Luke 15 Characters & Meaning Teaching Slides 24-25

Multiple Choice

Who does the father in the story represent?

• God

• "sinners"

• religious people

• none of these

Multiple Choice

In Luke 15, Jesus wants to highlight just how _____ God's love is.

• adequate

• moderate

• logical

• extravagant

Multiple Select

The father in Luke 15 helps us understand WHAT about God? MULTI-SELECT

• is sacrificial

• is gracious

• wants to have a relationship with us

• created the earth

• called Abraham

Multiple Select

The father in Luke 15 helps us understand that God offers ____________ to the lost. MULTI-SELECT

• adoption

• restored relationship

• love and forgiveness

• a life without difficulties

• financial and social success

Categorize

Options (13)

represents God

represents the "tax collectors and sinners" in Jesus' original audience

represents the religious leaders in Jesus' original audience

search for happiness by making their own rules

open about their rebellion against God

disobedience is more obvious

search for happiness by being good & following rules

believe they can earn God's blessings

may be self-disciplined, religious, "good people"

people often assume they have God's approval

particularly dangerous type of lostness

think they don't need to be rescued

message to the lost is: come home

Sort by category

the father

the younger brother

the older brother

Multiple Choice

Why is "older brother lostness" particularly dangerous?

• "older brothers" engage in more risky behavior

• "older brothers" think they don't need to be rescued

• "older brothers" are more likely to make enemies

• all of these

• none of these

Multiple Choice

Finish this quote correctly.

"Ultimately, elder brothers live good lives out of _____."

• fear

• joy and love

• confusion

• natural goodness

• innocence

Categorize

Options (14)

resent God’s rules & authority

want freedom to live life on their own terms

proud/arrogant

want what God can give them, not God himself

believe they know better than God what is best for them,

feel entitled

openly rebellious and disobedient to God’s commands

self-righteous/judgmental

obedience often motivated by fear

outwardly obedient

problem with their obedience is the heart motives

obey so they can get God to do what they want

believe they have EARNED the right to God’s blessing

may seem completely unconcerned with God's opinion

Sort by category, based on Luke 15

older brother type

younger brother type

both types

Multiple Choice

Which is true of both types of lost people?

• respect God

• selfishly want to use God

• want to do what is right

• judge others harshly

Multiple Select

LUKE 15 helps us understand that repentance involves admitting the truth about _____________.

• God (his wisdom, goodness, generosity, etc.)

• God (he has a right to rule over us)

• ourselves (I'm wrong, my sin is against God)

• ourselves (our sin is deadly)

• ourselves (we can earn God's forgiveness by doing good things)

Multiple Select

If we are either kind of person Jesus describes as "lost," what should we do (based on Luke 15)?

• turn away from our past rebellion & turn towards God

• ask for forgiveness and then work hard to pay God back

• trust fully Trust in God’s grace & forgiveness

• Receive God’s love and forgiveness as a free gift

• community service

Multiple Choice

What is a foundational sin hidden under an "older brother' type of righteousness?

• trying to be our own Savior and Lord

• refusing to obey God

• using curse words

• jealousy

Multiple Choice

"the antidote (remedy) to being bad is simply being good,"

According to Luke 15 (and the Bible in general), is this a true statement?

• no it's not true

• yes it's true

• yes it's true if the good things you do are important enough

• Luke 15 doesn't help us answer this.

Multiple Choice

Based on Luke 15, what message does Jesus give to both kinds of lost people?

• try harder

• come home

• be good

• 6 7

• too late