How’s Your Posture? Acts 16:1-15. Rev Ryan Laughlin

                                                          Sermon Discussion Questions

    1) After reading over this section, who are the main characters in this passage? What role does each person play in the early Church?

   2) What was the significance for Timothy getting circumcised? 

  3) As Christians we can take different postures towards our neighbors and the world around us. With so much to worry about in the world, are you tempted to disengage or “turn off” your compassion? What are the dangers in “turning off” our compassion and not engaging in the mission of the Church?

  4) Being free in Christ, frees us up to set aside our preferences and opinions for the sake of the gospel. Have there been times in your life you have needed to set aside preference for the love of a neighbor? Are there relationships now that the Lord can stretch you in regarding this?

   5) Quote: “Mission lies at the heart of God and therefore, at the very heart of the church. A church without mission is no longer a church. It is contradicting an essential part of its identity. The church is mission. (John Stott) Unpack this quote with your group. How do you see God’s heart for mission in this passage? How have you seen God’s heart for mission in your own life?

6) What do we learn about Paul’s efforts in regards to Lydia’s conversion? How is this encouraging for us?