Luke 9:10-17
Key Verse: 9:13a

“He replied, ‘You give them something to eat.’”

1. Read verse 10. What was the result of fieldwork training? What does “apostle” mean? Where did Jesus take them and for what purpose?

2. Read verse 11. Why was a quiet staff conference impossible? What was Jesus’ attitude toward the uninvited crowd? What do we learn from him? What did he teach the crowd? Why? How did he show God’s love for them?

3. Read verses 12-13a. What problem did the disciples bring to Jesus late in the afternoon? What was their practical and reasonable suggestion? What did Jesus say to them? (13) What was he teaching them here? What should we learn?

4. Read verses 13b-17. What did the disciples bring to Jesus? How did Jesus make them participate in feeding the 5,000? What was Jesus teaching them?

5. What did Jesus do? How did he glorify God, teach the crowd God’s love and train his disciples through this?