Luke 5:27-32

Go Deep

(Luke 5:27-32)

Has there ever been a time in your life when you abandoned your routine to do something for or with God? Was it hard? What was the result?

Read Luke 5:17-26 and then 5:27-32. Do you see a connection between these two stories? If so, what is it?

Now read Luke 5:33-39. Is this passage connected to the one that went before? If so, how?

What do we know about Levi?

Why would any Jewish person accept a job with the foreign government that conquered and controls his country?

How do you think Levi’s family and neighbors might have responded to his decision to work for the Roman government?

When tax collectors asked John the Baptist what to do to align themselves with God, he told them not to collect more than they were “required to.” What does this imply about tax collectors?

Do you think Levi was happy with his life before he met Jesus? Explain.

Read verses 27 and 28. What did it cost Levi to follow Jesus?

Why did Levi prepare a banquet for Jesus? Why invite his old friends? Can you think of ways for a contemporary Christian to introduce non-believing friends to Jesus? What are some?

Many Christians do not have non-believing friends. Is that okay?

Why did the Pharisees and teachers of the law criticize Jesus’s disciples (verse 30)?

Read Luke 5:31-32. Jesus likens sinners to sick people. How does this comparison work?

What can contemporary followers of Jesus learn from this passage and apply to their lives?