Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Week 5: Day 7

Reflecting on Acts 18:23-23:11
By Robert Austell

Take a few moments to review the readings and your own reflections from this week’s study. Use the questions below to deepen the impact of Acts on your life and your world.

  • What one new insight has seemed most important for you this week?
  • What one new question has this week’s study raised for you?
  • What one new connection have you made this week between Acts and your life?

Prayer: [Take time to express to God a word of gratitude, of honest struggle, or of delight.]


Focus Passages and Question for Small Group Discussion
Consider reading together these three brief passages that intersect a generation or more of life in the Ephesian church. Reflect on their significance for our lives, our church, and our world.

1. Acts 18:24-28
What is the relationship between truth and grace for the building up of the church to serve God in the world?

2. Acts 19:23-41
What is the relationship between truth and grace for the building up of the church to serve God in the world?

3. Acts 20:17-38 
What is the relationship between truth and grace for the building up of the church to serve God in the world?