Luke 19:10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

Luke 19:11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was

near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear

immediately.

Luke 19:26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who

has not, even what he has will be taken away.'

Luke 8:18 "Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and

from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”

1. Compare the “Already/Not Yet” tension of the Kingdom of God through these two

verses: Luke 19:11-12 and Luke 17:20-2

2. Categorize and describe the 3 major groups of people mentioned in the parable of

the Ten Minas.

3. How is this parable similar and different from the parable of the talents in Matthew

25?

QUESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY OR SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION IN YOUR HOMES: Maybe jump on a Zoom call or Facetime with friends and family from church and discuss the passage later on in the week. Here are some questions to spur on further discussion and study. 1. What have you prayed for in your life persistently and you've received an answer for? What are you currently praying for while still waiting on an answer?

2. What if the answer to your prayer is "wait until I return" to dispense justice? What if God's answer to your prayer doesn't happen in the here and now and actually doesn't happen until the "Son of Man comes"? -Luke 18:18

3. In what ways do we, in our modern context, act just like the Pharisee in Luke 18:9-12?

4. Summarize the posture and attitude we are to have in relation to God from this chapter? (Condense the parables down to a few characteristics of a true faithful believer.) What does a true believer look like and act like according to Luke 18:1-17? 5. Pray for our church during this uncertain time.

Q1: Review the storyline of the dishonest parable? What questions do you have about the parable? Why do you think some say it can be challenging to understand? How do you understand it? 

Q2: How can a mindset for the future or lack thereof influence our management of wealth, time and money? Does the here and now really influence our future destination (eternal dwelling vs. 8)? 

Q3: What different applications can we draw out from this parable (1-13)? Can you summarize it all with one major conclusion from it all? 

Q4: In what ways do we serve money and how instead could we serve God with our money? 

Q5: Now quickly examine/scan the rest of chapter 16. How do the next verses 14-31 generally add what Jesus has been teaching so far? Why do you think Luke would have put all these parables and teachings the order he did? What major themes is he trying to communicate to us in chapter 15-16? 

Q1: As a group, look over Leviticus 11 and the Jewish ritual dietary laws for cleanliness and holiness. Now read the accusation from the Pharisees in Luke 15:1-2. Do you see why Jesus' table fellowship with "sinners" here is so scandalous? 

Q2: Now compare question 1 with Matthew 15:1-20? What is Jesus teaching them? (further study: Acts 10) 

Q3: Compare and contrast all three lost parables. What is similar and different about each one? Luke isn't just repeating the same exact thing three times in a row, so what do we progressively learn as we read through the parables? (Luke 15:1-32) 

Q4: The heart of the gospel is recognizing our position as lost without Christ. How does Romans 8:1-4 apply to the Lost Parables?