“COME OVER TO MACEDONIA AND HELP US”
Acts 15:36-16:40
Key Verse 16:9 “During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us.’”
1. Why did Paul and Barnabas separate? (15:36-41) What does this show about each one? (See also 2 Timothy 4:11)
2. Who was Timothy? (16:1-5; cf. 2 Timothy 1:5,7) Why did Paul circumcise him even though circumcision is not necessary for salvation? (cf. 15:10-11; 1 Corinthians 9:19-20)
3. Where did they try to go and why could they not? (6-7) What happened in Troas? (9) What can we learn here about God’s plans for world mission?
4. What kind of city was Philippi? (12) Who was Lydia and how did she become a believer? (13-15) How did she reveal her changed life?
5. How and why did Paul help a demon-possessed slave girl? (16-18) What happened as a result? (19-24)
6. How did Paul and Silas turn a difficult situation into an opportunity to share the gospel? (25-34) What can we learn from them?