PUT GOD’S WORD INTO PRACTICE
Luke 8:16-25
Key Verse 8:21 “He replied, ‘My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice.’”
1. What does the light in verse 16 refer to? Why do some people hide their lamp in a jar or put it under a bed? (16)
2. Why is it important to “consider carefully how you listen”? (18) How is this related to the parable of the four soils? (11-15)
3. Why did Jesus’ mother and brothers come to see him? (19; cf. Mark 3:21) How did Jesus define his family? (19-21; cf. Mark 3:35)
4. How was the storm a good opportunity for the disciples to put God’s word into practice? (22-24)
5. To Jesus, what was the disciples’ real problem? (25) How can we put God’s word into practice even in the midst of life’s storms?