:44-49 Where did Jesus say the gospel is found? Had Jesus spoken the gospel to His disciples before His death? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 271

What did Jesus do? Scriptures? What needed to happen before they could understand the Has Jesus opened your mind to understand the Scriptures? Have you asked Him to? What was written in the Old Testament concerning the Christ? What did the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms say was needed for forgiveness of sins? Where did the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms say the gospel would be proclaimed? Where would it be proclaimed first? What had Jesus disciples seen? 4. LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 272

What did Jesus promise to send forth upon His disciples? What is the promise of Jesus Father? Where were Jesus disciples to stay until they received the promise of the Father that Jesus would send forth upon them? Luke 24:50-53 Where did Jesus lead His disciples? Where is Bethany? Look it up on a map. When they reached Bethany, what did Jesus do? What happened while He was blessing them? What did His disciples do when He was carried up into heaven? After they worshiped Him, how did they return to Jerusalem? After worshiping Him, why did they return to Jerusalem? Where did they spend their time while waiting for the promise of the Father to be sent forth upon them? LUKE The GOSPEL Copyright 2004 Sharon Jensen - wordcenterministries.org 273