The Book of Acts: To the Ends of the Earth - Week 7

LLMC Sermon Series

Text: Acts 4:13–22
Topic(s): Identity, Being, Doing
Big Idea of the Message: Peter and John found their sense of identity in Christ.
Application Point: Resist letting cultural pressure, politics, finances, popularity, or success become the source of your identity.
Reflection Questions:
1. What is one thing that stood out to you from this week’s message?
2. Have you noticed that you act a little differently based on who you’re with? Why do you think this is the case?
3. How is following a GPS or using the rusty yet reliable atlas similar to finding our identity with God? How is it different?
4. How does our culture influence our identities?
5. Is there a specific aspect of culture that is harder for you to ignore or that proves to be a bigger distraction than others?
6. How can we pray for you?
Here are the Foundations for Interpretation we are using. These are outlined by Larry W Caldwell, Doing Interpretation!: Making the Bible Come Alive for Yourself and Your People.
The Bible is Authoritative
God Communicates His Truth To Us Through the Bible
Jesus is the Heart of the Bible
The Holy Spirit Guides Bible Interpretation
Bible Interpretation is Best Done in Community
Bible Interpretation is Living and Active
The Purpose is to make Disciples of Jesus
The Seven Steps of Interpretation (Again Caldwell's book):
Step 1: What kind of literary form is this Bible passage and what are the implications of this?
Step 2: What are the contextual boundaries of this Bible passage?
Step 3: What was God saying through this Bible passage to the original audience back then?
Step 4: What is the general principle that God had in mind through this Bible passage for all peoples and all cultures?
Step 5: What is God saying through this Bible passage to you today?
Step 6: What is God saying through this Bible passage to your community of believers today?
Step 7: How will you communicate the truths of this?

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