Jesus here in this passage, extends a dreadful warning to those who hear the Gospel, and are unrepentant. He says that the unbelieving cities of His time will be judged worse than the very archetype of evil in the Old Testament, Tyre and Sidon.

May we endeavor to share the Gospel, and pray for the Holy Spirit to come into even the most unrepentant heart.

[Luke 10.13-16]

13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. 16 “The one who hears you hears me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

[ WHAT ] is this passage saying and what is a key truth or thought that we learn?

+ Where are Chorazin and Bethsaida? Why is Jesus talking to these two cities in particular?

+ What are the cities of Tyre and Sidon? Why are they important?

+ What is sackcloth and ashes, and what does that symbolise?

+ Why will it be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon than for these cities?

+ Where is Capernaum?

+ What does it mean to be a messenger for Jesus?

+ Who are the people ultimately rejecting?

[ HOW ] is the Lord calling me to action/obedience?

+ Is there sin to confess or a next step to take? How has it gone since last time?

+ Where is Jesus calling you to go?

+ How can you be Jesus’ messenger?

+ How can you pray for the people of this world?

[ WHO ] am I walking with and praying for to discover Jesus?

+ What is my next step?