THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
Luke 8: 1 - 56
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
Luke 8
- Read verses 1-3. What did Jesus and the disciples diligently do? (1) How is it related to the Parable of the Sower? (5a,11) Who supported the gospel ministry and how? (2,3)
- Read verses 4-15. What parable did Jesus give to the large crowd? (4-8a) Why did Jesus speak to them in parable? (8b-10; Mt 13:35) What does the parable mean? (11-15) What does Jesus teach us?
- Read verses 16-21. What does Jesus teach us through the parable of a lamp? (16-18; Mk 4:24) Who are Jesus’ family members? (19-21) How can we be Jesus’ family members?
- Read verses 22-25. What problem did the disciples confront & how did they respond? (22-24) What was their problem? (25) What do you learn from this event?
- Read verses 26-39. Describe the demon-possessed man (26,27,29b). How did Jesus set him free? (28-33) Why did the townspeople ask Jesus to leave their town? (34-37) What life direction did Jesus give to him? (38,39) What does this event mean to you?
- Read verses 40-48. Why and how did Jairus come to Jesus? (40-42a) On the way to Jairus’ house, how was a woman healed from her chronic sickness? (42b-44) How did Jesus bless her? (45-48) What do you learn from her?
- Read verses 49-56. Meanwhile, what did Jairus hear and what did Jesus say to him? (49,50) How did Jesus raise the dead girl to life? (51-56) What did Jesus reveal about himself? (Jn 11:25,26)
- Think about the Parable of the Sower again. How is it related to each event or narrative in this chapter?