Acts 15–16 — The council, and a door into EuropeActs 16Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What question does the Jerusalem council settle, and how does God redirect Paul's team until the gospel reaches Philippi — who believes there, and where?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • The council refused to make it difficult for those turning to God. Where do we add requirements to the gospel that God has not added?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Paul and Silas sang at midnight in the stocks — and the jailer's whole house believed. How will you respond to your current hardship so that others see God in it?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Lydia opened her heart and then her home. Whose home — including yours — could become a doorway for the gospel this week?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).