Ask the Lord of the Harvest

Luke 10:1-16

Key verse 2

He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.

Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

1. Read verses 1-3. Why do you think Jesus appointed seventy two to send them out? (1a) Why do you think Jesus sent them two by two? (1b) Where were they sent? (1c) What can we learn from Jesus who said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few”? (2a) What did Jesus ask them to pray? (2b) What does “I am sending you out like lambs among wolves” mean? (3)

2. Read verses 4-8. What did Jesus say to them about the journey? (4) What did Jesus instruct them to say when they first enter a house? (5) What would happen to someone based on their response? (6) Why shouldn’t they move around? (7) What can we learn from Jesus’ commands: “eat and drink whatever they give you” or “eat what is offered to you”? (7, 8)

3. Read verses 9-12. What do they do for and tell to the sick? (9) What does it mean by “The Kingdom of God has come near to you”? What are they supposed to do when they are not welcomed at a town? (10, 11) What is the warning for their rejection? (12)

4. Read verses 13-16. Why will it be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon than Chorazin and Bethsaida at the judgment? (13, 14) What warning was said about Capernaum? (15) Why is it important to listen and accept Jesus’ disciples? (16)

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