Warm-up

1. Have there been times in your life you have felt as though God let you suffer because of your sin? Why or why not? What was it like?

Exploring Scripture

Skim Luke 9-13. How would you summarize Jesus teaching in these chapters? 

Read Luke 13:1-9.

2. What bad situations was Jesus aware of and asked about? 

3. What did the people believe about these bad situations?

4. How did Jesus respond to their understandings? 

5. What were they to learn from the two stories and Jesus’ response? 

Skim Luke 13:10-30 and again summarize Jesus teaching. 

Read Luke 13:31-35.

6. Who came to Jesus? Why? (13:31)

7. What message did Jesus have for Herod? (13:32)

8. What were Jesus’ goals? (13:32–33)

Application

9. What does this passage tell us about God?

10. What is meaningful to you about the image of God as a mother hen?

11. What step can you take this week to get a clearer sense of God’s goals for you?

12. What is one small way this week you can show compassion for your unbelieving friends?