March 12

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New Testament in a Year – Luke 8

By Ron

March 12, 2025

Luke, New Testament

The Parable of the Sower - Luke 8:1-15

Understand It

  • Where did Jesus bring His message? (8:1)
  • What women do we meet in this passage? (8:2-3)
  • What facts about the women who followed Jesus do we learn? (8:2-3)
  • What did the various "supporting characters" do in this story? (8:1-4)
  • What method did Jesus choose to use in communicating His message? (8:4)
  • What happened to each group of seeds? (8:5-8)
  • How did Jesus conclude His parable? (8:8)
  • How much of the parable did the people understand? (8:9-10)
  • How much of the parable did the disciples understand? (8:9-10)
  • What did the seed represent? (8:11)
  • What was the seed on the path like? (8:12)
  • Why couldn’t those who received the Word with joy stay faithful? (8:13)
  • What choked those who were represented by the seed among the thorns? (8:14)
  • How did the seed scattered on good soil fare? (8:15)

Apply It

  • What will most help you be responsive to God in your study of the Bible?
  • With whom can you share the truth about what Jesus means to you, that your faith may bear fruit?

A Lamp on a Stand - Luke 8:16-18

Understand It

  • In what places would it be absurd to put a lamp? (8:16)
  • According to Jesus, what is not done with a lamp? (8:16)
  • What is done with a lamp? (8:16)
  • What contrasts do we see in this passage? (8:16-18)
  • Why would someone put a light on a stand? (8:16)
  • How much can ultimately be hidden? (8:17)
  • What will happen to those things that are hidden? (8:17)
  • What are we to consider carefully? (8:18)
  • What did Jesus say our response should be to what we hear? (8:18)
  • What did Jesus say about what God entrusts to us? (8:18)

Apply It

  • What are some symbols you can use to show others your Christian identity?
  • What step can you take to be a better listener to this and other parables?

Jesus' Mother and Brothers - Luke 8:19-21

Understand It

  • Who came to see Jesus? (8:19)
  • What kept Jesus’ family from seeing Him? (8:19)
  • How can we infer that Jesus’ family was anxious to see Him? (8:19-20)
  • Where did Jesus’ mother and brothers wait for Him? (8:20)
  • How did Jesus hear of His family’s arrival? (8:20)
  • How did Jesus respond to His family’s desire to see Him? (8:21)
  • What did Jesus consider more important than family? (8:21)
  • With what is "hearing" closely associated? (8:21)
  • How did Jesus identify those who heard God’s Word and put in into practice?
  • What two things constituted family ties to Jesus? (8:21)

Apply It

  • What practical change in your daily routine would help you listen to God’s Word better?
  • With whom can you share your concerns about putting Scripture into practice so that he or she can pray for you?

Jesus Calms a Storm - Luke 8:22-25

Understand It

  • Whom did Jesus ask to accompany Him? (8:22)
  • Where did Jesus and His disciples go? How? (8:22)
  • What happened after Jesus and His disciples set sail? (8:23)
  • How did Jesus react to the growing storm? (8:23)
  • What did the disciples think of the turn of events? (8:24)
  • How and how quickly did the situation change? (8:24)
  • After the storm was calmed, what did Jesus ask the disciples? (8:25)
  • What emotions overwhelmed the disciples? (8:25)
  • What did the disciples realize about Jesus’ identity? (8:25)
  • What did the disciples see of Jesus’ manner? (8:25)

Apply It

  • What can you do today to build up your faith in Jesus for the next time you feel overwhelmed?
  • In what way can you show your assurance in God’s ability to rescue His people?

The Healing of a Demon-possessed Man - Luke 8:26-39

Understand It

  • Where did Jesus and His disciples go? By what means? (8:26)
  • What was the first thing to greet Jesus and His disciples upon their arrival? (8:27)
  • What had the demon-possessed man’s life been like until he met Jesus? (8:27, 29)
  • How did the demon-possessed man react to Jesus? (8:28)
  • Of what was the man afraid? (8:28)
  • Why was the man called Legion? (8:30)
  • What did the demons choose over life in the Abyss? (8:31-32)
  • What resulted from the demons’ choice? (8:33)
  • How did those tending the pigs react to what happened? (8:34)
  • Who else heard what happened, and what did they find at the region of the Gerasenes? (8:35)
  • What emotion gripped all but the man who had been possessed by demons? (8:34-37)
  • What did the man want to do? (8:38)
  • Why did Jesus say no to the man’s request to go with Him? (8:38-39)
  • What was the result of the man’s obedience? (8:39)

Apply It

  • What can you do this week to be more aware of Jesus’ ability to help you with your most serious problems?
  • Whom can you tell today how much God has done for you?

A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman - Luke 8:40-56

Understand It

  • What kind of reception did Jesus get when He returned? (8:40)
  • Who was Jairus? (8:41-42)
  • What did Jairus want Jesus to do? (8:41-42)
  • What role do crowds play in this passage? (8:40, 42, 45, 47, 52-53)
  • What do we know about the sick woman? (8:43-44)
  • How did Jesus know that someone had been healed? (8:45-46)
  • What was the woman’s reaction to being discovered? (8:47)
  • To what did Jesus attribute the woman’s healing? (8:48)
  • What happened to Jairus’s daughter while Jesus was traveling? (8:49)
  • What commands did Jesus give before the girl was given new life? (8:50, 52, 54)
  • How did Luke describe the sequence of events inside Jairus’s house? (8:53-56)
  • What did Jesus tell the girl’s parents? (8:55-56)

Apply It

  • For what people with long-term pain or other physical problems can you start to pray regularly?
  • How should you be bold in the way you approach God?

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