Luke 13:18-35
Key Verse: 13:19 “It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air perched in its branches.”
1. With what did Jesus first compare the kingdom of God? (18-19) What does this parable tell us about the way the kingdom of God grows? How is the kingdom of God like yeast? (20-21) What effect does yeast have on the dough?
2. What did someone ask Jesus as he made his way to Jerusalem? (22-23) What does “narrow door” mean? (24)
3. Does “Make every effort…” mean that we should earn our salvation? (24) How might people wrongly assume that they can enter the kingdom of God? (25-27)
4. What do verses 28-30 teach us about people groups welcomed in the kingdom of God? What does it mean that last will be first? (cf. Luke 23:42-43)
5. When some Pharisees warned Jesus about Herod, how did Jesus reaffirm his mission? (31-33) Why did Jesus weep over the Holy City? (34-35) What was his longing hope?