Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Journal

Please use one of the prompts below to get your journaling started.

  • Recall a significant reaction, conversation or event.

  • Explore your fears and what’s behind them.

  • Write about a relational conflict you are experiencing.

  • List out all that you are grateful for.

Bible Text: Luke 5:29-32 (ESV)

  • Think about how the Pharisees’ response reveals a certain understanding of piety and of how religious people should behave. What is understandable about their viewpoint, and how does Jesus challenge it?

  • Why would the Pharisees and the scribes think they were well and not in need of a physician?

  • How do I respond to the assertion that I am “sick” and there is something not right about me?  

  • Think about what v. 32 says about Jesus’ mission.

    • The tax collectors knew they were sinners, but some may not have repented as Levi did. The Pharisees considered themselves righteous, and therefore exempt from Jesus’ call to sinners.  Which group do I identify with more?