40 When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.42. Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; 43 but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.” 44 And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
Luke 4:40-44
Q & A：
- Do you have the consumer mentality as a Christian where you tend to keep what is good to yourselves, just like the crowd did not want Jesus to leave because there were many needs that had not been met by Jesus for the individuals? How would you respond to Jesus’ Great Commission to share the gospel (good news) to those around you, as Jesus had the urgency to seek and save the lost so that none should perish without Christ in one’s life? (Luke 4:42,43; Luke 19:9-10; 2 Pet 3:9; Matt 28:18-20)
- Explain the 5 levels of the different types of unbelievers (Type A & B) as represented in the Response Pyramid, and which group(s) you identify or associate with the most for the unbelievers around you. Knowing that Jesus did not come to condemn the world but to reconcile the people to God, how should you interact and share the gospel with the different groups of unbelievers accordingly? (2 Cor 5:18-20)
- Using the “I Have Found Him” booklet illustration tool, along with the scripture references, practice explaining the gospel in the guided steps: i) why man must face sin, death and judgment? ii) why man cannot be saved by religion, own works or philosophy? iii) how man can be reconciled to God? iv) what man must do to be saved? v) what man becomes differently after receiving Christ? (Rom 3:23; Eph 2:8-9; John 3:16; Rom 10:9-10; 2 Cor 5:17)