Let’s Find Out Together

When the Pharisees berate Jesus’ disciples for not fasting like their own disciples do, Jesus tells them that new wine won’t last in old wineskins. What does that have to do with fasting? Let’s find out together as we read Luke 5:33-39 and Isaiah 65.

When Pharisees question why Jesus eats with “sinners,” Jesus says it’s because he came to call sinners to repent. Why did he say that? Let’s find out together as we read Luke 5:27-32 and Ezekiel 18.

Four men bring a paralyzed man to Jesus and he heals him, with a controversial statement. What was the statement and why was it controversial? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 2:1-12, Psalm 51 and Jeremiah 33:1-13.

A leper comes to Jesus asking him to heal him. Jesus does, then tells him to present himself to the priests “as Moses commanded.” What exactly did Moses command? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 1:40-45 and Leviticus 14:1-32.

After the third time Jesus called Peter, he left everything. What did that mean and why is it important? Let’s find out together as we read Luke 4:42-5:11 and Ruth 2:1-4:12.

Jesus continues to heal people, including those who were demonized. As he does, the demons call him “Son of God.” Was that title something that the Old Testament uses? Let’s find out together as we read Luke 4:38-41 and Psalm 2. 

As Jesus teaches in the synagogue in Capernaum, demons begin calling him “The Holy One of God.” What did that mean? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 1:21-28 and Isaiah 41.

Jesus calls the first four disciples by a lake. Was calling disciples common in Jesus’ time? Let’s find out together as we read Mark 1:16-20; 1 Kings 19 and 2 Kings 2:1-15.

Jesus reads scripture in the Nazareth synagogue, and when he finishes, they try to throw him off a cliff. Why in the world does that happen? Let’s find out together as we read Luke 4:16-30 and Isaiah 61.

Jesus begins his ministry in Galilee, and Matthew tells us it’s the preaching of the Kingdom of Heaven. What does God’s kingship look like? Let’s find out together as we read Matthew 4:13-17 and Psalms 93, 95 and 96.