Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Psalm 50
Sermon Outline:
- The Holy Spirit works gladness in response to the salvation of strangers
- Following Christ is not forsaking Moses
- Be aware that customs flow from Religion
- Guard fellowship sacrificially
- When Christ is the reason for hatred from our own people
Family Discussion Questions:
- What did Paul tell the church in Jerusalem when he visited?
- How did they feel when he told them that?
- What happy thing did they want Paul to know about?
- Why does the church no longer do all the ceremonies from the Old Testament?
- What was Paul accused of saying about the Old Testament?
- Why do customs flow from religious views? What are some good and bad examples of this?
- What vow was Paul joining in with?
- Why would Paul agree to the plan created by the Jerusalem elders?
- What was unique about the 40 years after Christ’s resurrection which would make what Paul did problematic today?
- Why can only the work of Satan explain the crowd’s reaction to Paul and the Gospel?
- This event was prophesied several times in several places before it happened. How did that help Paul, and how does that help us today when we are hated by our kin for obedience to Christ?
- Though we are called to love our families and even our people, how does the Gospel comfort us when they reject us for the sake of Christ?
