LESSON



LESSON 13FEBRUARY 28, 2021SUBJECT: Called to ServeDEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 33:1-12BACKGROUND LESSON: Acts 16:11-15, 40; 1 Corinthians 1:26-30MEMORY VERSE: When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. Acts 16:15 NIVLESSON AIM: To accept how God calls individuals to salvation and service.INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINEBACKGROUNDThis week’s lesson centers on Paul’s Second Missionary Journey. Paul traveled between 2800 and 3000 miles on this missionary journey. What does this say about Paul? In what city did Paul begin his Second Missionary Journey? Locate on a New Testament Map. Acts 15:35What disagreement arose between Paul and Barnabas? How was it resolved? Acts 15:36-39Who did Paul and Barnabas choose to be their respective traveling companions? Acts 15:39-41How were the church missionary endeavors blessed because of the split between Paul and Barnabas? Acts 15:39-41Who did Paul meet and take along with him on his second missionary journey? Acts 16:1-2What region did Paul and his missionary team initially visit on the second missionary journey? Locate on a New Testament map. Acts 16:6-7aWhere were Paul and his fellow missionaries forbidden to preach? Why do you think so? Acts 16:6-7Who forbade Paul and His fellow missionaries to preach in certain areas? Acts 16:6-7What vision did Paul receive? Where did he have this vision? Locate. Describe the vision. Acts 16:8-9What conclusion did Paul and his co-workers reach about the vision? What did they do? Acts 16:10I. PAUL’S MINISTRY IN PHILIPPI (ACTS 16:11-13)Where did Paul and his companions (Silas, Timothy, Luke) go after his vision to go to Macedonia? Trace the route on the map above. Acts 16:11-12Where did the missionaries go to worship and preach in Philippi? Why do you think so? Who did they meet? (It was the practice of the missionaries to first go to the synagogue when entering a city. Apparently, there was no synagogue in Philippi. It took at least ten men to start a synagogue.) Acts 16:13What do you make of the fact that no men were at the Sabbath prayer meeting?II. THE FIRST CONVERT IN PHILIPPI (ACTS 16:14-15, 40)Who was the first person converted in Philippi? (The first Christian convert in Europe)? What is revealed about this convert? Acts 16:14aWho inspired this person to accept Paul’s message? Acts 16:14bWho did the first convert in Philippi help lead to Christ? What should this teach us? Acts 16:15aWhat did Lydia do for the missionaries (Paul, Silas, Timothy and Luke)? Acts 16:15bWhy do you think Lydia was so hospitable to Paul and his missionary companions?What happened to Paul and Silas while in Philippi? Acts 16:16-24What did Paul do after released from prison? What does this reveal about Paul and Silas? Acts 16:40III. GOD’S SALVATION PLAN (1 Corinthians 1:26-30)What did Paul want the Corinthians who were saved never to forget? 1 Corinthians 1:26v. 26av. 26bv. 26cv. 26dWho has God confounded and nullified? How was this accomplished? 1 Corinthians 1:27-28v. 27av. 27bv. 28adv. 28bdv. 28cdBecause of God’s salvation plan, what can no person do? 1 Corinthians 1:29; Galatians 6:14Because of God, who are we brought in union with? 1 Corinthians 1:30aWhat does Jesus reveal about God? 1 Corinthians 1:30bWhat does Jesus become for us? 1 Corinthians 1:30cde30c30d30e In whom should we boast? 1 Corinthians 1:31 (Jeremiah 9:24) ................
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