1.
Read Luke 8:26-39
2.
What is peculiar about
the way the possessed man approached Jesus?
3.
How would you describe
the power dynamics between Jesus and the legion of demons? Does Jesus seem
threatened? Do the demons seem to think they have any power over Jesus?
4.
When the demons are
sent into the pigs, the pigs stampede into the lake and drown. What does this
say about the nature of the demons?
5.
What in this episode
terrifies people?
6.
Why did Jesus send the
man back to his own people?
7.
What does this story
demonstrate about Jesus’ authority?
8.
What does the
preceding story of Jesus calming the storm (Luke 8:22-25) demonstrate about
Jesus’ power?
9.
What does this mean
about who Jesus is and who we are in relation to him?
10. What ought our posture toward Jesus be?
11. What do these stories suggest about Jesus’
ability and inclination to work in our lives?
12. In what way(s) do you need Jesus to work in
your life?
13. How do you want to receive the hope of Christ?