Luke 17 Summary - 5 Minute Study

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LUKE 17 IN 5 MINUTES

WHEN:

• The events of chapter 17 were part of Jesus’ ministry on earth.

• These events took place between approximately 26-31 A.D..

CHARACTERS:

• Jesus - The Son of God.

• 10 Men with Leprosy

• Lot - A righteous man who lived in the wicked city of Sodom (Genesis 19).

• Noah - Built an ark at God’s instruction to survive a global flood (Genesis 6).

WHERE:

• Jesus met the 10 lepers in a village between Samaria and Galilee.

• Luke 17:11-12 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers.

OUTLINE:

• TEMPTATION, FORGIVENESS, AND FAITH (17:1-6):

  • Jesus taught it would be better for a person to be drown with a millstone than to lead someone else into temptation.

  • He told the disciples they must be willing to forgive anyone who asks, even if they ask 7 times in one day.

  • When the Apostles asked Jesus to “increase” their faith, He told them faith like a grain of mustard seed was enough to perform miracles.

• THE DUTY OF A SERVANT (17:7-10):

  • A servant doesn’t consider himself worthy of a great honor for accomplishing his daily tasks.

  • It is the servant’s duty to serve.

  • Disciples need to see themselves as servants who have a duty to serve the Lord.

  • God doesn’t owe us a reward for our service, it is our expected duty.

• 10 MEN WITH LEPROSY HEALED (17:11-19):

  • On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus met 10 men with leprosy.

  • Jesus healed them and told them to show themselves to the priests.

  • Out of the 10, only 1 man returned to thank Jesus for healing him.

• JESUS DISCUSSES THE KINGDOM OF GOD (17:20-37):

  • The Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would arrive.

  • Jesus told them the Kingdom of God would not come in ways they could observe, but it would be “in the midst” of them.

  • Jesus turned to the disciples and told them days were coming when they would no longer see Him.

  • But before those days came, Jesus would “suffer many things and be rejected” by His generation.

  • As the flood in Noah’s day and the destruction of Sodom, the coming of the Son of Man would be sudden.

  • “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it” (17:33).

BIG PICTURE:

• Jesus’ words to the Pharisees reveal Jesus’ intention was not to set up a physical kingdom on earth.

• It wouldn’t have all the observable features of a typical kingdom: palace, throne, armies, government building, etc.

• The Kingdom of God was always intended to be a spiritual kingdom.

APPLICATION:

• Has God answered any of your prayers recently?

• Have you remembered to thank Him?

• As was the case with the 10 leprous men, it is easy to remember to pray when we have a need, but easy to forget to thank God when He answers our prayers.