The Church in Acts, Part 14: The Gospel Goes Out
Acts 16 shows that the gospel goes out to all kinds of people in all kinds of situations through all kinds of different means.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR SHEPHERD GROUPS
- What stood out the most to you from the story and message from Acts 16?
- Acts 16 references the conversion stories of Lydia, the slave girl, and the jailer.
- Quickly summarize the stories of all three conversions.
- Which situations/conversion stories most relate to your own story?
- How do Lydia, the slave girl, and the jailer each represent different backgrounds, needs, and responses to the gospel?
- How does this story show both the exclusivity and inclusivity of the Christian message?
- How does Paul and Silas’ response to suffering—worshiping and praying in prison—reshape the way we respond to hardship in our own lives?