Friday – Reflect – Pioneer Proof
We pray and reflect about this week’s topic. We pray and reflect on this week’s topic. Read the Bible in Sync Today 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 – Pioneer Proof
Yesterday, we learned about how, when the first Christians were brought before the ruling council, one Pharisee named Gamaliel suggested the council wait and see if this whole Jesus thing survived or not. We saw it was proof for the authorities and proof for the apostles. Today we’ll see it’s also proof for us. 2000 […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneer Proof
We saw yesterday how the first Christians were hauled before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council, because they hadn’t stopped preaching about Jesus, and specifically accusing the Sadducees of being complicit in Jesus’ death. Even standing before the court, Peter and the first Christians didn’t back down, but restated their message and accusation. Here’s what […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneer Proof
We’re reading the book of Acts, where the very first Christians gathered and organised themselves as what we now call the church. This week, we’re going to explore a story where the ruling authorities question Peter and the apostles. We’ve already seen this group, called the Sadducees, pushing back on the early Christians because of […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Proof
We just had a provincial election in Ontario. In the leadup, there was a growing movement of people who simply didn’t like their choices, for one reason or another. For those who planned to vote, polls were consistent – almost evenly split with 1/3 of the vote for each party. One friend asked on Facebook, […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneer Proof
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: If you were going to “test out” a relationship with Jesus, what would you be looking to see him prove? Reading: And when they had brought […]