Q: If someone were to describe you in one word – what word would it be? Why?
Luke 7:36-39
Q: What kind of reputation did this woman have?
Q: What do you think she might have done to get this type of reputation?
Q: How do you think the Pharisee (Simon) would have described himself?
Mark 14:3
Q: How is Simon (The Pharisee) described in this scripture?
Q: What do you think it was like for him to have leprosy? What kind of challenges would he have had?
Q: Have you ever had a bad reputation for something? What kind of challenges does that bring?
Q: Why do you think the fact he was a leper is not mentioned in Luke? (Jesus had healed him!)
Luke 7:39
Q: What kind of reputation did Jesus have?
Q: How did His association with this woman effect His reputation?
Q: Do you think Jesus cared about His reputation?
[v. 40-50]
Q: Why do you think Simon had such an attitude at the sinful woman?
Q: Do you think Simon was grateful for being healed? Why didn’t it show?
Q: Eventually – Do you think the sinful woman’s reputation changed? How does the Bible see her?
Q: What about Jesus’ reputation? How was it effected in the end?
Q: What kind of reputation did Simon end up with in the end? How do you see him now?
Q: Do you think your reputation is important?
Q: If God were to describe you in one word – What word would He use?
Challenge: The only reputation that matters is the one that you have with God, and the only way to
build that reputation is to accept the forgiveness that God gives and then respond to it in gratitude. The
challenge is to be like the sinful woman that gave everything she had to Jesus!