TODAY:

Living Like We Believe

BIG IDEA:

Jesus is most apparent – to us and to others – when we live our lives like we actually believe Him

SCRIPTURES:

Acts 8:4-25, Acts 1:8

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: Describe a time when opposition didn’t defeat you, but instead made you work harder. How have we seen in Acts God’s mission empowered and growing by the persecution of the church?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Connect with God (UP)...

Q: How have you experienced the power of the Spirit in your own life?

Q: In what ways have expressions of the Spirit (in your own life or as you’ve observed others lives) confused you?

Q: What do you think the Spirit’s purposes are in our lives today?

Connect with Others(IN)...

Q: How does the Spirit guide us into community? What are ways you’ve seen Him draw the community of believers together?

Q: What are some ways we as a church live our lives like we actually believe Jesus?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: Read Acts 1:8. How does this directly relate to this passage (Acts 8:4-25)? What is a “Samaria” for you, a place you resist engaging or believe God can’t work?