Buried Pearls Bible Study

Luke 8:49-56 - Little Girl, Arise

Jesus is asked to heal the daughter of Jairus. Jesus tells him, "Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well." Fear and faith don't mix. 

Luke 8:40-48 - Blood Issue

A woman who has a medical condition that makes her unclean. She has suffered with this condition for 12 years and she has spent all of her money on physicians to no avail. She sneaks up on Jesus to touch the tassel of his outer garment, displaying her incredible faith. 

Luke 8:26-39 - Legion

A demon-possessed man goes to Jesus. Jesus asks him his name and he replies, "Legion." Jesus casts the demons into a herd of pigs who are driven off of a cliff into water. 

Luke 8:22-25 - Master of the Storm

Jesus and His disciples are crossing a lake in a boat. Jesus falls asleep and a storm comes. The disciples panic and wake him up. He asks them,, "Where is your faith?"

Luke 8:16-21 - Shine Your Light

Jesus tells the crowd gathered around Him the Parable of the Lamp. It is about the nature of truth. 

Luke 8:1-8 - Don't Get Choked Out

Jesus gives the Parable of the Sower, one of the most popular parables in the Bible. 

Luke 7:36-50 - The Alabaster Flask

A sinner pours her heart out at the feet of Jesus. A Pharisee observing that if Jesus knew what kind of woman she was, He wouldn't allow her to do that.  

Luke 7:18-29 - The Baptizer Doubts

John the Baptizer sends men to ask Jesus if He is the Messiah. We know from John 1 that John referred to Jesus as the Lamb of God. John was displaying some doubt in his last days. 

Luke 7:11-16 - Jesus Don't Do Funerals

Jesus brings a woman's only son back from the dead. His mother would have been a widow and Jesus takes empathy on her. 

Luke 7:1-10 - The Centurion

Jesus heals a Roman centurion who displays incredible faith. This is remarkable because it s symbolic of the Messiah being very different from expectations.