The crossLuke 23:32-49Length: 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 say from the cross, and what does he promise the criminal beside him?

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

   • What does it mean to you that Jesus forgave while he was being killed?

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

   • Who will you forgive this week, the way Jesus forgave from the cross?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs to hear that even a dying criminal was not too far gone for Jesus?

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).