Why do you think that the religious leaders were threatened by Jesus’ power?

Why do you think that they attribute Jesus miracles to Beelzebul?

How does Jesus’ response to his critics speak to the reality of spiritual warfare? How does it serve to open our eyes to it? How does it call us to prepare for it?

What does Jesus’ response teach us about Satan and his power?

What is the main theme of 11:21-22? How are we to interpret it? What is the spiritual application of those verses for us, as Christians today?

What does Jesus mean when He says that “whoever is not with me is against me”? What is he implying? How should we be responding when we hear words like this?

What are we to make of 11:24-26? What is Jesus saying? What does it mean?

What is the woman saying in 11:27? Why does Jesus respond the way that he does in 11:28?

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