ONE GREATER THAN…
Luke 11:29-36
- An Evil Generation (vs. 29-30)
a. Looking back to verse 16 Jesus speaks to those seeking a sign from Him. How does He respond?
b. Whose sign does Jesus state would be given that generation?
c. What is different about the perspectives of the passage in Matt 12:39-40 and the sign of Jonah mentioned here in Luke 11:29-30?
d. In what way does Jesus fulfill the sign of Jonah as highlighted here in Luke?
- Greater than Solomon / Jonah (vs. 31-32)
a. Jesus references the God-given wisdom that Solomon possessed and the lengths to which the queen of the South went to listen…what is Jesus stating about Himself compared to Solomon?
b. Jonah preached a one sentence sermon to Nineveh and the city repented from greatest to least…How does Jesus preaching compare?
c. Who are going to rise up and condemn “this generation” for their rejection of Jesus?
- That Those May See the Light… (vs. 33-36)
a. Is Jesus speaking of lamps and lampstands or something else in vs. 33?
b. What does He mean “the lamp of the body is the eye?”
c. Can light, and darkness abide in the same place?
- Application: The ability to recognize Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God is a Spirit revealed truth. What do we recognize about Jesus and how does this recognition change us and how should it change us?
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