Luke - Guide

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Hill City Church 

Luke - Guide 

 

Luke Part 7 / Jesus, Tempted as We 

Reading:  ​

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 ​ ​and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong 16 ​ slavery. ​ For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 ​ Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. 18 ​ ​For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. 14​

-​ Hebrews 2:14-18 

Getting Started  Read the above verses  1. Summarize the above verses  a. How does the word ‘​therefore​’ starting in verse 17 impact the  verses and the meaning behind them?  2. Go over the rules of Group Discussion:  a. Use ‘I’ statements. These statements break denial structures.  b. No rescuing people as they are speaking. Do not finish someone’s  sentence if they start struggling to find words. Let them fully  process their thought; it might be the first time they are  wrestling with something  c. No side chatter.  d. Pray. Invite God to further His kingdom in your group. Ask for  blind spots to be revealed in your members’ lives. 

  Going Deeper 

As we continue through Luke, we want people to be able to voice their thoughts  and questions; however, we do not necessarily want to fill those with answers.  As we walk through the book of Luke, we will be confronted with what we think  we already know about Jesus versus what the bible says about Jesus. We will be  confronted with whether we are worshiping the Jesus of the bible, or a Jesus  we have created in our head. Create an environment where people can just shout  out a thought they have. 

1. Trust  a. Read Luke 4:1-13  b. How would you answer ‘Is God good?’ and ‘Is God trustworthy?’  i. Why?  c. How did Satan try to break down the trust of Jesus towards God?  d. What makes God worthy of trust?  i. Why do you not trust him sometimes?  2. Suffering  a. Read Luke 4:1 - What is the significance of of Jesus being led in  the wilderness by the Spirit?  b. What does this fact tell us about “the wilderness,” or suffering?   c. In your life, when was a season of suffering?   d. How did you react?   e. What did your reaction show you actually believe in?   f. This week Daniel said, “What God has for you is probably on the  other side of testing and suffering.” - Looking back on some of  the suffering in your life, can you see God molding you more into  the image of Jesus?   g. What suffering are you avoiding today?   3. Temptation  a. Read Luke 4:2 - “...being tempted by the devil.”   b. What is your understanding of “the devil”.  i. Who is he?   ii. Where did he come from?   iii. Does he have any “powers”?  iv. What does he want?  v. Why did the temptation have to come from the devil?  c. Does temptation only come from the devel?   d. Have you been able to see what temptations you are attracted to?  Do you see a pattern?     ​ ​Application

The battle against temptation has been played out for thousands of years in  Christian living. Often times, as believers, we can believe that utilizing  bible verses to combat temptation is how we can find victory. However, we must  come to understand and believe the truths of scripture on a deeper level  instead of just using verses as an incantation against a deeply-rooted  temptation. 1. How does knowing scripture help to fight temptation?  a. Why could simply knowing verses not be enough to combat?  b. Why would it still be important to continually learn and know more  scripture? 

c. Has there been a time in your life where you would think of, or  use a verse that you might not have fully understood the meaning  of into a setting to battle temptation and it wasn’t effective?  d. How could you better understand or apply that verse in that  context?  2. Jesus is better than anything this world can offer. As fallen people, we  are also prone to wander from the God we love. What do you start  functionally believing is better than Jesus?   a. What are you pursuing in your life? 

Transparency & Vulnerability: If you haven’t done so already, split up the men and women in your group.  ● Ask if there is anything that needs to be dragged out and confessed  before the light of God. Darkness cannot live in the light.  ● Pray for each other; lay hands on and pray when needed.