1. What stands out to you about Paul and Barnabas being sent out?

2. Have you known anyone who was sent out in some way for ministry?

3. How or why were the religious leaders blinded by envy? Have you ever experienced that?

4. How were Paul and Barnabas able to handle rejection so easily?

1. In what ways do you see persecution coming for Christians?

2. How are people today being motivated by fear and anger?

3. How do you see powerful people being destroyed by power?

4. How important is prayer in your life?

5. How important is assembling with the church in your life?

1. What are some of the things that get out of balance in your life?

2. What are some of the traits of a godly person?

3. What are the types of things that will continue on into eternal life?

4. How can godliness affect every area of our lives?

1. Have you ever been mad at someone before you gave them a fair hearing?

2. Have people ever had the wrong ideas about you based on inaccurate or incomplete information? How did that make you feel?

3. Who has been a big supporter of you, behind the scenes?

4. Who have you tried to encourage and connect to help them be more effective?

1. Have you ever felt marginalized by people who saw you as “one of those?”

2. What connections did you have with God prior to you accepting Jesus?

3. Are there people you look on and write them off?

4. In what ways does the church turn “common” into a good thing?

1. What person today is extremely hostile to the gospel? What if they got saved? Are you praying for them?

2. How awkward do you think it was for Peter and Paul to meet? Do you think it was uncomfortable for both of them?

3. Why were the Jews in those days so threatened by Christianity?

4. Have you ever had a Barnabas in your life, who believed in and supported you when others didn’t?

1. Have you ever known someone who seemed hostile to Christianity then turned to Jesus?

2. Which cultures today would it be challenging for you to reach out to them with the gospel?

3. Why do you think Peter reacted to the offer from Simon the Sorcerer so strongly?

4. Why do you think people are so comfortable monetizing the gospel today?

5. When were you baptized and what did it mean to you?

1. What are ways in which people worship buildings and/or people more than God?

2.Why do you think Stephen didn’t preach the gospel?

3. What do you think made the Jewish leaders so mad?

4. What do you think Paul was thinking about as this happened? What do you think he thought about it years later?

1. Why do you think the leaders in the early church had such a limited job description? (Word and prayer.)

2. What are some other things people expect pastors to do for them besides the Word and prayer?

3. What are the costs when ministers spread themselves too thin?

4. How did churches develop so many programs and ministries in addition to the focus on the Word and prayer?

1. Why do you think Ananias and Saphira lied about their giving? Did the two of them have different motivations?

2. In what ways does integrity make the church more powerful, and in what ways does a lack of integrity make the church weaker?

3. What place does confession play in your life?

4. What makes it feel unsafe for you to be yourself?