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Q Luke says that “Satan got inside the head of Judas” (Luke 22:3 Casual English Bible). Other Bible versions translated “Satan entered into Judas” (New Living Translation). What do you think happened? Did Judas become demon possessed? Or did Satan …
Q When Jesus passed out pieces of bread to the disciples he said “This is my body. I’m giving it for you—for your sake. When you do this, remember me” (Luke 22:19). Was he talking about what became the ritual of communion, also known as Mass? Or was …
Q Bible experts say they see two different scenes in the prophecies of Jesus in Luke 21:5-28. In some cases, they see the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70, when Romans crushed a Jewish rebellion and leveled the city of Jerusalem. Others say they see …
Q Paul tells the Corinthian Christians what love looks like. He does it in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, in the Bible’s famous Love Chapter, which is often read at weddings. Which one-liner do you think would resonate best with most people? A It …
Q New Testament writers say Jesus descended from the tribe of Judah (Matthew 1:3). How can we defend the fact that the father of the tribe from which Jesus descended had twins with his daughter-in-law? (Genesis 38) We can save for a later discussion …
Q Each of the names of Jacob’s sons means something, especially to the mothers. Which name moves you most? Reuben: Hebrew for “See, a son.” “Maybe now my husband will love me, since I have given him a son” (29:32). Simeon: Sounds like the Hebrew term …
Q Luke doesn’t seem to have ever met Jesus or any of the original disciples. Instead, he seems to have gathered his information for this letter, the Gospel of Luke, in the same way a news reporter would gather information for a feature article: “he …
Q NASA uses the following words to describe the birth of the universe, which they say is made up mostly of mysterious substances they call Dark Energy and Dark Matter: “When the universe was young, it was nearly smooth and featureless. As it grew …
“The Lord picked 72 others [disciples] to act as his advance PR team. He sent them out by twos—one pair to every town he planned to visit on his way to Jerusalem.” Luke 10:1 Casual English Bible Preview of atlas maps for Luke Download Leader’s Guide …
“Mary had her first child. A boy. She wrapped him tightly, swaddling him in cloth. Then she laid him in a feeding trough—a manger for his bed. She had no choice. Bethlehem’s inn didn’t have any vacancies.” Luke 2:7 Casual English Bible Preview of …
“About the time Mary got pregnant, Caesar Augustus ordered a census. He wanted to count everyone in the Roman world…Folks went to their hometown to register. Joseph did, too…He went south to Bethlehem…He took his fiancée, Mary, who was pregnant.” …
“The mother of my Lord” is how Elizabeth described her pregnant relative, Mary. “Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months before going back home.” Luke 1:43-56 Casual English Bible Preview of atlas maps for Luke Download Leader’s …
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