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) […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. When have you had to explain your actions to someone? What did you say? What was the result? Read Acts 11:1-18. 2. What were the assumptions of the Jewish Christians (“circumcised believers”)? How valid were those assumptions, considering the information they had so far? 3. If you had been one […]
