Discussion Questions: Beginning of the Church

Friday:	Discussion Questions: Beginning of the Church
Story Passages:	Acts 1:1-11, Acts 2:22-24,29-41
Other Passages:	Matthew 28:16-20, Mark 16:14-20, Luke 24:36-49, John 10:16, John 21:15-19, Hebrews 10:11-14
Memory Verse:	Acts 2:32

1. Where is Jesus right now?
2. Why did Jesus ask the disciples to wait in Jerusalem?
3. How old is the church? Who started it?
4. Why is the church important? What does it accomplish?
5. Why is it important for each of us to be involved in a local church?
   Can't we each just worship God on our own?
6. Whose job is it to tell people in [your town] how they can go to heaven?
7. Why did God wait until Pentecost to send the Spirit? Why didn't he just come as soon as Jesus ascended?
8. What might have happened if the disciples hadn't waited in Jerusalem?

If you need hints to answer some of the questions, look up the listed scripture passages.

Discussion Questions: Beginning of the Promise

Thursday:	Discussion Questions: Beginning of the Promise
Story Passages:	Genesis 15
Other Passages:	Romans 4:3-16; Genesis 3:15, 9:8-17, 12:2-3, 15:1-21, 17:15-22, 28:10-15; Hebrews 11:8-10; Revelation 21; Isaiah 9:1-7; Isaiah 53; Malachi 3:1, 3:16-4:6
Memory Verse:	Hebrews 11:6

1. Why was Abraham willing to obey God without knowing all the details of how everything would work out?
2. If Abraham believed God, what exactly did he believe God would do?
3. Did God keep his promise? Who are Abraham's descendants? Where are they now?
4. Is there anything God promised Abraham that we're still waiting on? When will that happen?
5. Why is it important to have faith?
6. Does it really matter what we believe? Why does God care so much?
7. What are some things God has asked us to do by faith?
8. Why did God say that Abraham was righteous?
9. What does it mean to be righteous?

If you need hints to answer some of the questions, look up the listed scripture passages.

Discussion Questions: The Beginning of Sin

Tuesday:	Discussion Questions: The Beginning of Sin
Story Passages:	Genesis 3
Other Passages:	Romans 3:9-26, 5:6-6:2; Hebrews 9:23-28; Revelation 12:9; Isaiah 64:6; Galatians 3:6-24; 1st Timothy 2:14; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Psalm 143
Memory Verse:	Romans 3:22

1. Why did Eve decide to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge?
2. Why did Adam decide to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge?
3. Why does everyone have to die?
4. What if you never sin by breaking any of God's commands?
5. Is it ever right to disobey God?
6. How many times must the penalty for our sin be paid? How can that be accomplished?
7. Who did Jesus die for? If everyone has sinned, how can one person pay for all of that?
8. How can you be sure that you will go to heaven?
9. How good do you have to be to get to heaven? How many people achieve this?

If you need hints to answer some of the questions, look up the listed scripture passages.

Discussion Questions: The Beginning of Creation

Monday:	Discussion Questions: The Beginning of Creation
Story Passages:	Genesis 1, Acts 17:16-33
Other Passages:	Eph. 2:8-10, Col. 1:15-16, Romans 1:16-21, Romans 8:18-25
Memory Verse:	Acts 17:24

1. How long did it take for God to create the world?
2. If God created the sun on the fourth day, how was there light on the first day, shining on half the earth so that there were night and day? Doesn't that light come from the sun?
3. If we apply this same principle to stars, what can we conclude about stars that are millions of light years away, that we can see with telescopes?
4. The Bible tells us that each plant and animal reproduces its kind. What does this mean?
5. Darwin developed his definition of species so that if a group of animals splits into two groups, and those groups become separated by some barrier that prevents them from mixing most of the time (e.g., an ocean that they cannot cross), they are considered separate species. How is this different from the kinds that the Bible talks about? Why is this difference important?
6. When Paul was speaking in Athens, why did he bother to talk about creation? Isn't the gospel more important? Why didn't he just tell them about Jesus?
7. With so many sources of conflicting information available in the world today, why do we look to the Bible first for the answers to all of our questions? Why not just use the Bible for religious questions?
8. How is the beginning of the earth, and of human life, a religious question?
9. How did Paul treat the idol worshipers in Athens? How should we treat people who don't know the true God?

If you need hints to answer some of the questions, look up the listed scripture passages.