# Luke 15 Bible study questions

> Jesus answers grumbling religious leaders with 3 stories of lost things: a sheep, a coin, and 2 sons.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/group-questions/luke-15
10 questions for a small group or a leader. Read the chapter aloud first: https://www.lumin.faith/read/luke/15.md

## Start here

1. Tell about a time you lost something and found it again.

## Look: what does it say?

2. Who is coming to Jesus, and who is complaining about it? (Luke 15:1-2)
3. What does the younger son ask for, and what happens to him? (Luke 15:11-16)
4. What does the father do when he sees his son far off? What does the older brother do? (Luke 15:20-32)

## Understand: what does it mean?

5. What do all 3 stories have in common at the end? (Luke 15:6-7,9-10,23-24)
6. The son plans a speech. The father does not let him finish it. Why does that matter? (Luke 15:18-22)
7. Who in Jesus’ audience is the older brother? How does the father treat him? (Luke 15:2,28-32)

## Live it: what will we do?

8. Are you more like the younger son or the older one right now?
9. Is there someone whose return you would find hard to celebrate? (Luke 15:28-30)
10. Who do you know who is far off? What could you do to watch the road for them? (Luke 15:20)

## Close in prayer

Thank God that he runs to meet the lost, and pray for someone far from home.

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