Daily Readings (Page 333)

Where have you seen religious or patriotic loyalties being used as a cover for economic concerns?  What does it mean to follow Jesus at these times? 

How did the two groups of Jews and Greeks in Ephesus respond to Jesus differently (vv17-19 cf. vv.8-9)?  Why would the incident in vv13-16 change people so much?         

What did Paul teach John the Baptist’s disciples about faith in Jesus (v4)? What is the relationship between faith in Jesus and receiving the Spirit (vv1-6 cf. 2:38; 10:43-44)?

Was there anyone who had been very helpful to you when you were young and enthusiastic about the faith?  How did this person help?  Who could you be helping now?  How?

If you are called to overseas mission, would you seek financial support or would you become a self-supporting “tentmaker”?  Why?

Paul used idols and Greek poetry as points of contact with the Athenians and the gospel.  How can you use films, TV shows, books, music, etc., as a way to relate the gospel more effectively to others today?     

What can we learn from the Bereans (v11)?  In terms of time, consistency and intensity, how would you rate your study of the Bible? 

What can you learn from Paul and Silas’ examples about knowing peace and joy even as you encounter difficult times (v25 cf. v37)?  What can we learn from them in furthering the course of the gospel?  

What can we learn regarding the Holy Spirit’s guidance in our lives from His forbidding of Paul and Silas into Asia and Bithynia and giving the vision at Troas (v9)?

How was Paul and Barnabas’ experience in Iconium similar and different from their experience in Antioch?  What was the purpose of signs and wonders here (and also 6:8)?