Bible Study October 11

Scripture, Read: Acts 21:1-40

(Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem, Paul Arrives at Jerusalem, Paul is Arrested and Paul Speaks to the Crowd)

Observation (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out or something that surprised you? What was it?

Application and Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What does this show/indicate to you about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• How should we live our lives or apply the message based on these passages?

• Biggest takeaway?

• Prayer: Ask the Lord to show you how to meditate on and apply these scriptures to your life.

• For the next meeting, read: Acts 22:1-30

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study October 4

First Wednesday: CALLED Men’s Group | Wednesday, October 04, 2023

WEEKLY WEDNESDY - FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH  |  This Week’s Leader: David Goodno

Scripture, Read: Acts 20:1-38 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A1-38&version=NLT      

(Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece, Paul’s Final Visit to Troas, and Paul’s Final Visit to Troas)

Watch Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2iNUkjMy-k&t=240s

Book of Acts | 20:1-38​​​​​​​​​​

Observation:

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What and where is this happening?

• What makes what is happening meaningful?

• Is there anything special about the location?

• Who is involved?  

• How do they respond to God?

• What character traits do you notice about them?

• What is the significance of their involvement?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out or something that surprised you? What was it?

Application and Questions to Consider:

• What does this show/indicate to you about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

• If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• How should we live our lives or apply the message based on these passages?

• Biggest takeaway?

Prayer:  Ask the Lord to show you how to meditate on and apply these scriptures to your life.

• For the next meeting, read: Acts 21:1-40

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+21%3A1-40&version=NLT      

Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage?  Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study September 27

Read: Acts 19:1-41

(Paul’s 3 rd Missionary Journey, Paul Ministers in Ephesus, and The Riot in Ephesus)

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

Next Acts 20:1-38

Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study September 20

Read: Acts 18:1-28 (Paul Meets Priscilla and Aguila in Corinth, Paul Returns to Antioch of Syria, Apollos Instructed at Ephesus)

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

Next Acts 19:1-41

Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study September 13

Read: Acts 17:1–34 (Paul Preaches in Thessalonica, Paul an Silas in Berea, and Paul Preaches In Athens)

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read Acts 18:1-28

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study September 7

Read: Acts 16:1-40

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on these passages?

• Biggest takeaway?

Read: Acts 17:1-34

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study Aug 2

Read: Acts 14: 1- 28 and Acts 15:1 – 35

Video Talking Points:

• During the first century, most people around the Mediterranean Sea lived in densely packed cities, all ruled by the Roman Empire.

• Each city was a diverse blend of cultures, ethnicities and religions. And because of this, there were all sorts of temples for offering sacrifices to all sorts of gods. And each person had their own portfolio of gods that they gave their allegiance to. But, in every city you would also find a minority group who would not worship any gods, but their own: the Israelites, also known as, the Jews. They claimed that their God was the one true creator and king of the world.

• Now all these cities were connected by a network of roads built by the Roman Empire. And so, it was easy to move around, to do business and even spread new ideas. Now one person familiar with these roads was the Apostle Paul. He spent the second half of his life traveling from city to city, announcing that Israel’s God had appointed a new king over the nations.

• This king was not like anyone who had come before. Right! Most kings ruled with aggression or power. But this new king rules with self-sacrifice and love. His name is Jesus.

• And Paul is his herald, who is inviting all people to live under this king’s rule. The stories of Paul’s travels and how people receive this message, that is what the third part of Acts is all about.

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

Read: Acts 16:1-40

Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study July 5

Watch Videos: (total watch time approximately 50 minutes)

1. What is the Bible? (The Bible Project, 5:48)

2. Choosing a Bible Translation, (The Bible Project, 0:58)

3. History of Bible Translation, (The Bible Project, 1:01)

4. The Fascinating Story behind RED LETTER BIBLES, (Tim Wildsmith, 7:04)

5. English Bible Translation Family Tree, (UsefulCharts, 19:14)

6. WHICH BIBLE TRANSLATION SHOULD I READ? (The Beat by Allen Parr, 4:58)

7. Why Are There So Many Versions of the Bible? (Matt Whitman/Ten Minute Bible Hour, 12:43)

The Bible | Video Talking Points

• One of the most influential books in history and has inspired people to do many things.

• The Bible is not just a single book, but actually a library of books.

• The Bible originated from the written history of the people of ancient Israel.

• The Bible explores complicated questions like the meaning of death, life and the human struggle.

• Apostles, followers of Jesus, composed writings called “the good news”, also known as the gospel, and wrote letters to different churches throughout the ancient world.

• There are many English translations of the Bible; no one English translation does everything, because they are designed for different purposes. Using many translations will give a well-rounded understanding.

• Every translation is balancing two goals: faithfulness to the original text/wording of the original language, and readability in normal/modern English.

• Put those two goals on a spectrum and you get: (Faithfulness) Word-for-Word and (Readability) Thought-for-thought, translations.

• Word-for-word translations try to imitate the original language but require the reader to do more interpretation. Thought-for-thought translations do more interpretive work for the reader by paraphrasing what the text means. Most English translations are somewhere in the middle. – Keep in mind that no English translation can fully perfectly represent what is in the original language, because no two languages are identical. So, pay attention when translations differ, and try to read as many translations as you can.

