Group Discussion Questions

Q1. Following Paul’s example, what are you grateful to God for in this last week?

Q2. What accomplishments of work by faith, labour of loves, and endurance of hope have you seen in your community? eg. Faith: Andrew prepping for Alpha, Love: Steven holding the food bank, Hope: Wini & Tim adopting.

Q3. What works of faith, labours of love, enduring hopes are you working on at the moment?

Q4. How did the gospel of Jesus come to you?

Q5. What do you think it means for the gospel to come in power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction?

Q6. What did Paul and the team do that saw these people come to faith? Look at Acts 17:1-10 and list what happened. If you have time compare this with the previous story of Paul in Philippi, Acts 16:11-40.

Q7. In our time and place, what does it mean to turn away from idols? - Literal, and what are some of the family dynamics of that? - Spiritual, eg what are the things we are tempted to worship in the hope that they will give us life?

Q8. Hope is how Paul describes our attitude towards the future. What does verses 9b-10 tell us about the nature of our hope? What is our hope like?

Then… Pray for each other, because this good news is not just about words but Power!