Friday, October 4, 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 8:16–21 (ESV)

Luke 8:16-18 

  • If the lamp stands for the word of God, what lesson and warning does this passage contain about how I should listen and apply what I hear?

Luke 8:19-21

  • How does Jesus’ response challenge the world’s view of family? 

  • What is Jesus’ vision for Christian community?

  • Who would feel threatened by this picture of relational closeness based on the word of God, and who would be encouraged and comforted?

  • What is the basis upon which I feel kinship and closeness to someone?