Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Psalm 44
Sermon Outline:
- A Wolf Scatters the Sheep
- Lamentation for the Sheep
- The Voice of the Good Shepherd Reaches the ends of the earth
- Great joy for the Sheep
Family Discussion Questions:
- What happened to the church after Stephen the deacon was killed?
- How did it make them feel?
- What was Saul doing?
- What did the Christians do when they moved to new towns?
- Are only people who met Jesus when he lived 2000 years ago allowed to share the Gospel?
- Are only elders or church leaders allowed to share the Gospel?
- Compare how people were feeling in verse 2 and verse 8
- How does this passage begin to fulfill Christ’s promises at the beginning of Acts?
- What did the Apostles do in verse 2? Why? What does this teach us about the Christian response to persecution?
- What does this passage teach us about how Christians should respond to death of a believer?
- How will verse 3 be contrasted 180 degrees later in the book of Acts?
- What promise is God sealing with the miracles noted in verse 7?
- What do the words used for preaching here teach us about how to share the Gospel?
