JBF Bible Study Questionnaire                                                                              SWS 02/01/2009

PRECISELY AS IT HAD HAPPENED

Acts 11:1-30

Key Verse 11:4

“Peter began and explained everything to them precisely as it had happened”

Look at verses 1-3. Who contended with Peter? Why?

Look at verses 4-18. When Peter was questioned, why did he “explain everything to them precisely as it had happened”? What effect did this have on the apostles and the brothers? Why is testifying to what God has done important? Based on this passage how should believers develop plans for the future?

Look at verses 19-21. Why were believers in Jerusalem persecuted and scattered? What did some men do that was different from other Christians? How might they have known to do this?

 

Look at verses 22-26. What did the church in Jerusalem do when they heard about Antioch? What “evidence” did Barnabas find there? What did Barnabas do soon after finding this evidence? What can we learn from Barnabas in working together for Jesus Christ?

 

Look at verses 27-30. How did God communicate with the church in Antioch? How does this incident relate to the prior events of this passage? What can we learn here about how to better work together?

JBF Bible Study Questionnaire                                                                              SWS 02/01/2009

PRECISELY AS IT HAD HAPPENED

Acts 11:1-30

Key Verse 11:4

“Peter began and explained everything to them precisely as it had happened”

#Question-1

Acts 11:1-3 

    The apostles and the brothers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. [2] So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him [3] and said, "You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them." 

    

Look at verses 1-3. Who contended with Peter? Why?

#Question-2

Acts 11:4-18 

    Peter began and explained everything to them precisely as it had happened: [5] "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was. [6] I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. [7] Then I heard a voice telling me, 'Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.' 

    [8] "I replied, 'Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' 

    [9] "The voice spoke from heaven a second time, 'Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.' [10] This happened three times, and then it was all pulled up to heaven again. 

    [11] "Right then three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying. [12] The Spirit told me to have no hesitation about going with them. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man's house. [13] He told us how he had seen an angel appear in his house and say, 'Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. [14] He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved.' 

    [15] "As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. [16] Then I remembered what the Lord had said: 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' [17] So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us, who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could oppose God?" 

    [18] When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, "So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life." 

    

Look at verses 4-18. When Peter was questioned, why did he “explain everything to them precisely as it had happened”? 

What effect did this have on the apostles and the brothers? 

Why is testifying to what God has done important? 

Based on this passage how should believers develop plans for the future?

#Question-3

Acts 11:19-21 

    Now those who had been scattered by the persecution in connection with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, telling the message only to Jews. [20] Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. [21] The Lord's hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. 

    

Look at verses 19-21. Why were believers in Jerusalem persecuted and scattered? 

What did some men do that was different from other Christians? 

How might they have known to do this?

#Question-4

Acts 11:22-26 

    News of this reached the ears of the church at Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. [23] When he arrived and saw the evidence of the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. [24] He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. 

    [25] Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, [26] and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. 

    

Look at verses 22-26. What did the church in Jerusalem do when they heard about Antioch? 

What “evidence” did Barnabas find there? 

What did Barnabas do soon after finding this evidence? 

What can we learn from Barnabas in working together for Jesus Christ?

#Question-5

Acts 11:27-30 

    During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. [28] One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) [29] The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea. [30] This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul. 

    

Look at verses 27-30. How did God communicate with the church in Antioch? 

How does this incident relate to the prior events of this passage? 

What can we learn here about how to better work together?

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