Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Prerequisites

Friday – Reflect – Pioneers and Prerequisites

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]

Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Thursday – Act On It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

We’ve been exploring a story this week where the early Christians debated whether new Christians from non-Jewish backgrounds needed to first be circumcised, a sign of becoming Jewish, on their way to becoming Christians. They brought together some key leaders in one place, and decided no.  God’s Spirit had moved the same way in both […]

Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Wednesday – Change It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

This week we’ve been studying the debate in the book of Acts over whether new Christians needed to become Jewish first, marked by having their males circumcised, or if they could simply become Christians. The Christian leaders who’d been caring for each group, the Jewish Christians and the non-Jewish Christians, came together and decided that […]

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Tuesday – Study It – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Already in the Book of Acts, we’ve seen tensions between Christians arise because of their different backgrounds.  Some were Jews who became convinced Jesus was the Messiah, and were still following the same Jewish laws and customs that didn’t directly contradict their belief in Jesus.  Others were Gentiles, non-Jews, who came to believe in the […]

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Monday – A New Idea – Pioneers And Prerequisites

Many years ago, I was a volunteer paramedic.  I served on an island, not far from a major city, but because it was an island with no bridge, only a ferry, it was considered remote.  Because it was remote, we were able to perform the exact same functions as a Level 1 Paramedic anywhere else.  […]

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Prerequisites

Group Study Guide – Pioneers and Prerequisites

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: When have you been told to stop doing something because you didn’t have the right prerequisites, training or title?               […]