Luke 9,51-62

51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 
53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 
54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 
55 But he turned and rebuked them.
56 And they went on to another village.

The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 
58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 
59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 
60 And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 
61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 
62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” 

Hello everyone, I am kiki. Chinese name of our second phase of the program is „读经大讲堂“. The English name is „Bible study“.
We will adopt a relaxed also enjoyable learning mode to take you into a new learning world. Each time I will make a personal summary and analysis from the perspective of a learner, and then Sister Ingrid will help me conduct in-depth learning and problem discussions with everybody.
I hope that such an interesting and interactive process can bring new knowledge experience to you all. The following is my interview with sister on related issues. Today is the 27th lecture on the Gospel of Luke.
Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area for discussion!

2.My summary of Luke 27th-time study:

Well, everybody! Firstly, is still my today’s personal study summary.
Jesus resolutely journeyed to Jerusalem, knowing difficult times lay ahead. When a Samaritan village refused to welcome him due to old prejudices, his disciples James and John were furious and wanted to call down fire from heaven as punishment. But Jesus stopped them. He chose not to retaliate and simply moved on.
On the road, people expressed a desire to follow him. Jesus was honest about the cost: To an eager volunteer, he said he had nowhere to lay his head. To a man who wanted to first bury his father, he said, “Let the dead bury their own dead,” emphasizing the urgency of proclaiming God’s kingdom. To another who wanted to say farewell to his family, he said that no one who looks back after putting a hand to the plow is fit for service.

This passage shows us: Jesus responded to rejection with resolve and kindness, not revenge. And following him requires putting him first—above comfort, family, and the past—demanding total commitment to the path ahead.
Now let Ingrid sister make a go further summary.

3.Sister’s comment from my studying summary:

In the first part of the text, we have two examples of discrimination. The Samarian people did not want to receive Jesus, because he was Jewish. Going to the feast in Jerusalem showed, that he not only was a Jewish, he was a practical Jewish, too and they were the enemies of the Samarians and that is why they discriminated him.
The disicples wanted to punish them for their action, but Jesus did not allow it.
First, because the people will be judged and punished at judgements day at the end of time and we have to learn, that even a person is against us and not a Christian, we should treat them with respect and give the situation to God, because he said “mine is the wreth”

Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem and some people wanted to follow him on this way. But Jesus said, that is not easy to follow him, because he was aware, that the way to Jerusalem will end for him on the cross on Calvary.

Therefore he teaches the people who declare their wish to be with him on this way, that it will cost its price: Being homeless, leaving everything and to have conflicts in family, not looking back on the merits before, like we see in church s history later in the book of Acts .

4. Q list part: base on Luke 27th items:

Okay. Base on above bible study content, now let me ask sister some related questions.
We hope the following questions can be helpful to our brothers and sisters who have just become Christians.

1. Why was Jesus so determined to go to Jerusalem, even when it caused problems?

He knew that his destiny was dying on the cross for us and he was willing to go this way.

2. The Samaritan village didn't welcome Jesus. Why do you think they refused him just because he was headed to Jerusalem?

Yes, because they hated the Jewish and going to Jerusalem on a time of religious feast identified Jesus as a beliving Jewish.

3. James and John got really angry and wanted to call down fire on the village. What does their reaction tell us about how they were feeling?

They wanted to take revange for this discrimination.

4. Why do you think Jesus rebuked or scolded his disciples for wanting to punish the village?

It was not the time for judgement, it was the time for to redeem. Because it is written, that Jesus not came to judge, he came to redeem.

On his second coming he will come to judge

5. Jesus said he didn't even have a home like foxes or birds. What do you think he was trying to teach the person who promised to follow him everywhere?

He wanted to teach them, that they, when they will follow him, will be homeless and strangers in the world.

6. When a man asked to first bury his father, Jesus' reply sounds harsh. What might Jesus have meant by let the dead bury their own dead?

The man wanted to wait until his father had died for to be free of familiar obligagions. But Jesus taught clearly, that we should love him more than our family and Peter, John and James left everything inmediately, too, when Jesus called them.

7. The last person just wanted to say goodbye to his family. Why did Jesus compare him to a farmer who looks back while plowing?

When you mix your christian life with the life you had before, you never will mark a clear line on your path to heaven.

8. What do all three of these conversations teach about what it truly means to follow Jesus?

When we have the wish to follow Jesus, we have to love him more than anything else and we have to look forward to the coming kingdom of God.

9. How is the story of the Samaritan village connected to the stories about the cost of following Jesus?

The Samatarian village were enemies of Jesus, they did not want to follow him, so they did not have to pay anything. It will only cost their life on judgements day

10. If you were one of the disciples traveling with Jesus that day, which part of this journey do you think would have been the most challenging or confusing for you?

I think saying goodbye to family is very hard to do. Because we always have them on our mind and a lot of spiritual struggle have their origin in family.

But Jesus gives us a new family. I am baptised into the body of Christ, so when I am sad that in the family of my origin the things are not well, Jesus gives me new people to stand with me in the spiritual battle we are fighting each day.