Authority given to the seventy-twoLuke 10:1-20Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus send the seventy-two to do, and what does he tell them when they return rejoicing?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Jesus says to rejoice most that your name is written in heaven. Why is that firmer ground than power over spirits?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Whose home could you enter this week with the greeting 'peace to this house'?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who will you tell this week that the kingdom of God has come near?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).