Bethany Community Church

Teacher: Pastor Richard Dahlstrom, September 13, 2009.

We are continually being invited into God’s story, as He reveals both His character and His invitation for each of us to participate in His work–right here and now. The dance of God’s work and man’s response is revealed for us in Acts 12.

Discussion questions:
Nancy Eckardt

1. What worries to do you have that get in the way of you seeking God’s kingdom?

2. How has seeking God’s kingdom played out for you? How has that impacted your approach to, or concerns about, life?

3. How have you witnessed God’s protection in your own life? How have you witnessed it in another’s life?

4. How have you learned the secret of contentment? In what ways has it been hard to embrace contentment?

5. Can you think of a unique way that God has revealed Himself to you? Through a friend? Creation? Personal encounter? How did it impact your faith?

6. Salvation is not a sales pitch, as if we had to convince people to receive Christ on our own, without the revelation of God. How have you seen salvation presented as a sales pitch? When have you experienced a conversation or situation when you realize that God has already been working?

7. Can you think of a time when God has worked beyond what you could believe?

8. Read Acts 13:1,2. When have you sensed something from God that you should respond to? What has been your response?

9. How might we use other people in our lives to discern God’s call and direction for us?