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Leaving?

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Some questions based on Acts 1:1-11

Here is the sermon these questions are linked to: The ascension… So what?!

  1. Do we know anything about who wrote Acts and to whom it was written, and why? if so what, and does it matter much?
  2. What do we know about the time that Jesus spent with His disciples during that period of 40 days after the Crucifixion (from this account and others)
  3. What do the disciples mean by restoring the kingdom? (cf Ezekiel 38ff, Isaiah60ff, Matthew 13, Revelation 19ff)
  4. How far away did Jesus go, and why did He have to go?
  5. What does the bible tell us about Christ’s return and the significance of the Mount of Olives?
  6. How does a good understanding of the ascension help us in our Christian walk?
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Two Commissions

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Missed the sermon? Never mind, you can pick it up here: GO!

Read Matthew 28: 11-20

  1. In the first 5 verses discuss how each of the characters mentioned responded to the resurrection, i.e., what did they do, what did they say and why?
  2. In the sermon those first 5 verses were described as what (in comparison with the last 5). Discuss as a group why it is important:
    1. to be aware of what the enemy wants;
    2. understand the enemies tactics;
    3. to fully understand the enemy is defeated?
  3. Some doubted… discuss.
  4. Jesus delivers his “commission” sandwiched between a statement (verse 18) and another encouraging instruction (verse 20b). discuss what difference that should make to us.
  5. Talk through the instruction to Go and… (verses 19 and 20a), considering as you go: what is a disciple, how do you make disciples, what is baptism and why is it important? Why in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit?

 

 

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Up against it!

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If you’ve not picked up the sermon on this passage yet, you can find it here – UP AGAINST IT!

We’re looking at Acts 4: 1-22.

  1. When did this account happen? As a group sketch out a rough timeline between ‘Good Friday’ and this account.
  2. What do we know about the characters mentioned in this description.
  3. Can we learn anything about how the authorities were dealing with the resurrection of Jesus, and how they were explaining it?
  4. Discuss healing. Does God always heal, never heal or sometimes heal today, and why does He do it, or not…?
  5. There were a lot of brief points thrown out in the sermon, which were considered helps for us today. Can you recall any? Or list a number of your own as a group?
  6. After discussion, spend some time in prayer focussing on the persecuted church, and our own situation as people called to be “Salt & Light”
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Characters on the way…

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If you missed the sermon you can pick it up here: Believing AND Following

Read Luke 23: 26-43

  1. As you read through the passage, consider the various characters we meet along the way and for each of the characters discuss:
    1. What do we know about them (maybe from other passages)?
    2. Did Jesus talk to them?
    3. Do we know how they responded to Jesus?
  2. What do the various things that happen and are said in this passage teach us about:
    1. Our own faith;
    2. Humility;
    3. Christs love;
    4. Sharing the gospel?
  3. What is the difference between intellectual belief and following Jesus?
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