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    in Acts

    Acts 17:1–34 - 9th April, 2021

    OBSERVATION
    What does it say?

    1. Read Acts 17:1–34
    2. What are all the places?
    3. Who are all the people?
    4. What are repeated words/phrases?
    5. What are different reactions to the gospel?

    INTERPRETATION
    What does it mean?

    1. Why did the Jews respond negatively to the preaching of Paul and Silas (vv. 5–9)?
    2. How does Luke contrast the Jews in Berea to the ones in Thessalonica (vv. 10–15)?
    3. Why was Paul provoked by a city full of idols (vv. 16–21)?
    4. How does Paul's preaching differ here from earlier sermons in Acts?

    APPLICATION
    How should it change us?

    1. How does this passage encourage us to persevere in preaching the gospel to all people?
    2. How does this passage remind us of the suffering we may endure for being faithful Christians?
    3. From Paul's sermon, what do we learn about God and how should we praise him?
    4. How can we spur one another's evangelism on?
    Posted by Michael Abraham with
    Tags: persecution, gospel, preaching
    in Acts

    Acts 15:36–16:40 - 3rd April, 2021

    OBSERVATION
    What does it say?

    1. Read Acts 15:36–16:40
    2. Who is mentioned in the passage? 
      1. Consider new characters. What do we learn about them?
      2. How do they react to Paul and his ministry?
    3. Where do Paul and his group go? What do they do?
      1. What effects are described?
      2. How do people respond?
      3. What do people say?
      4. How does Paul respond?

    INTERPRETATION
    What does it mean?

    1. Was the sharp disagreement between Paul and Barnabas right or wrong? What in the text makes you think so?
    2. What does it mean, "the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul" (v.14)?
    3. Why was the jailer going to kill himself?
    4. How does belief in the Lord Jesus save us? What does it save us from?

    APPLICATION
    How should it change us?

    1. What can we learn about God from this passage? How do those truths change how we live?
    2. What can we learn from the different examples in the passage? What examples are good/bad? What specifically can we imitate/avoid?
    3. How does the gospel bear this kind of fruit?
    4. What do we see about the gospel's power to form community/fellowship? How can we work for that kind of community in Covenant Hope?
    Posted by Mark Donald with
    Tags: money, gospel, preaching, women, disagreement, saved, jailer

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