Luke 11:1-13 Small Group questions

 

Luke 11:1-13 Small Group Questions

11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread.
4 Forgive us our sins,
    for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation.’”

5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.

9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

1. What do you think of your own prayer life?

2. Why do we pray to God? What are some things you pray for?

3. Read Luke 11:1-4

4. Why would the disciples ask Jesus about how to pray? (remember, Jewish youths grow up learning prayers to say and they prayed 3 times a day).

5. How would you describe the “Lord’s Prayer”? How would it help you to pray this way?

6. Read Luke 11:5-13

7. Talk about the characters in vs. 5-8?

8. What do you think of that friend that won’t get up? Is the point of this passage that we should bug people until they give us what they want?

9. What is Jesus’ point in vs. 9-13?

10. Is it about getting what we ask for or about trusting the giver?

11. What does the last sentence of vs. 13 say? Is this what you expect in prayer? Talk about this.

12. What does this have to do with Jesus being the Good Shepherd?

13. How does this change your prayer life?

ISCA Fall 2020 – The Good Shepherd hears our prayers