My family has a yearly tradition of reading a chapter a day of the book of Luke, leading up to Christmas. It has been such an enriching experience that helps center our holiday season on what is most important to us. If you’d like to join us in these readings, I’m providing questions to talk through with your kids to help spark conversations and meaningful engagement with what you read. I hope it’s helpful!
(Here is where you can find background information or to start this project at Chapter 1.)
Before you start each night, think about the environment you’re creating for this experience. Check your heart. Lower your expectations. Here is where you can find more ideas on how to set yourself up for success.
Questions before you read Luke 17:
What begger did Jesus tell a story about in the last chapter?
What will happen if we try to serve God and money?
I ask my kids to listen for this information while we’re reading and I’ll ask about it after we’re done:
How many times should we forgive someone if they ask?
How many people needed physical healing in this chapter?
Do we know the day Jesus is returning?
(Asking them to look for the information before you start reading is super helpful in keeping little learners engaged. They tend to listen pretty hard when they’re listening for something specific. I might even write the questions out so they can hold them and look for the information while we read. I will assign these questions to my youngest kids and target the longer discussion questions to my older kids. If my younger kids need to go to bed while we’re deep in discussion, they still had a chance to participate.)
Questions after you’ve read Luke 17:
Are forgiveness and trust the same thing?
When God answers your prayers in the way you were hoping, do you remember to thank Him? Why is that a struggle?
People who study Scripture says there is a concept of “already, not yet” when it comes to the Kingdom of God. It is already here, but it is not yet here. How do you see that in this chapter?
If you met Jesus today, would you be ready? Why is it difficult to stay ready for that moment?
Was there anything else that stuck out to you or surprised you?
(We might get through all of these questions, or just focus on one or two, depending on how deep the discussion is getting. And some nights, we might listen to the chapter in the car and not have a chance for a great discussion at all. Be flexible.)