Group Study Guide – Pioneer Players
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: What examples have you seen of people using the church, or Christian message, for their own illicit gain? Reading: [9] But there was a man named Simon, […]
Friday – Reflect – Pioneer Pain
We pray and reflect about this week’s topic. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneer Pain
This week we’ve studied the story of Stephen, an early Christian leader attacked and killed for his cause. This kind of thing still happens today. Just read a fascinating story about a former Muslim suing a Presbyterian church in Oklahoma. He was baptized at that church, and claims he asked for a private baptism for […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneer Pain
Yesterday we heard a story from the Book of Acts about how Stephen, a brand new leader in the Christian church, preached about Jesus in a way that enraged the crowd around him. We spent some time exploring the reasons why. Today we’ll see where their strong reaction went, and why we’re calling this week’s topic Pioneer Pain. […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneer Pain
Two weeks ago we were introduced to Stephen, who became a leader in the Christian community (the church) in a time when the apostles realized their limitations and need to share their workload with others. He’s a bit like one of those characters you will sometimes see in a TV drama. You know if they suddenly introduce a new character […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneer Pain
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: What is the most painful thing you’ve done? Why did you do it? Reading: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy […]
Friday – Reflect – Pioneer Priorities
We pray and reflect about this week’s topic. Read the Bible in Sync Today Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneer Priorities
This week we’ve been studying a story in the Bible where the early Christian leaders, the apostles, couldn’t keep balancing the work of feeding the poor and of preaching the gospel, and were dropping the ball on the food distribution. After admitting they were the problem, here’s what they did: These they set before the […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneer Priorities
Yesterday we studied a short line from the Bible about a complaint against the Christians, accusing them of being partial. The more culturally integrated Jews, the Hellenists, were feeling that their widows weren’t getting free food from the Christians, while the more orthodox Jews were. If this was happening, it was clearly a mistake. The […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneer Priorities
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the daily challenges. This week our daily challenge theme is Pioneer Priorities. We are looking at how the very first followers of Jesus and their leaders, the apostles, managed to prioritize when they had a number of competing, equally good options vying for their […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Priorities
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the daily challenges, and it’s a new week, Monday, so we’ll introduce our topic for this week. These daily challenges are meant to help us explore what it means to follow Jesus, even in the midst of a busy, commuting lifestyle. It can make […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneer Priorities
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: Have you ever been stretched too thin? What happened to you, what happened to all the work you were trying to do? What needed to change? […]
Friday – Reflect – Pioneer Proof
We pray and reflect about this week’s topic. We pray and reflect on this week’s topic. Read the Bible in Sync Today Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneer Proof
Yesterday, we learned about how, when the first Christians were brought before the ruling council, one Pharisee named Gamaliel suggested the council wait and see if this whole Jesus thing survived or not. We saw it was proof for the authorities and proof for the apostles. Today we’ll see it’s also proof for us. 2000 […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneer Proof
We saw yesterday how the first Christians were hauled before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, because they hadn’t stopped preaching about Jesus, and specifically accusing the Sadducees of being complicit in Jesus’ death. Even standing before the court, Peter and the first Christians didn’t back down, but restated their message and accusation. Here’s what […]