May 10 | Acts 8 | Scatter

  1. Have you ever watched a child’s beautiful creation come crashing down? Describe the scenario to your group. What happened? How did it make the child, or you, feel?

  2. Read Acts 8:1-3. Put yourself in the shoes of these early Christians in Jerusalem. What are you seeing and feeling? What conversations might you be having with one another? Where are you going next? In your modern life, have you ever experienced a ‘scattering’ disruption like this? Why do you think God allows these sorts of disruptions in the lives of the people he loves?

  3. Read Acts 8:4-8. How does God empower Phillip in Samaria? What is the result?

  4. Read Acts 8:9-25. Simon treats Jesus like a means to the end of the signs, rather viewing the signs as a means to the end of Jesus. What various responses do people have to ‘sign gifts’ in the world today? Do you believe they still truly occur? Why or why not?

  5. Read Acts 8:26-40. Eunuchs are historically considered outcasts in Israel (Deut 23:1). How does his story show us God’s purposes in scattering the church?

  6. Pray together that God would scatter VBCC all around Hampton Roads and beyond, and that God’s Spirit would continue to empower God’s People to share God’s Word.

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