Sermon Questions
Acts 13:1-12
ENGAGE
- If you had a full-time position and your company was transferring you to another part of the world to perform your duties, where would you like to be transferred to and why?
READ
- Read or summarize the passage.
- Share any observations or questions from the passage or the sermon.
REFLECT
- What observations about the Early Church leadership can we make from reading Acts 13:1-3? How did the church in Antioch get so diverse? What are some of the complications that come with diversity within the church? How does this diversity impact the church's mission?
- What happened with Barnabas and Saul in Paphos? What did Bar-Jesus (aka Elymaus) do and how did Saul respond? Was Paul's judgment too harsh? What does this tell us about the seriousness of opposing God's work?
- How does the proconsul’s conversion demonstrate the power of the Gospel over spiritual deception?
RESPOND
- How does this account inspire us to boldly share the gospel, even when faced with resistance or skepticism? How can we cultivate a greater sense of urgency and conviction in proclaiming the good news of Jesus?
- How can we encourage and support one another as a church community to be courageous ambassadors of the gospel?
PRAY
- Adoration
- Confession
- Thanksgiving
- Supplication