• The Hebrew Bible is the collection of scrolls written and assembled over a 1,000-year period by the Israelites written in Hebrew. The first significant translation was written Greek, and called the Septuagint, and this translation was widely used among follows or Jesus. Jesus claimed that the story of the Hebrew Bible was fulfilled through Him. And his followers wrote about this claim in what is now known as the “New Testament” and was written in Greek. These two collections, “The Old Testament” and “The New Testament” became the Bible.

• Three major translations: Latin Vulgate, Wycliffe Bible, King James Bible.

• The Bible is the most translated work in human history.

• The idea for a red-letter Bible was first thought of in 1899, and the New Testament was printed with red letters/text for the words of Jesus. Later in 1901, the entire Bible was printed with red text for the words of Jesus.

• The average person could not afford a copy of the Bible, until the Geneva Bible (1560) which was the first translation of the Bible to use the chapter and verse numbering system that appears in most modern-day Bibles.

• The Geneva Bible was so popular that the Scottish parliament passed a law in 1579 requiring every household with adequate means to buy a copy.

• The Geneva Bible remained the most popular Bible for personal use even after the publication of the King James Version in 1611, and in 1616 King James outlawed the Geneva Bible. However, illegal copies circulated widely.

• Serious Bible study should not rely on one single translation. It is always best to compare several translations or use an interlinear Bible.

• There is no perfect English translation, because the original Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramac and Greek.

• The translators had to translate the original words, into an English word or phrase that would reflect the original meaning. Why is this a problem? There are 5 million Greek words, whereas there are only 1 million English words, making it difficult to find an exact English word or phrase to show the meaning of the original Biblical text.

• Word-for-word translations: KJV, NKJV, Amplified Bible, NASB, ESV; Thought-for-thought: HCSB (now CSB), NIV, NRSV, NLT; Paraphrase: GNT/GNB (Good News Translation/Bible), The Message, The Passion Translation

• Why are there so many different types of cars? The reason why there are lots of different types of cars is because there are lots of different needs of people, and preferences. The same is true for Bible translations – why are there so many translations? The world is diverse, people have different reading levels, people have different needs (Scholarly research vs every-day-understanding). Therefore, this results in multiple translations.

• Bible Translators translate the original Biblical text trying to address the following question: “What is the best way to relay the original Biblical text into English for modern readers to read and understand?”

• Another issue is that the English language and culture is always changing and evolving. Example, think of the word “exciting” - a modern equivalent of the word “exciting” evolved over time: “solid”, “groovy”, “rad”, “cool”, “awesome”, “wicked”, “dope”, “crunk/krunk”, “all-that-and-a-bag-of-chips”, “poppin’”, “off-the-chain”, “sic/sick”, “lit”, “fire”, “Bussin’”, “Dank”, “Slaps”… etc.

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Do you understand what is meant by word-for-word and thought-for-thought? Do you have any questions about that subject?

• Did you know that the Bible was the most translated literary work in history?

• Do you own different Bible translations? What are they?

• Do you have a favorite Bible translation? Do you have more than one favorite translation? (Explain – What is your favorite translation/what are your favorite translations?)

• Do you have a go-to Bible translation/translations? Why that translation/why those translations?

• Do you prefer or like Red-Letter Bibles? Explain why or why not.

• Do you use the Bible app? Have you ever looked at all the translations available on the app?- (or have you used Biblegateway.com? and looked at all the translations available on the website?)

• Was there anything that stood out to you in any of the videos?

• Was there any information presented in the videos that you didn’t already know? Or anything that you were not aware of? – Explain.

• Biggest takeaway?

• Watch video: What’s a study Bible & is it Better Than a Normal Bible? (Matt Whitman, Ten Minute Bible Hour)

• Watch video: Which Study Bible is Best? (2023 Reviews of Newer Popular Study Bibles). (Matt Whitman, Ten Minute Bible Hour)

• Using the Bible app, try reading in various translations. (Like: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 9 & 20; Luke 8; John 10; Acts 8:26-40)

• Read: Acts 14:1-28 and Acts 15:1-35

• Is there anything that stands out when reading these passages? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group, First Wednesday of August 2023 (08/02/2023).

Bible Study June 28

Read: Acts 13:4–52

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Next week for First Wednesday (July 5 th , 2023), we’ll be discussing Bible translations.

• Do you have a favorite Bible translation? What is your favorite? I prefer to read: NLT, NKJV and ESV.

• Do you have any Bible style preferences?

  • Single column vs. double column,

  • red, blue or black letter bibles.

• What is the best Bible? – the one you read.

Bible Study June 21

Read: Acts 12:1–19

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

Read: Acts 13:4-52

Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study June 14

Read: Acts 10:1–48

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 12:1-19

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study June 7

Read: Acts 9:1-43

Video Talking Points:

• During the first century when the Romans ruled the known world, a grassroots countercultural movement was born in the eastern end of the empire.

