Free at Last! Many Hardships (week 1, day 1)

Edited:
Scriptures: Acts chapters 13 and 14

Focus on the region of Galatia and the types of people to whom Paul wrote.

Moore asks, "How do you use the fearful gift of influence? At its best, it teaches, nurtures, encourages, exhorts, evangelizes and disciples. At worst, it cripples and kills. Influence is so easy to use (as the women of Antioch stirred up a mob). Maybe its the reason God exhorts us to 'gentle and quiet' spirits. We need to think before we speak and act. The warnings in Scripture are not provided because we are so lowly, but because we possess such an awesome gift.

Principle Question:

How did Paul respond to persecution in the city of Lystra?

Personal Discussion Question:

Do you think you would have responded the way Paul and Barnabas did in Acts 14: 2-3? Why or why not?

Today's Treasure:

"Then they returned...strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,' they said."

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