TODAY:

Acts 21:37-22:21 | Your Testimony Is Your Love Story With Jesus

BIG IDEA:

Always be ready to share your testimony and the Gospel, but know you cannot change other people's hearts.

SCRIPTURES:

Acts 21:37-22:21, Acts 5:38-39, Ezekiel 36:24-28, 1 Corinthians 3:5-9

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

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 is falling in love with God a driving factor to participate in spreading the Gospel?

Q: Paul had a deep understanding of how loving and trusting in God can lead to the growth of the Church. What does the phrase, “God has been making it grow,” mean to you?

Connect with Others(IN)...

Q: How can your testimony affect your community? Friends? Family?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: Paul knew he would not be accepted in Jerusalem but still gave his apologia or defense of his faith using his testimony. How may that inspire you to do the same for others even when facing backlash?

Q: How can we find freedom in knowing God is in full control and changes hearts?

ACTION STEPS:

1) Remember, meditate and appreciate how you came to Christ and share that with someone if it’s on your heart to do so

2) Tell Jesus you love Him