1. What does it mean to be ashamed of Jesus and His words?

2. What does it mean for Jesus to be ashamed of those who are ashamed of Him when He returns?

3. What is the mean for Jesus to return in glory and of the glory of the Father and the angels?

1. What does denying yourself in your life look like practically?

2. Can you be a follower of Christ if you are not denying yourself and picking up your cross daily? Can you have one without the other?

3. In what way does losing your life causes you to find it and in what way does finding your life causes you to lose it?

4. Why would anyone want to follow Jesus if this is the standard that he requires of His follower?

1. Why was it important for the disciples to have the correct view of Jesus?

2. Why did the people think that Jesus was John the Baptist or Elijah or one of the prophets?

3. Why did Jesus tell the disciples not to tell anyone about His true identity?

4. What is it that Jesus had to do by going to Jerusalem?

1. Where was Jesus when the feeding of the 5000 took place? What does it tell us about how popular Jesus became at this time?

2. This is the only miracle recorded in all four gospels. What do you think is the significance of that?

3. Why did Jesus choose to use the five loaves and two fish to feed the 5000? Why couldn't he just feed them from nothing?

4. What is the significance of having 12 baskets left over? Why not make just enough to feed the 5000?

1. Name the similarities between Jesus and John the Baptist that made people think that Jesus may have been John the Baptist resurrected?

2. Why was Herod so concerned that Jesus may have been John the Baptist come back to life?

3. Why did some think Jesus was Elijah or one of the prophets?

4. How would you answer Herod if he asked you, "Who is this man" concerning Jesus?

1. We understand why the disciples needed power to heal but why did they need power and authority to preach about the kingdom of God?

2. What did the preaching of the kingdom of God consist of?

3. According to verse 6 how did Luke describe what the disciples were sent to do?

1. What did Jesus give them power and authority to do?

2. Who were the twelve disciple that Jesus sent and why were they chosen?

3. What do you think was the primary goal of the mission Jesus sent the disciples to?

1. Why did the people who came from Jairus' house not believe that Jesus could raise the daughter from the dead?

2. Why did Jesus not allow anyone else to see the miracle except the parents and the three disciples?

3. Why did Jesus tell the man who was healed of demons to go tell his hometown what had happened but told the Jairus not to tell anyone of the miracle that took place?