GROUP GUIDE
Leading a group through these questions? Here’s a simple guide for 1.5-2 hour GROUP meeting.
Welcome and Opening Prayer. (5 minutes)
Read the passage aloud. (5 minutes)
Guide the group through the questions. (30-60 minutes)
Take time to share prayer requests and pray for each other. (15-30 minutes)
TEACHING RECAP
Summary: Do you ever wonder what God is doing? Has it ever felt like God is unaware of your situation or the problems in our world? In today’s passage, we will see that God is always at His work. In fact, He was at work in our world and in our lives long before we arrived in our current situation. Remembering this will enable us to keep going when we face uncertainty or difficulties in life.
Main Points:
1. God is at work: Seeking us.
2. God is at work: Saving us.
3. God is at work: Sending us.
On-Ramps:
1. Keep a journal of God’s faithfulness
2. Find peace through surrender and repentance.
3. Ask God where He is sending you and go there
Discussion
What stands out to you from this passage? How does this passage most challenge or encourage you?
Why do you think the Jewish believers who accompanied Peter were “astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles?
How might knowing God is at work change how we look at the challenge of reaching people in downtown Edmonton for Christ?
How might knowing God is at work change how we experience times of uncertainty and difficulty?
How do you want to respond to this passage in your daily life?
PRAYER
How can we pray for you as a group?
Next week: Acts 15:1–35
