Luke 12:13-21 Questions

Questions for Growth Groups / Personal Reflection

Read Luke 12:13-21

Did anything strike you from the talk?

The setting and the danger of greed (vv.13-15)

In what ways can the pursuit of “just a bit more” quietly shape attitudes, decisions, or priorities without being noticed?

How might Jesus use unanswered or delayed prayers to draw attention to something deeper going on in the heart?

The parable: the anatomy of folly (vv.16-20)

Which of the rich man’s five follies—misreading abundance, misjudging ti me, assuming control, a false sense of purpose, or valuing the temporary over the eternal—feels most recognisable in everyday life, and why might it be so easy to slip into it?

Proverbs 30:7–9 warns against both riches and poverty.How does this prayer show the danger of trusting wealth for security rather than trusting God?

In Matthew 6:11 Jesus teaches us to pray for “daily bread.” How does this echo the same attitude of dependence found in Proverbs 30:7–9, and what might it look like in everyday life?

The Conclusion (v.21)

What might it look like, in the ordinary rhythm of life, to choose being “rich toward God” rather than investing everything in what doesn’t last?

Spend some time praying about the above.