Below is the bible study guide for Acts 11 (for our Wednesday night bible study). No audio devotional today. I've been stuck at home with a car in the shop and my audio equipment is at the church building! Sorry. I look forward to creating a new devotional tomorrow.
I. Peter explains his actions (11:1-18) - How quickly did news travel? Why do you think this happened? (1)
- Was the news received as “good” news (2)?
- What was the attitude of the Jewish believers (2)?
- How did Peter respond (4)?
- What was the content of Peter’s response (4-18)?
- What is the criteria for determining whether something is clean or unclean (9)?
- How was Peter led to the truth (12)?
- What was Peter’s conclusion about the Gentiles and Holy Spirit (15)?
- What did Peter learn (17)?
- Why did the others stop objecting (18)?
- What is the gift to the Gentiles seen as (18)?
II. Ministry in Antioch (11:19-30) - When were these events happening (19)?
- What were these believers doing? Who were they? Were they apostles? (19)
- Who did they preach to (19-20)?
- Were they successful? How do you know? Why were they successful (21)?
- Who heard about this activity (22)? How did they respond? Why?
- What did Barnabas do when he arrived (21)?
- What was Barnabas’ response (23)? What were the results (24)?
- What did Barnabas do next (25)? What did Barnabas and Saul do together (26)?
- What did the traveling prophets say? (28)
- What was the response of the church to the prophetic message (29)?
- What was unique about their gift (29)?
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