Seeing Double...or Triple (Eyewitnesses #2)

Session #2 Pre-Work

Please complete the following assignments and be prepared to discuss your answers to these questions before viewing session 2.

Watch:
BibleProject – Matthew Overview Part 1- What are the three overarching ways that Jesus fulfills the whole story about God and Israel? [Optional: watch Matthew Overview Part 2]
BibleProject – Luke Overview Part 2 - What does the Emmaus road encounter teach us about how to experience the real Jesus? [Optional: watch Luke Overview Part 1]

Textbook Reading:
The NT in Seven Sentences – Chapter 2 (pp. 23-41)
How does Gary Burge define “the kingdom of God?” How is his definition different from or similar to your own?
On page 41, Burge concludes the chapter with a call for the church to reclaim Jesus’s favorite theme. On a practical level, what might that look like?

Scripture Reading:
Luke 4 - Why do you think Jesus’s hometown rejected Him?
Matthew 17:1-8 - What is significant about the two prophets that were present at the transfiguration?
Matthew 5:1-12 - Which two of the beatitudes do you think would have flipped the Jewish culture on its head the most?
Luke 15 - How do the Parable of the Lost Coin and the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Parable of the Lost Son help us to understand how God views us?