Hillside Fellowship Podcast

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Acts 5:12-42

OUTLINE
I. A Healing Family 5:12-16
II. A Patient Family 5:17-18
III. A Faithful Family 5:19-32
IV. A Confident Family 5:33-39
V. A Joyful Family 5:40-42

QUESTIONS
1.  Christians, filled with His Spirit, always bring life, light, help, hope and healing wherever they go.  What are some practical ways God has put in front of you to Love and be a Healing Family through this pandemic?  5:12-16
2.  In a world filled with sin and injustice, bad things happen.  How does God use unfair circumstances to teach us how to be a patient family?  What do dolphins teach us about waiting on God and watching Him turn our dilemmas into delights?  Exodus 25:5/ Acts 5:17-18
3.  God calls us to be Faithful not Fancy, to obey the light He has given us.  He told the Apostles to go teach and witness. What is one simple thing that He has shown you to do that you can obey today?  Why does He not give us more light if we won’t obey the light we have? 5:19-32
4.  When God is behind something it changes everything.  What did Gamaliel know that most of us forget?  Why does it matter that God has given us the end of the story and we know how it all turns out?  How has this given you confidence in the midst of crisis?  5:33-39
5.  We will all suffer in this fallen world.  What does it look like to suffer for the mattering things instead of the meaningless things?  5:40-42

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Gospel Generosity

Acts 4:32-5:11

OUTLINE

• No need among them (v. 4:32-37)
• No greed among them (v. 5:1-11)

QUESTIONS

1. We all want a world with no need, not many want to repent and deal with their greed. Where does greed show up in your heart most? How does greed separate you from others? How does the Gospel free your heart to be generous?
2. We know people matter more than possessions, but still tend to love stuff and use people to get more stuff. How does the Gospel correct our thinking and point us to the mattering things of life?
3. We are all needy and needed. What camp do you tend to fall in? We are a family, a body, when one hurts, we all hurt. What would it look like for you to be open when you are needy? Where can you be generous where you are needed?
4. The darker the night, the brighter even the littlest light shine, what next step is He asking you to take to shine bright during this time, Hillside?

The Gospel Advances Through Adversity

Acts 4:23-31

OUTLINE

• Community (v. 4:23)
• Communication (v. 4:24)
• Control (v. 4:24)
• Clarity (v. 25-28)
• Confidence (v. 29-31)

“The Gospel has always advanced through adversity, not in spite of adversity.” 

QUESTIONS

1. How is community one of God’s great gifts for the advancement of the Gospel? Do you see community as a neat idea or a necessity? Where have you tried to do Christianity alone? (v. 4:23)
2. How is prayer one of God’s great gifts for the advancement of the Gospel? Where do you take your anxiety? Fear and worry? What you don’t transfer to God, you will transmit to others. Do you agree or disagree? (v. 4:24)
3. Where do you struggle most to rest in Jesus during times of crisis? What are you trying to control? What would it look like to repent and surrender? (v. 4:24)
4. What looks bad is actually God doing something big. How does the cross help us understand bad circumstances and look for big opportunities? (v. 4:25-28)

No Other Name
Acts 4:1-22


OUTLINE

Jesus is central to…

• Struggling things (v. 4:1-4)
• Overwhelming things (v. 4:5-8)
• Mattering things (v. 4:9-12)
• Trifling things (v. 4:13)
• Changing things (v. 4:14-21)

QUESTIONS

1. How do you see Jesus at the center of the story and why do you think that creates such a strong reaction from the religious leaders? How do the events that Peter and John endure (roughed up and jailed for the Gospel) contrast or relate to your story?  How can you pray for the persecuted church today?
2. How does your heart respond when rulers and authorities act in ways that are not Christlike?  How does his response show hope and opportunity for forgiveness towards his accusers?  How do you respond when wrongly accused?
3. Peter’s response is to point others to Jesus, how are you pointing others around you to Christ?  Where/who do you think that Jesus would like to make a difference through you?  How can you grow in praying for opportunities this next week?
4. How do you see the miracle of the healed man making much of Jesus?  Where are the miracles in or around your life bringing glory to Jesus?