Lean In // 5 minutes
Who’s your favorite revolutionary figure?
Leader Note: Invite both fictional and historical answers. As a follow up ask… “What did they see”, or “what was the circumstance they set out to change?”
Look Down // 10 minutes
Read Luke 4:14-30
What do you learn about Jesus’ revolutionary message?
Sample answers may include
- It’s fueled by God’s spirit (v.18)
- It is good news to the poor (v.18)
- Releases the captives (v.18)
- Brings sight to the blind (v.18)
- Freedom for the oppressed (v.18)
- It’s in partnership with the time of the Lord’s favor (v.18)
- It’s holistic, brings physical, emotional an spiritual healing/restoration (v.18-19)
- The message of the revolution is expressed the through person of Jesus (v.21)
- People liked the sound of it but were skeptical about Jesus (v.22)
- Jesus was not surprised or deterred by those who rejected (v.22-23)
- The revolution is not just for “insiders.” It’s open to all (v.25-27)
- It caused the “insiders” to be angry to the point they wanted to kill Jesus (v.28-29)
Look Out // 10 minutes
What causes people to miss the message of Jesus’ revolution?
Sample answers may include
- Greed, have much to loose for the poor to receive good news
- Unwilling to release their own power for the sake of others’ freedom
- They don’t see a need for it in the world or in their own lives – spiritual blindness
- Don’t consider Jesus to be God, he’s just a “great teacher”
- Wounds from a negative experience with the church
- No understanding of grace, people get what they deserve in life
Where do you see people joining in Jesus’s revolution?
Leader Note: This question should lend itself to stories. Prompt your group to share a store where they’ve seen the mission of Jesus at work in and through a person… what did that look like?
Look In // 20 minutes
What part of Jesus revolution are you most in need of?
Leader Note: You may also frame this question by asking, emotionally, physically or spiritually…
- Where are you poor?
- What holds you captive?
- Where have you become blind?
- Where do you wrestle with oppression?
Live It Out // 5 minutes
Where is Jesus calling you to live out his revolution? What could that look like?
Pray: Spend time praying for God’s spirit to illuminate the places in our heart that are in need of Jesus revolutionary message to bring life and healing. Pray that we become people who choose to live out with grace and truth the freedom that Jesus has offered to us.