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Luke 8:22-25

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16“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.

17For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.

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22One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out.

23As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

24The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.

25“Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

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1)       Are verses 16 and 17 included in VisionCasting-Luke8.1-18?

o   Yes.

 

2)       Why are verses 16 and 17 included here?

o   They are included here to provide continuity of context.

 

3)       According to verses 22 to 24 what kind of trouble did the disciples find themselves in when they followed Jesus’ order to go over to the other side of the lake?

o   They found themselves in life-threatening danger.

 

4)       According to verses 23 and 24 how did Jesus appear to be totally unaware of the disciples being in life-threatening danger such that they felt that they were on their own?

o   Jesus fell asleep.

o   And the disciples had to wake him.

 

5)       According to verse 24 what emotion did the disciples exhibit when they went and woke Jesus?

o   They were very frightened.

 

6)       According to verse 24 how did Jesus calm the storm?

o   Jesus rebuked

§  The wind.

§  And the raging waters.

o   The storm subsided.

o   And all was calm.

 

7)       According to verse 25 how did Jesus characterize the disciples for their fear?

o   They lacked faith.

 

8)       According to verse 25 what were the disciples wondering about in fear and amazement upon seeing Jesus calm the storm?

o   They wondered who Jesus was.

o   That

o   Even the winds and the water obeyed him.

 

9)       What is the kind of circumstance in which we can get to know Jesus better, given that the disciples in a calm boat ride would not have gotten to know him better?

o   We cannot get to know Jesus better.

o   When

o   Things are well. 

o   We can get to know him better

o   When

o   We head into trouble with him.

 

10)   In what way did the disciples get to know Jesus better from this episode?

o   The disciples got to know that Jesus exercises power over nature.

 

11)   How did Jesus practice his own teaching about putting a lamp on a stand that he taught in verses 16 and 17 earlier in the current chapter?

o   Jesus put his lamp on a stand by revealing hidden reality about himself.

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Luke 8:22-25

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