1. Think of a time when you were mistreated for the sake of Christ. What happened? How did you respond to the person (or people) that mistreated you?

2. What is some other “cornerstone” that you might have built your life upon at some time in your past (or even now, if it applies)

3. What may be a circumstance when civil disobedience as a church may be not only acceptable but even required in order to honor God?

4. Take a moment to pray for boldness in standing our ground when it comes to subtle pressures and oppositions, and to pray for strength for churches in persecuted places.

Bonus Question: What about the life of the early church might have been helpful to turn the multitude towards Christ in such an exclusive claims of Christ in a pluralist culture?