Accountable
Where can we find the story of Stephen?
Acts Chapter 6 and 7
According to Luke 4:16-30 (or the lesson on rescue) give the book and chapter that Jesus read in Nazareth.
Isaiah 61
According to the lesson on Kindness, how should a person's speech be gracious and seasoned with salt?
It should be pleasant, attractive, winsome
According to the lesson on Context, what were Paul's three points to all the Corinthian church's concerns and questions.
His point was always the same:
1. love Christ
2. Love each other
3. be united
According to the lesson on Accountable, name 5 types of people gifted for the ministry in Ephesians 4:11-16.
1. apostles
2. prophets
3. evangelists
4. pastors
5. teachers
According to the lesson on rescue, name 4 ways the people of Israel viewed paradise
1. a world without foreign oppression
2. a world without fear
2. a world where God ruled as king
3. a world of the promised messianic rule
According to the lesson on Kindness, in Colossians 4:5-6, what does answering another in wisdom require?
It requires speaking to outsiders in a way that communicates the teachings of Christ as well as the manner of Christ
According to the lesson on Context, what prevented the first-century Corinthian church from being a unified, growing body of Christ?
1. They displayed a lack of humility
2. They displayed a misunderstanding of the resurrection
3. They had some significant sexual sins
According to the lesson on accountable, give 4 characteristics about Stephen we often forget.
1. He was not one of the original 12 disciples
2. He was not a pastor of a church
3. He was not an apostle
4. He was not a gifted evangelist
According to the lesson on rescue, name 3 things found in Jesus.
1. The freedom we desire is found in Jesus
2. the rescue from sin we have been waiting for is in Jesus.
3. The paradise we lost is found in Jesus
This is a two-part question. According to the lesson on kindness, list 4 things that Jesus did that the Pharisees hated because of the way Jesus treated sinners and the lowest members of society.
1. Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners (Matthew 9:10)
2. He touched people infected with leprosy (Luke5:13)
3. He touched and healed the unclean (Luke 8:44)
4. He sat and had a conversation with a Samaritan woman.
According to the lesson on Context, what is Paul's strategy for how we ought to intentionally pursue new and different contexts?
1. To connect with everyone so that they might gain Christ.
2. To become all things to all people
3. To not be superior to others but to put himself in the shoes of others...to understand them, reach them, and be certain they know Christ fully.
According to the lesson on Accountable, why do the disciples choose Stephen as a leader?
There was a disruptive descrepancy between two different groups of jews. The apostles understood that the need was urgent and required attention but they also understood that there were those more qualified and had more time to devote to the internal matters of the church. The do we wise thing and chose Stephen so they could continue to devote their time to preaching and teaching.
According to the lesson on rescue, how is rescue not limited to rescue from slavery of sin?
Jesus offers more than just rescue from sin. Although it is good to be free, Jesus offers redemption. He is doing what is necessary to by humanity back and lead us to life. It is not just rescue from something, it is rescue to something...back to paradise and into a relationship with God
According to the lesson on kindness, describe three specific ways that Jesus demonstrates how we ought to engage others in conversation about the gospel.
1. Despite deep-seated differences, He saw the woman not as the world did but as God did.
2. Jesus connected with her in areas they could agree on.
3. Jesus gently corrected her thinking without making her out to be a fool.
According to the lesson on Context, what is the challenge for you?
To be empathetic toward others, be humble, take the time to learn about the other person and embrace their differences. Get out of your comfort zone and seek out ways that you can be all things to all people so that through you, God may save some.
According to the lesson on Accountable, what is your job?
1. Your job is to look for opportunities and allow God to work through you.
2. Your job is to be faithful with the gifts you have been given and willing to step up when the time comes.
According to the lesson on rescue, why was Jesus' reading Isaiah 61 and claiming to be the rescue not what the Israelites expected?
Isaiah 61 was a source of hope, a hope of deliverance from captivity. Lots of people rose up against oppression and claimed to be the Messiah but they failed. They expected someone who would rescue them from oppressive foreign nations, but Jesus was offering a rescue into the kingdom of God, back to paradise and back into a relationship with God.
According to the lesson on Kindness, how are we sometimes guilty of treating people more like Pharisees did and less like Jesus did?
Some times we get caught up in trying to be right, prove our point or get a decision for Christ that we actually spend more time insulting others rather than finding ways to connect and relate. Waxing eloquent about the saving power of Jesus and reciting verse after verse to everyone is treating people more than like the Pharisees did. Creating relationships with others is what Jesus did and communicates the gospel larger and louder than any words we use.
According to the lesson on Context, what example did Paul provide on how to carry out the mission in different contexts?
In the reading, the Corinthian church was confused and having sought advice from Paul on several different questions, the Corinthian church questions his apostolic authority. Instead of showing his superiority, he shows humility and genuine love by putting himself in the shoes of the Corinthians. He wants to understand them, reach them, and be certain they know Christ fullyHe remains a servant to others and displays a high degree of empathy for those he is ministering to.