By Michael C. Mack What is the best team you’ve ever been a part of? What made it so great? How did they encourage you? How did they partner to accomplish more than any one person alone? How did they help you face difficulties? Read Acts 18:1-11, 18-21a. Who were some of Paul’s partners in […]
By Michael C. Mack Think of one person you know who is not a believer in Christ. Describe how you know the person and his or her cultural or religious background. Read Acts 17:1-4, 10-12, 22-25, 28. Compare and contrast how Paul ministered in each of the three cities: • How did he approach each one? […]
By Michael C. Mack Joe Ellis said, “God is sometimes boxed out of his own enterprise by his self-centered or self-sufficient partners.” How have you seen that happen? Read Acts 16:1-5, 8-15. Look at each of the following encounters and discuss: What part did Paul and his companions play? What part did God play? • The […]
By Michael C. Mack Why is it difficult for some people to move from an old way to a new way of doing things? Read Acts 15:1-12. Divide your group into two camps: the circumcision group (Galatians 2:12) or “party of the Pharisees” (Acts 15:5), a.k.a. the Judaizers, and the salvation through grace group, represented […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What keeps you up at night? Read Acts 12:1-11. 2. What possible motivations did Herod have for killing James and imprisoning Peter? (See Acts 11:18, 21, 27, 28; 12:3.) Also note that this was Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great (who had the children in Bethlehem murdered) […]
