Zion Lutheran Church – Marinette

The Question of the Day helps prepare you for next Sunday’s focus text in worship. These questions are posted here each day offering an opportunity for discussion. (Just click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the discussion window.) Try it out for a week and see how Jesus will use your time pondering upon God’s word to deepen your faith.

Today’s question is: How would you feel if you were in the crowd trying to touch Jesus and you heard him say these things about who was blessed and how they would be blessed? And, how would you feel hearing the “woes?”

This week’s text for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is from Luke 6:17-26 (NRSV)

¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
²⁰Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
 “Blessed are you who are poor,
 for yours is the kingdom of God.
 ²¹“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
 for you will be filled.
 “Blessed are you who weep now,
 for you will laugh.
²²Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
 ²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,
 for you have received your consolation.
 ²⁵“Woe to you who are full now,
 for you will be hungry.
 “Woe to you who are laughing now,
 for you will mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

The Question of the Day helps prepare you for next Sunday’s focus text in worship. These questions are posted here each day offering an opportunity for discussion. (Just click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the discussion window.) Try it out for a week and see how Jesus will use your time pondering upon God’s word to deepen your faith.

Today’s question is: What’s wrong with being rich, full, laughing and having people speak well of us?

This week’s text for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is from Luke 6:17-26 (NRSV)

¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
²⁰Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
 “Blessed are you who are poor,
 for yours is the kingdom of God.
 ²¹“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
 for you will be filled.
 “Blessed are you who weep now,
 for you will laugh.
²²Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
 ²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,
 for you have received your consolation.
 ²⁵“Woe to you who are full now,
 for you will be hungry.
 “Woe to you who are laughing now,
 for you will mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

The Question of the Day helps prepare you for next Sunday’s focus text in worship. These questions are posted here each day offering an opportunity for discussion. (Just click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the discussion window.) Try it out for a week and see how Jesus will use your time pondering upon God’s word to deepen your faith.

Today’s question is: Who feels blessed when they are poor, hungry, weeping or when people hate them?

This week’s text for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is from Luke 6:17-26 (NRSV)

¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
²⁰Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
 “Blessed are you who are poor,
 for yours is the kingdom of God.
 ²¹“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
 for you will be filled.
 “Blessed are you who weep now,
 for you will laugh.
²²Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
 ²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,
 for you have received your consolation.
 ²⁵“Woe to you who are full now,
 for you will be hungry.
 “Woe to you who are laughing now,
 for you will mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

The Question of the Day helps prepare you for next Sunday’s focus text in worship. These questions are posted here each day offering an opportunity for discussion. (Just click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the discussion window.) Try it out for a week and see how Jesus will use your time pondering upon God’s word to deepen your faith.

Today’s question is: As the people are crowding around him, why did Jesus look up at his disciples and describe the ones who are blessed?

This week’s text for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is from Luke 6:17-26 (NRSV)

¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
²⁰Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
 “Blessed are you who are poor,
 for yours is the kingdom of God.
 ²¹“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
 for you will be filled.
 “Blessed are you who weep now,
 for you will laugh.
²²Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
 ²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,
 for you have received your consolation.
 ²⁵“Woe to you who are full now,
 for you will be hungry.
 “Woe to you who are laughing now,
 for you will mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

The Question of the Day helps prepare you for next Sunday’s focus text in worship. These questions are posted here each day offering an opportunity for discussion. (Just click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the discussion window.) Try it out for a week and see how Jesus will use your time pondering upon God’s word to deepen your faith.

Today’s question is: If you were in the crowd surrounding Jesus, what would be your reaction to the crowd?

This week’s text for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is from Luke 6:17-26 (NRSV)

¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
²⁰Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
 “Blessed are you who are poor,
 for yours is the kingdom of God.
 ²¹“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
 for you will be filled.
 “Blessed are you who weep now,
 for you will laugh.
²²Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
 ²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,
 for you have received your consolation.
 ²⁵“Woe to you who are full now,
 for you will be hungry.
 “Woe to you who are laughing now,
 for you will mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.

The Question of the Day helps prepare you for next Sunday’s focus text in worship. These questions are posted here each day offering an opportunity for discussion. (Just click on the title of this post and you will be taken to the discussion window.) Try it out for a week and see how Jesus will use your time pondering upon God’s word to deepen your faith.

Today’s question is: Jesus is growing in fame. How does he feel about this?

This week’s text for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany is from Luke 6:17-26 (NRSV)

¹⁷He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. ¹⁸They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. ¹⁹And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
²⁰Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
 “Blessed are you who are poor,
 for yours is the kingdom of God.
 ²¹“Blessed are you who are hungry now,
 for you will be filled.
 “Blessed are you who weep now,
 for you will laugh.
²²Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. ²³Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
 ²⁴“But woe to you who are rich,
 for you have received your consolation.
 ²⁵“Woe to you who are full now,
 for you will be hungry.
 “Woe to you who are laughing now,
 for you will mourn and weep.
²⁶Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets.