Acts 21–22 — Arrested in JerusalemActs 21Length: 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 warnings does Paul receive on the way to Jerusalem, what happens when he arrives, and how does he use his arrest to speak to the crowd?

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

   • Paul said, 'I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.' What are you actually ready to lose for him?

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

   • Friends begged Paul not to go, but he obeyed, and they said, 'The Lord's will be done.' What step of obedience have you been postponing because of what it might cost — and what will you do this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Paul's defense was simply the story of what Jesus did to him on the road. Who will you tell your own story to 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).