To begin your gathering, share a consolation and a desolation from your week. Then, watch the video below.
Read Acts 16:16-34
Questions (pick a few)
What kind of work might Paul and Silas have considered to be their important work of ministry?
How do these two stories show up in that context?
What do you make of the fact that Paul was “annoyed”?
What do you make of the fact that the healing of the young woman entailed that she was no longer declaring Paul and Silas as speaking the way of salvation?
What kind of work do we tend to think matters in life?
What kind of work, from reading these stories, is seen as important by God?
Read Acts 17:16-34
What did Paul notice in Athens?
What did he mean when he said “I can see that you are very religious”?
How might that relate to a society today that considers itself largely non-religious?
