Receiving the Resurrection

Discussion Questions:

Sermon Overview 

Receive the Christ and receive the resurrection.

Digging Deeper    

Read Luke 20:27-44

1. There are aspects of life in this broken world that can cause us to long for “the resurrection.”  What would be some of those things for you?   

2. In this passage, Jesus is confronted by some “who deny that there is a resurrection.” (v. 27) There are some who do the same thing today.  How important is belief in the resurrection from the dead for true, biblical Christianity? Support your answer.  (Please read 1 Cor. 15:12-20, to see the apostle Paul’s answer to this question.)

3. This passage teaches us that human marriage will not be a part of the age to come in the new heavens and the new earth. How does that land on you?  

4. Human marriage points beyond itself to the marriage of Christ and his bride, the church. Why is the marriage we will enjoy for all eternity something worth looking forward to?  In what ways will it be better than even the best of human marriages? 

5. It is good to live with all our might while we do live, and it is good to eagerly long for the day when we enter our eternal home. What might it look like to live well now, and yet long with eager anticipation for the resurrection?  

6. There are many today who (as did the Sadducees) think Jesus is little more than a “good teacher” (v. 28). Why is it not a viable option for us (or anyone else) to see Jesus as simply a good teacher (and nothing more)?  How might we respond to those who see Jesus this way?  

7. What is Jesus’ line of reasoning in support of the resurrection from “the passage about the bush” (v. 37)?    

8. What is the significance for us that Jesus (“the Christ,” v. 41) is both David’s son and David’s Lord?   

9. How might the truths from this passage help you grow in your love for Christ and in your pursuit of a life that is pleasing to him? 

Prayer