ACTS 6
- What was the complaint, and who made it among the early Christians in chapter 6? (6:1) Where did this problem come from? Are there similar situations of sin in God's church today?
- What was the solution reached, and by whom? (6:2-3)
- This is considered to be the start of the Deacons. What qualifications are mentioned for them? (6:3) Are they still true for today's Deacons?
- What did the apostles say they were going to give their attention to doing? (6:4) Should we be doing these same things?
- What do we notice about the believers who were chosen? (6:5)
- What did the apostles do for them? (6:6)
- What was the result of the church's successfully taking care of its first internal problem? (6:7)
- What kind of Christian was Stephen? (6:5, 8) What kind of Christian are you?
- What kind of things did he do? (6:8) What kind of things are you doing for the Lord?
- Stephen received opposition, though, for carrying out his faith. Who was responsible for this? (6:9) How did he handle it? (6:10) What enabled him to do this so well? (6:3, 5, 10) Have you received opposition for carrying out your faith? How did you handle it? What can we learn from Stephen's example for our own life?
- Since his opponents could not stand up to what Stephen said, what did they do? (6:11-14) What was Stephen's reaction to this? (6:15) If this happened to you, how do you think you would have reacted?