• It started among the Jewish people who for centuries now have been scattered around the known world.

• But no matter where they lived or what language they spoke, they kept their identity as the family of Abraham, devoted to the one true God.

• Every year they would travel to Jerusalem for sacred festivals. During one of these, the feast of Pentecost, the visitors encountered a group of Jews that could speak in everyone’s native dialect.

• They were telling a story about a man named Jesus who had been executed by the Romans. They claimed he had risen from the dead and was now exalted as the true king of Israel and the whole world.

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 10:1-48

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

• Watch additional Bible Project Videos.

Bible Study May 31

Read: Acts 8:4–40

Discussion Questions:

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 9:1-43

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study May 24

Read Acts 6:8-8:3

Discussion Questions:

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

Read: Acts 8:4-8:40

Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study May 17

Read: Acts 4:32 - -5:42 (The Believers Share Their Possessions, Ananias and Sapphira, The Apostles Heal Many, and The Apostles Meet Opposition)

Questions (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (Identify/Discuss Among the Group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

•  How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 6:8-8:4

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study May 10

Read: Acts 3:1-26 (Peter Heals A Crippled Beggar, and Peter Preaches in the Temple)

Questions (identify/discuss among the group):

• What was the context? What was going on at the time this was written?

• What do you think is the key message?

• Did anything stand out to you?

• Is there something that surprised you? What was it?

• How can we apply the message to today, in our own lives?

Other Questions to Consider (identify / discuss in the group):

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 4:32-5:42

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study May 3

Read: Acts 2:1-47 (The Holy Spirt Comes, Peter Preaches to the Crowd; The Believers Form a Community)

Video Talking Points:

• Acts was written by Luke to document what Jesus did after the resurrection.

• Jesus tells the disciples to wait, until they receive a new kind of power so they can be faithful witnesses.

• On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together.

• Suddenly there was a sound from heaven like a roaring windstorm that filled the house.

• Flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.

• Then everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirt and began speaking in other languages.

• The speaker might have heard gibberish, but the other person who was hearing the words understood what was being said.

• Tongues is the ability to speak in other languages that are not known to the speaker. The Holy Spirt gives us this ability.

Questions to Consider:

• At this time there were devout Jews from every nation living in Jerusalem. What was their reaction to hearing the loud noise and what the believers were saying? What did they say/exclaim?

• What did others in the crowd do and say?

• Have you ever spoken in tongues? Share your experience.

  • Do you remember what the words were?

  • Have you ever researched the words that you spoke?

  • Example Abba Sababa: a Google search led to this: Abba Sababa - Sababa is a Hebrew slang-word that means “cool” or “slick”. And when you say someone is Sababa, you’re complementing them to the core.

• What did Peter say?

• What did the believers do in reaction to the apostles teaching?

(After reading each passage in Acts 2:1-47, identify / discuss in the group)

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 3:1-26

  • Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

• Watch additional Bible Project Videos.

Bible Study April 26

Read: Acts 1:1-26 (The Promise of the Holy Spirt, The Ascension of Jesus, and Matthias Replaces Judas)

Discussion Questions:

• Who is Theophilus?

• What happened during the 40 days after Jesus was resurrected?

• What will be received through the Holy Spirit?

• What did Jesus say the disciples would become once they receive the Holy Spirt?

• What question did the apostles keep asking Jesus?

• What message did the two white-robed men tell the apostles?

• Was travel limited during the Sabbath?

• What Scripture was fulfilled?

• Who was with the apostles the entire time while traveling with Jesus?

• Why not stay a group of eleven apostles?

• Who is Joseph (called Barsabbas, also known as Justus)?

• Who is Matthias?

• What prayer was said?

• What is casting lots?

• Why was Matthias added?

Other Questions to Consider
(After reading each passage identify / discuss in the group):

•  Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

•  What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

•  What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

•  Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

•  How should we live our lives based on this passage?

•  Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 2:1-47

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss at the next men’s group.

Bible Study April 19

Read: John 20:19-30 (Jesus Appears To His Disciples, Jesus Appears To Thomas; Purpose of the Book)

Read: John 21:1-25 (Epilogue: Jesus Appears To Seven Disciples)

After reading each passage ask yourself / discuss in the group:

• Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

• What does this tell me about people?

• Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?

• Read: Acts 1:1-26

• Is there anything that stands out when reading this passage? Be ready to discuss next men’s group.

Bible Study April 12

Read: Luke 24:1-12 (The Resurrection)

Read: Luke 24:13-53 (The Walk to Emmaus; Jesus Appears to the Disciples; The Ascension)

Discussion:

After reading each passage ask yourself / discuss in the group:

•  Who is involved?

  • How do they respond to God?

  • What character traits do you notice about them?

  • What is the significance of their involvement?

• What and where is this happening?

  • What makes what is happening meaningful?

  • Is there anything special about the location?

•  What does this tell me about people?

•  Was there anything in the passage that left you with more questions?

  • If yes, research your questions/discuss with the group.

• Was there anything in the passage that jumped out to you?

• How should we live our lives based on this passage?

• Biggest takeaway from the passage?