Questions to consider:

• Am I seeking truth in the person of Jesus Christ?

• Am I seeking to please God by submitting to my circumstances that he is using to conform me to the image of Christ?

• Am I considering any clear evidence of God’s working that would help me to understand his will?

• Am I willing to submit experience and seeming evidence of God’s working to the authority of Scripture? How well do I know the Scriptures?

• Do I give proper weight to tradition when determining God’s will?

• Do I consider what is practical when seeking the truth? Or, do I think the more impractical, the more likely it is of God?

Questions to consider:

• Do I seek direction from God, disconnected from the “reality” that is found in Christ?

• Am I submitting to the guidance of those more mature than myself in knowing God and

  his will?

• Does it have to be spectacular to be direction from God?

• Do I have experiences to draw on from a track record of obedience?

• Am I willing to consider the experiences of others as important as my own?

• Am I willing to accept my experience as personal and not necessarily normative for all?

Questions to consider:

• Do you trust the Spirit to guide you into all truth?

• Why is there so much disagreement today?

  • Between denominations

  • Within church communities

  • Regrading the many interpretations of the Bible

Questions to consider:

• What is the purpose, the goal, the objective of Christianity?

• Why be a Christian?

• What did Jesus' crucifixion accomplish?

• What does it mean to get saved?

• What does it mean to believe?

• What is the good news?

Questions to consider:

• How did Barnabas and Paul “strengthen” believers?

• What is the primary mission of the church?

• What is your response to the gospel?

• What is your involvement in God’s plan to spread the Good News?

• Are you doing the work of God?

• Are you continuing in the faith?

Questions to consider:

• What is the message of Paul's first missionary Journey?

• What was his motivation?

• How can we mirror Paul's love for God in the way we are motivated?

Questions to consider:

• How would you expect Peter to react to his situation?

• Why were these details and processes included in Peter's rescue? Why not a spectacular rescue for God’s glory?

• In this chapter, what does God reveal to us about himself?

Questions to consider:

• What is Christianity?

• What is the church?

• What’s your experience with the church?

• How do you act within the church?

• What aspects of Christianity does Barnabas exemplify?

Questions to consider:

• Is Faith in Christ necessary?

• Why is peace with God “Good News”?

• What does peace with God look like?

Questions to consider:

• Do miracles happen today?

• Is it always God’s will to heal miraculously?

• What if God healed every Christian?

Questions to consider:

• What does a focus on God's kingdom look like?

• What is required to be obedient?

What can we learn about being a Christian from this account of Paul's conversion?

Do you want to know God's will even if it's not what you want?

This week we continue our study of Acts and look at how the Gospel was spreading during this time.

Does God have a goal for your life? Acts 8 outlines what the goal of the Christian life should be.

Is there anything worth dying for? In Luke’s account of the early church, Stephen lays down his life for what he believes in.

Christians live in the world but are not of the world, and are waiting for God's Kingdom. What should this look like according to the actions of the Apostles in Acts 5?

In this account, miraculous healing is performed by the apostles.

Do you want to know the true God, or fashion one to your liking?

Acts 4 speaks to the universal need for Jesus Christ.