I want to talk about living a life of faith vs. living a life by sight. And in particular, we’ll be looking at 2 characters found in this chapter – Simon the Sorcerer and Philip. Last week, we studied Stephen being martyred. Now this week in the very next chapter, the church is under persecution […]
Acts
Acts 5 – It's Not About Looks: Cultivating God-consciousness (Part 2 of 2)
Acts 5 – “It’s Not About Looks: Cultivating God-consciousness” Q1: Describe the mentality of Ananias and Sapphira. Why they did what they did? What were they hoping to gain? What is their practical theology? Q2: How are you like Ananias and Sapphira? Q3: Why doesn’t God strike people dead in modern times like he did […]
Acts 5 – "It's Not About Looks: Cultivating God-consciousness" (Part 1 of 2)
Q1: Describe the mentality of Ananias and Sapphira. Why did they do what they did? What were they hoping to gain? What is their practical theology? Q2: How are you like Ananias and Sapphira? Q3: Why doesn’t God strike people dead in modern times like he did to A/S? —– Part 1 of 2 Welcome […]
Acts 2
Discussion Questions: 1) What is the mindset behind the response recorded in v.13? 2) What is the tone of Peter’s sermon? 3) Do you think it is possible to live today like they did in the first century church (vv. 42-47)? What are some barriers? They have had too much wine. A crowd of God-fearing […]
Acts 1 – Kingdom of God
Last week we covered Acts 1. Verse for today is Acts 1:3. Q1: What are some general impressions or misconceptions about the kingdom of God? Q2: What are some things you notice about the kingdom by reading various passages in the NT? 3 questions – when did the kingdom of God begin, what is the […]