1. Who was Jesus speaking to? Why do you think Jesus was giving them this difficult warning?

2. How do you reconcile all the passages of honoring your father and mother with Jesus saying we must hate them to be his disciples?

3. What two illustrations are given to illustrate why we must count the cost of following Christ? What do the illustrations reveal about what we're called to do?

1. What does the "big dinner" represent in Jesus' parable?

2. What excuses were given by the characters in the parable? What do these excuses reveal about them?

3. Who were the initial invitation given to? What group of people do they represent?

4. Who do the poor, crippled, blind and lame represent? Who are the ones on the highways and along the hedges?

1. What is the context of this parable? Who was he referring to?

2. What is the purpose of making a statement through a parable?

3. What is the universal issue being addressed to the guests and to the host?

4. What is the ultimate motivation for why a guest or the host would follow Jesus' teaching according to verse 15?

1. Where did this event take place and what is it's significance?

2. What is dropsy? What is the modern day equivalent?

3. What two questions did Jesus ask the Pharisees? Why could they not answer either question?

4. What do these questions reveal about the way the Pharisees approached the law?

1. What was the motivation of the Pharisees for warning Jesus about Herod's intent to kill Him?

2. Why did Jesus answer the Pharisees warning by telling them his ministry and plans to die in Jerusalem?

3. Why does Jesus call Herod a fox? What is a fox known for?

1. What is the reason given in this text why we need to live intentionally?

2. What is the difference between being wise and unwise? Is there a difference of what wisdom looks like for believers verses rest of the world?

3. Is this passage calling the church to have better time management or something else? What different words are translated as time in the New Testament? What is the word used here for time? How do the other translations translate verse 16?