Seven Stories of Hope — an open door spilling warm light into the dark

Hope through deathLuke 23:26-43Length: Long

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

Digest

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

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does the criminal on the cross ask Jesus, and what does Jesus promise him?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What does it mean to you that hope was still possible in that man's final hours?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • The criminal simply asked — what honest words will you say to Jesus this week?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who is facing death or grief who needs to hear this promise?

Grow

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

Pray

Jesus, a dying criminal with nothing left to offer asked you to remember him, and you promised him paradise that very day. Remember me too.