Friday – Reflect – Pioneer Pushback
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] photo credit: Jason Verwey via photopin cc
Thursday – Act On It – Pioneer Pushback
Yesterday, we identified three main aspects of the Christian message that concerned the ruling authorities, particularly the Sadducees. The Resurrection The Power The Boldness This was astonishing for the ruling authorities. Hard for us to remember how novel this was. We’re more likely to see Christianity as something conservative and controlling, rather than as a […]
Wednesday – Change It – Pioneer Pushback
Yesterday, we saw three important ruling authorities in first century Judaism allied against Peter and the Christian movement. We asked you how each group responded. The strongest response is from the Sadduccess, the ruling council. Why are they so upset? They were challenged by three things: 1. The Resurrection …greatly annoyed because they were teaching […]
Tuesday – Study It – Pioneer Pushback
We’ve seen Jesus’ first followers get inspired and led by the Holy Spirit, organize themselves, and start boldly sharing their message with the crowds in Jerusalem, then healing a crippled man. So far it’s all gone pretty well, and you might think they will live happily ever after, but then it starts to fall apart. […]
Monday – A New Idea – Pioneer Pushback
It’s always great to hear inspiring stories of people taking bold and risky steps for a great cause. I met someone with that kind of story recently named Josh Brake. You can watch our video interview with him, or read some of his bio below: After visiting an aftercare home for girls who had been […]
Group Study Guide – Pioneer Pushback
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: What is the boldest thing you’ve ever done? What were the risks? Did it pay off? Reading: And as they were speaking to the people, the […]