Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Power
We pray and reflect about our challenge topic this week. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink] Two Dates to Remember: Our Outdoor Movie Night Returns – September 19th at 7:30pm in Ajax – More Info
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers and Power
This week we’re studying a story where Paul found himself arrested after yet another riot. It was partly for his protection, so the authorities could figure out if he was really a rabble rouser, or simply a victim of the crowds who were threatened by the Christian message. In that time, he appeals to Caesar, […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers and Power
We saw yesterday that Paul was given himself a chance to defend himself in front of two powerful men, King Agrippa and his local ruler, Festus. He started in an unusual way, describing his story of coming to know Jesus, and how that transformed his life. He was preaching the very message that got him […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Power
We skipped a few chapters of the Book of Acts to get here. In those chapters, Paul found himself in yet another riot. He was arrested and protected by Roman guards, especially when they realised he was a Roman citizen. He used those rights, and said he wanted to take his case all the way […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Power
I’ve been following the story of Christian persecution in Iraq for weeks. A violent extremist group has been terrorizing Christians and other religious minorities, despite them having coexisted peacefully for centuries. Most of this news I’ve seen on social media, and a lot of it has been attached to comments where people wondered why isn’t […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Power
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: Who is the most powerful person who has helped you? How did it feel? [9] “I myself was […]
Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Profit
We pray and reflect about our challenge topic this week. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink] Two Dates to Remember: Our Outdoor Movie Night Returns – September 19th at 7:30pm in Ajax – More Info
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers and Profit
This week we’ve studied a story from the Bible where some of the first Christians got into trouble after a silversmith realized his business carving silver idols of their local goddess would dry up if everyone converted. So he stirred up a riot that only got quelled when a local official stepped in and helped […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers and Profit
We’re studying a story in the Bible where the Christian movement began to threaten the bottom line for some silversmiths, who made a lucrative business making idols, objects of worship. One of them, Demetrius, incited a riot that got out of control, filling a theatre with people yelling how great their city’s goddess was, and […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers and Profit
Yesterday I told you some stories of how following Jesus can impact the bottom line. Here’s a time it happened in the Bible: [23] About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. [24] For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers and Profit
Over the last few weeks, I’ve told you a few stories about people who found themselves drawn to following Jesus as Christians, and yet were a little apprehensive because they knew it would be bad for business. The rock musician whose stage persona is one of anger, apathy and irreverence. What would their fans think, […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Profit
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: In what other ways do you think Christian faith can threaten someone’s livelihood today? [23] About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. [24] For […]
Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Philosophers
We pray and reflect about our challenge topic this week. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink] Two Dates to Remember: Our Outdoor Movie Night Returns – September 19th at 7:30pm in Ajax – More Info
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers and Philosophers
This week we’ve explored a story of Paul, an early Christian communicator, meeting some Greek philosophers who, after an initial misunderstanding, give him a second chance to share the good news of Jesus and his resurrection from the dead. In the end, however, it says some mocked. I asked yesterday why that might be. It’s […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers and Philosophers
Yesterday, we saw Paul, an early Christian travelling speaker, who made some mistakes. He found himself in a totally new context, the Greek city of Athens, and ventured right into the marketplace where Greek philosophers heard him saying some nonsensical things. They thought he was preaching about foreign gods, when it was likely just a […]