Luke 12:1-12
Key Verse: 12:4,5 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.”
1. Why did Jesus call hypocrisy “yeast”? (1b) How did the Pharisees reveal their hypocrisy? (11:38-42) How does the fact that everything will be revealed help us avoid hypocrisy? (2-3)
2. Why do we fear men? (4) Why should we fear God? (5) What difference does it make to know that God is the Sovereign Provider of our lives? (6-7)
3. What does it mean to acknowledge Jesus publicly? (8-9) What does this have to do with overcoming fear?
4. Why is speaking against the Son of Man forgivable while blaspheming against the Holy Spirit unforgivable? (10; cf. Matthew 12:31-32)
5. What confidence do we have when we stand before synagogues, rulers and authorities of our time? (11-12)