“The Church Never Closes” Acts 13:1-12 Rev. Ryan Laughlin

                                                 Sermon Discussion Questions



      1) After reading over the passage, can you summarize what events took place in the first section of Acts 13. 

    2) More specifically, who was in the church at Antioch? 

   3) Sermon quote: “God’s mission is to find and bring home those sons and daughters who are lost. God’s mission goes on 24/7. The mission of God is the reason for our lives.” How do you see this mission playing out through the rest of scripture? 

  4) How does God’s mission inform the Church in Antioch? How do we see it being/acting counter-cultural?

 5) Think of all the ways Christians are being divided right now. We have been given a unique opportunity to lay down our differences. How does the love of Christ shape how we treat each other in our current cultural moment? Can you discuss with the group what that could like in practical ways?

6) “When it comes to His (God) mission, God is the one Who does the heavy-lifting.” We see the evidence of God’s divine orchestration in this passage in bringing different people together. Can you recall a time in your life when God brought people into to come along side you to point you to the love of Christ? Have there been times when God as orchestrated you to encourage others in this way?