Winter Retreat- Session 2- Saturday AM

Winter Retreat- Session 1- Friday PM

When God invited the Gentiles into His Kingdom, He taught Peter about loving those who are different than him. What is He teaching US through the Scriptures that record Peter’s interaction with Cornelius?

(Acts 10:34 – 48)

When Saul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus, it challenges everything about his life and requires a 180 degree change.  Do I believe that the same Jesus who transformed Saul can transform me?

(Acts 9:1-30, Acts 22:3, Phil 3:4-9, 2 Cor 5:17, Rom 8:28, Rev 2:17)

In Acts 8, the Church is spreading like a true wildfire.  As the religious rulers try to slow the fire’s spread, God is breathing life into it.  When God tells Ananias to go find Saul in Acts 9, we gain insight into obedience, suffering, and the mystery of God’s holy work in our world.

(Acts 9:1-22, Acts 5:34-39, Acts 1:8, Acts 8, Jn 5:30, Prov 15:22, Phil 3:5-11, 2 Cor 11:24-27, 2 Cor 12:9, Mk 4:26-29)

In Acts 8, Philip the evangelist helps us understand how to join God in His work of others hearing the Good News of Jesus.

(Is 9:2, Is 53, Acts 26-39, Luke 4:16-21, Rom 1:16, I Cor 3:4-7, Eph 2:10)

Persecution often shows faith for what it really is, as the light is always brighter in the darkness. Those who were scattered preach the Gospel as they go, and people like Simon the Sorcerer come to know Christ.

(Acts 8:1-25)

The new Church is growing, and is experiencing fracturing/complaints. The wisdom from the apostles becomes delegation. Why is this important to the life of the church and the empowerment of its members? How can we lead in our own contexts knowing that Jesus has given us permission and empowerment to do so?

(Acts 6:1-7)

An abrupt and devastating moment happens in the early Church when sin enters the community and death quickly follows behind it.  Why does God deal so harshly with this particular act of dishonesty?

(Acts 4:32-5:11, Jer 32:7, Ps 92:15, Ps 143:10, Ps 33:5, Ps 100:4-5, I Jn 1:5, 2 Tim 2:13, Titus 1:2, I Jn 3:20, James 1:13, Rom 6:23, James 1:15, Is 9:18, Is 55:8, Rom 6:11-14, Jn 16:8, James 5:16, Prov 24:16, Matt 6:12)

Peter and John were confronted by the counsel. What does it mean that we must obey God rather than men? How do we know when we are supposed to listen to governing authorities vs when we need to intentionally disobey?

(Acts 4:1-22, Acts 5:17-41, 1 Peter 2:13-15)