21 - Running on Empty (Luke 9:1-17 | 2 Corinthians 2:9)
/Our hope is not in our abilities, but in the God whose power is made perfect in our weakness.
The Kingdom and Its Authority (vv. 1-9)
a. Kingdom Building (vv. 1-2)
b. Kingdom Ambassadors (vv. 3-4, 6)
c. Kingdom Haters (vv. 4-9)The King and His Conquest (vv. 10-17)
a. When Tanks (and Baskets) Run Low (vv. 10-13)
b. Bread from Heaven (vv. 14-17; Deuteronomy 8:3-4)
c. Broken Bread—Broken Savior (vv. 16-17)
Discussion Starters
Monday—Why did the people of Israel fear going into the Promised Land after the twelve spies came back with their report in Numbers 13-14? Where was their confidence? Where should it have been?
Tuesday—What is the kingdom of God? (Luke 9:1-2) What does it mean to proclaim the kingdom of God?
Wednesday—Why did Jesus tell his disciples to take nothing with them? (Luke 9:3-4) What do you tend to rely upon when you tell people about Jesus?
Thursday—Why do you think the disciples wanted to send the crowd away? What are ways you struggle when your tanks run low? How is Jesus calling you to trust him?
Friday—What does it mean that “more souls have been won around a dinner table than through public debates”? Why is hospitality so important in kingdom building?