GO, STAND AND TELL THE MESSAGE (154 downloads)
Acts 5:17-42
Key Verse: 5:20 “ ‘Go, stand in the temple courts,’ he said, ‘and tell the people the full message of this new life.’”
1. Why were the apostles arrested? (17-18) For what purpose did God free them from the jail? (19-20) What does this reveal about God’s mission for his church? (2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Peter 1:24,25)
2. What did the apostles do as soon as they got out? (21) When they were rearrested, how did the apostles respond to the threat of the high priest? (27-29) Why were they no longer fearful of men?
3. How did they use this opportunity to witness to Jesus and the gospel? (30-32) How did the Jewish leaders respond to their message? (33)
4. How did Gamaliel persuade the Jewish leaders to let the apostles go? (34-40)
5. Why did the apostles rejoice after being flogged? (41; 1 Peter 4:13) How did the apostles show their obedience to God’s command in verse 20? (42)