Weekly Bible Reading

The Memory Verse for this week is: Philippians 2:5-7.

The Bible Reading for this week is: Acts 10-18.

Here are some questions for you to consider as you read:

1. Acts 10. Why did Cornelius - a devout man who feared God and prayed - need to hear a message from Peter?
2. Acts 11. What did God do to convince the Jews that the Gentiles should be accepted into the church as equals?
3. Acts 12. List all the details about prayer you find in this chapter.
4. Acts 13. What does Peter teach about Jesus to a Jewish crowd?
5. Acts 14. What does Paul emphasize when he teaches Gentiles (non-Jewish people who would have little understanding and exposure to the Bible) about Jesus?
6. Acts 15. What arguments were presented to convince the council the Gentiles should not be required to be circumcised?
7. Acts 16. Did the Holy Spirit lead Paul when he was active or inactive? What does this imply about how we should seek God's leading?
8. Acts 17. Make at least 3 observations about Paul's method of proclaiming the gospel.
9. Acts 18. Apollos shared from the Scriptures (the Old Testament) that Jesus was the Christ. What Old Testament Scriptures would you use to do this?

You also may want to read and meditate on the Lord's Day 10 portion of the Heidelberg Catechism.

Grace and Peace,
Pastor Mike

Weekly Bible Reading

This week's Memory Verse: 1 John 2:15-17

This week's Bible Reading: Acts 1-9

Some questions to consider as you read:

1. Acts 1. What were the requirements to be an apostle? Are there apostles today?
2. Acts 2. How does God expect us to respond to Jesus? Have you responded this way?
3. Acts 3. Did Jesus' suffering and death take God by surprise? Was God just making the best out of a bad situation?
4. Acts 4. What was the key to Peter and John's boldness? How can we obtain a similar boldness?
5. Acts 5. Under what conditions should we rebel against authority? What should we expect when we do?
6. Acts 6. What was the result of the apostles devoting themselves to prayer and the word?
   
7. Acts 7. What themes run through Stephen's sermon?
8. Acts 8. Waht do we learn about baptism in this passage? Should it be immediate or delayed?
9. Acts 9. What connection do you see between Jesus and the church in this passage?

You might also enjoy reading and meditating on this week's portion of the Heidelberg Catechism.

Grace and peace,
Pastor Mike