Thy Kingdom Come

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THY KINGDOM COME session 9 111
LEARNING
TOGETHER
READ LUKE 6:46-49.
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes
to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are
like. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation
on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because
it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice
is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the
torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”
READ LUKE 12:22-26.
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what
you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and
the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have
no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than
birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do
this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
Maybe you are worried about having the necessities of life today, or maybe you are
worried about other things—your kids, your health, your job. How does this passage
address both kinds of worries?
Is it enough to just listen to what Jesus says?
Respond to verse 24. Does it build trust in God to know that He sees you as valuable?
What does it mean to lay our foundation on rock?
One scholar has noted that the ravens don’t worry, but they do work. What is the balance
between us doing our part while trusting God to do His?
These two houses would probably look the same from the outside. The difference would
not be visible until the storm came. How does this parable apply to life?