In Luke 11:29-32, Jesus gives us the sign of Jonah as a key signifier of who He is and what He’s about in His kingdom. What does this tell us about kingdom living? Pastor Jim Caler unpacks this passage on a Family Worship Weekend.
SERMON OUTLINE
The Context
The Text
The Point
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Open Up
- What is your favorite “sign”? Why?
- What would you “go to the ends of the earth” to experience?
Dig In
- Why do you think Jesus is so frustrated with ‘this generation’?
- Read the Book of Jonah. How are Jonah and Jesus similar? How are they different?
- What is the most remarkable to you about the story of the Queen of Sheba?
- What was Jonah’s message to the Nineties that caused them to repent?
- Why is how the Queen of Sheba and the Nineties responded a condemnation for ‘this generation’?
Live It Out
- What was the “sign” that turned you to God?
- If you are not yet a follower of Christ: How will you investigate God like the Queen of Sheba?
- If you are new to following Christ: How will you respond in repentance like the people of Nineveh?
- If you are a growing follower of Christ: Who will you share the grace of God with and how?