Sermon Questions for June 9, 2024
Acts 13:1-12
Recap:
1. How did the church of Antioch begin (Acts 11:19-30)?
2. How has Christ already intervened in the book of Acts, how does this provide encouragement today?
Reteach:
3. Acts 13:1-3 — What can we learn from the leaders of the church fasting and praying? What does it look like for us to seek after God's will? What is the Spirit's work in the mission of God? What is the church's work in the mission of God? What are some practical ways that we, as members, can encourage the mission of God among the church?
4. Acts 13:4-7, 12 — What does the Spirit send the church to do in v.4? What might the proconsul (v.7) teach us about evangelism? How did the proconsul respond to the message of Paul (v.12)? What can we learn that the proconsul responded and not to the judgement of v.8-11?
5. Acts 13:8-11 — What is a general strategy Satan uses against the Word of God, depicted by Elymas the magician? What are some of the obstacles that can typically tempt you away from the Word of God? What can we learn from Paul's response to Elymas? What do we learn from the judgement of God in this passage?