Cultivating a Deeper Hunger for Jesus
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Jan 20, 2019
by: Dale Thiele |
Series: Ordinary Worship of God
Scripture: Luke 5:27-39 Tags: Pharisees, fasting, Levi, New Kingdom
MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele
Ordinary Worship of God
Cultivating a Deeper Hunger for Jesus
- Levi’s Conversion Sparks Controversy
- Fasting Centers on Jesus
- The New Fasting for the New Kingdom Realities
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Luke 5:27-39. What catches your attention from this passage? Why?
- Levi’s response in verse 28 is astonishing. Skim Luke 4 & 5. What events may Levi have already heard about regarding Jesus? How might have these prepared him to respond as he did?
- Why are the Pharisees grumbling? What does Jesus emphasize in his response in verses 31-32? How do these words impact you?
- Why do you think the discussion transitions to fasting? In verses 34 & 35 what does Jesus teach about fasting? What’s the focus and point of fasting?
- Do you have a habit of fasting? Why or why not? What could you do to cultivate a more healthy habit of fasting?
Memory Verse of the Week:
Luke 5:31-32 And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance." (ESV)