Luke 9:37-45
Key Verse: 9:43a
1. Contrast the glory of the transfiguration mountain with the reality at the foot of the mountain (37-39).
2. Think about the suffering of the father with the demon-possessed son. Why couldn’t the disciples drive out the demon even though they did it before? (9:1)
3. How did the disciples’ failure to drive out the demon affect everybody’s faith? Why did Jesus rebuke the unbelief of that entire generation? (41) How does Jesus lament our unbelieving generation in the face of our powerlessness before sickness and oppression?
4. How did Jesus heal the boy? (42-43) How did people respond?
5. What specific event did Jesus predict would happen to him? (44) Why did Jesus have to bear this pain of betrayal? (Isaiah 53:3-5) Why couldn’t the disciples understand Jesus’ words? (45)