The Cross-Work to Come

Sermon 78 in Series

Luke 18:31-34

[31] And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. [32] For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. [33] And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise.” [34] But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  How does this third passion prediction fit within its context in Luke? What connection does it have to discipleship?
2.  How does the fulfillment of prophecy accentuate God’s faithfulness and sovereignty? How does it demonstrate the veracity of Scripture?
3.  What suffering did Jesus say he would soon endure? What does this communicate about his courage, confidence, and love?
4.  How does this passage highlight the shame of the cross? In what ways are you strengthened to face mockery and other forms of persecution for Christ?
5.  What was accomplished at the cross? How does the Resurrection demonstrate the sufficiency of Christ’s finished work?
6.  Why did the disciples still not understand? When and how did they come to see what Jesus meant, and how does this play out in the New Testament? 

References: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12 (corporate reading); Luke 9:22, 44-45, 51; 13:33; 9:23; Daniel 7:13; 2 Timothy 2:13; Isaiah 46:10; John 10:35; Luke 23:1; Mark 15:16-20; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Galatians 3:13; Hebrews 12:2; Romans 8:18; Matthew 16:22; 20:20-28; John 2:22; 12:16.