Week 14: Dénouement

On Your Own

Read Acts 6:1-7

  • What problem does the early church face?

  • What do the apostles decide to do about it?

  • Why was Stephen chosen?

Read Acts 6:8-15

  • What accusation is made against Stephen?

  • Why do you think Stephen is being targeted?

Read Acts 7

  • How does Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin recap all that we have studied so far?

  • Like all of us, Stephen lived at ‘just such a time as this.’ Did he live it well?

Think About It

  • What problems are facing our world, community, and church?

  • How might God want to use you to address one of these problems?