Acts 11 – 6th February, 2021

MICHAEL ABRAHAM | 6 FEBRUARY 2021

OBSERVATION

What does it say?

    1. Read Acts 11
    2. Who is mentioned?
    3. What conflict is in the text?
    4. What are repeated words/phrases?
    5. What places/churches are mentioned?

INTERPRETATION

What does it mean?

    1. Why does the circumcision party criticize Peter?
      1. What does Peter add to his retelling of the events in ch. 10 in vv. 4–17?
    2. Why did the church in Jerusalem send Barnabas to Antioch?
    3. How did Barnabas seek Saul and bring him to Antioch?
    4. What is the role of prophecy in the New Testament?
    5. What is the main point of the passage?
    6. How is this passage grounded in the gospel?

APPLICATION

What will I do?

    1. What can we learn from the believers response to persecution in vv. 19–20?
    2. How can we grow in seeing the grace of God in the church like Barnabas in v. 23?
    3. What can we learn from how the church in Antioch cared for the church in Judea?
      1. Pray for God to grow our church in generosity for other churches.

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