ACTS 3 - The ONE, the WEAK, the NAME
Have you ever had the experience of a ‘little thing’ turning out to be a bigger deal than thought it would be? Share your story with the group. If you had known at the beginning how the story was going to end, what might you have done differently?
Read Acts 3:1-5. How many sight-oriented words or phrases can you count in these verses? Why do you think the author is drawing our attention to these details about who looks where?
In today’s sermon we discussed having our eyes ‘calibrated’ to see the one in need. What makes it difficult for people to see the little places where God is working? If you could design supernatural glasses to correct spiritual vision, what sorts of distortions would the glasses need to correct?
Read Acts 3:6-10. Does Peter give the beggar what he wants? How does the beggar respond to Peter’s unexpected gift? What lessons can we learn from this story about serving the needy in our midst?
Read Acts 3:11-26. What details stand out to you about Peter’s sermon? If you had to boil these verses down to a single summary sentence, what would it be?
In the sermon today, Robb said that many Christians dread talking to their unbelieving friends about Jesus. Do you find that to be true in your own life? What keeps people (or you) from freely speaking about Jesus? What would help you to be bolder with our faith?