SERMON OUTLINE:
1. Historical Context

2. Prophetic Context

3. Personal Context

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What does this text and its contexts teach us about God? How does this text affect your view of Christ’s love for you?

What does this text teach us about our relationship to God? Does this change any of the things you have believed about His view of you?

What does this passage teach us about the promises God has made in this text? How does this play into how you approach your daily relationship with Christ?

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. An awkward scenario unfolds (Luke 7:36-39).

2. Jesus reframes the scene in light of His character (Luke 7:40-50).

3. A picture of how those who love Jesus respond (Luke 8:1-3).

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Look at verse 44, who does the American church tend to not see? Who do you personally struggle to see?
• When do you most struggle to serve others? How does this passage help?
• How can we grow in our love for Jesus? Answer in tangible and practical ways.

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. Messengers from John 7:18-23

2. The least in the Kingdom of Heaven 7:24-30

3. Hard-hearted children 7:31-35

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Do you believe that Jesus is who He says He is? How has He met you when you have doubted this?
• “When you feel yourself becoming hard-hearted, what are the factors? How can you actively repent of those factors and live with a soft heart?”

SERMON OUTLINE:

God is ________________

God is ________________

God Holds the _____________   ___________

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Do you Believe that Jesus, who we are reading about in Luke;  is the Son of God, co-equal member of the Triune God with the Father and the Holy Spirit?  How might this belief affect your Christian life?
• Are there events in your life that might be "re-narrated" with the knowledge that God knows what you need before you ask Him? 
• Pray for anyone at your table who could use encouragement as they wait on the Lord.  

SERMON OUTLINE:
1. How do you view yourself in relation to others? (Lk. 6:37-42)

2. How should we actually evaluate ourselves? (Lk. 6:43-45)

3. How can we cultivate obedience to Jesus? (Lk. 6:46-49)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1. What are you like when storms come? When life bumps into you, what spills out?
2. When did you first come to Jesus? How do you hear His words (what are your Scripture intake habits)? Where are you convicted that you need to obey more?
3. As you review the Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:20-49), what would you like to become more a part of your life?

Luke 24:13-35

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. The call to love (Lk. 6:27-31).

2. The power to love (Lk. 6:32-36).

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• What examples can you think of (in Scripture, your own life, or throughout history) where loving one’s enemies made a radical difference?
• Which aspect of Jesus’ teaching strikes you as most difficult? Which part brings you the most comfort?
• What do you personally feel the need to implement in your life this coming week?

SERMON OUTLINE:

1. The way of discipleship: Called and sent (Lk. 6:12-16)

2. The way of discipleship: Healing and hearing (Lk. 6:17-19)

3. The way of discipleship: Blessings and woes (Lk. 6:20-26)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• How is your prayer life? What about Jesus praying convicts you or encourages you?
• If we should minister in word and deed, which one can you be tempted to neglect?
• Which blessing and woe did you most need to hear today? Which discipline (generosity, fasting, lament, evangelism) do you most need to grow in? How will you engage that growth?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

• Jesus teaches that stewardship of earthly wealth shows our trustworthiness for eternal riches. How does this shape your understanding of money and generosity?
• If the people of Missio Dei embraced Jesus’ teaching of shrewd stewardship, how might that impact how we live individually and as a church together?