Sharing out of Abundance

Saturday, September 12, 2015
Luke 3:10-16 NIV 

10 "What should we do then?" the crowd asked. 11 John answered, "Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same." 12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?" 13 "Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told them. 14 Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely--be content with your pay." 15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16 John answered them all, "I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After preaching "repentance," the crowd asked John the Baptist what they should do to repent. What did John tell them? (v.10-14)
2) What did the people wondered within their hearts about John the Baptist? (v.15)
3) How did John respond to them? (v.16)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) What have you done recently to repent for your sins?

LIFE LESSONS
5) Repentance is the result of a changed heart and leads to a change in actions.