Luke 9:10-27

Luke 9:10-27

1. Where had the disciples been? (Luke 9:6) What did they do when they returned? Why would they have wanted to be alone with Jesus?

2. In what situations do you really want to be alone (or with a small group of friends)? How do you feel when you are forced to be with a crowd?

3. What did the apostles want to do with the crowd? If you had been an apostle, how would you have reacted to the crowd’s overwhelming need?

4. Why did Jesus say in Verse 13, “You give them something to eat”? Is this fair?

5. The feeding of the 5,000 is one of only three events recorded in all four Gospels (the others are Jesus’ baptism and His death and resurrection). What does this tell you about it? Why is it so important?

6. What does Jesus’ response to the crowd tell us about Him? What does it tell us about the disciples? What does it tell us about how we should live our lives? There are many deep lessons in this simple story; what are some of them?

7. Who did the crowds think Jesus was? How would you answer Jesus today if He asked, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

8. In what situations would you be uncomfortable in stating plainly that Jesus is the Messiah, the Saviour of the world, the son of God, and actually is God? Do you believe that absolutely, to your core, with every molecule of your body and brain? Why/why not?

9. Why do you suppose that Jesus strictly warned his disciples not to tell anyone about his heavenly identity?

10. What does it mean to you personally to “deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Jesus?” (Give a practical, real-world answer, not a spiritual, theological, “airy-fairy” answer.) How might you “lose your life for Jesus?”