A six-week walk throughThe Book of Acts

A frightened crowd waits in a room — and walks out a family.

• Mon 1 Wait together. The promise before the power.
  Talk about it

  1. Jesus tells them to wait before they work. When is waiting hardest for you — and what do you usually do instead?
  2. They're promised power to be witnesses “to the ends of the earth.” Where is the farthest edge of your own witness right now?
• Tue 2 The Spirit falls. Three thousand strangers become one people.
  Talk about it

  1. Verses 42–47 list the first church's habits — teaching, fellowship, bread, prayer, generosity. Which is most alive in you right now? Which is thinnest?
  2. Three thousand strangers became one people in a day. Have you ever felt an instant belonging like that? What made it real?
• Wed 3 “Silver and gold I do not have” — what they had, they gave.
  Talk about it

  1. Peter gave what he had, not what he lacked. What do you actually have to give someone this week?
  2. The healed man went “walking and leaping and praising God.” What would undignified gratitude look like for you?
• Thu 4 Bold prayer, open hands, nothing held back.
  Talk about it

  1. They prayed for boldness, not safety. Which would you honestly rather have?
  2. No one claimed their possessions as their own. What's one thing you hold too tightly to share?
• Fri 5 Honesty in the house. A people learns to get real.
  Talk about it

  1. Their sin wasn't keeping money — it was pretending. Where are you tempted to perform a faith or generosity you don't actually have?
  2. What would it cost you to be fully honest with your people this week?

WeekendLook around your row on Sunday. Who has God already handed you?

The circle keeps getting wider than anyone planned.

• Mon 6 Serving one another becomes everyone's job.
  Talk about it

  1. A practical need almost split the church; they fixed it by sharing the load. What need in your community do you skip because it feels “not spiritual”?
  2. Who are the quiet servers in your church you've never thanked?
• Tue 7 Stephen tells the whole story — and pays for it.
  Talk about it

  1. Stephen died forgiving. Where does forgiveness feel impossible for you right now?
  2. He told God's whole story even when it cost him. What part of your story are you tempted to edit out?
• Wed 8 Scattered, but the good news travels with them.
  Talk about it

  1. Persecution scattered them — and the gospel spread further. Where has a hard thing in your life ended up carrying good somewhere?
  2. Philip ran to a stranger's chariot. Who's the “stranger” God keeps putting on your road?
• Thu 9 Saul meets Jesus. Nobody is too far gone.
  Talk about it

  1. Ananias was scared to welcome Saul. Who feels too dangerous or too far gone for you to welcome?
  2. Saul turned in an instant after years of resistance. Whose turnaround are you still praying for?
• Fri 10 Peter, Cornelius, and a table that gets bigger.
  Talk about it

  1. God had to break Peter's rules about who was “clean.” What unspoken rule about who belongs might God be challenging in you?
  2. Cornelius gathered his whole household to hear. Who would you invite if you truly believed it mattered?

WeekendName one person outside your circle God keeps bringing to mind.

Grace keeps crossing lines the religious would rather keep.

• Mon 11 First called “Christians” — a new kind of people.
  Talk about it

  1. The name started as outsiders describing how they lived. If outsiders named your church by what they see, what would they call it?
  2. Barnabas “saw the grace of God and was glad.” When did you last celebrate grace in someone instead of critiquing them?
• Tue 12 Peter walks free while the church prays all night.
  Talk about it

  1. They prayed all night, then couldn't believe it worked. Where do you pray for something you don't actually expect?
  2. Rhoda was so excited she left Peter at the door. Have you ever fumbled an answered prayer out of shock?
• Wed 13 Sent out. The first journey begins.
  Talk about it

  1. The church sent its best two away on mission. What or who is God asking you to release for the sake of others?
  2. Worship and fasting came before the sending. Do you make space to listen before you decide?
• Thu 14 Cheers, stones, and staying the course anyway.
  Talk about it

  1. The same crowd worshiped Paul, then stoned him. How do you stay steady when people's opinion of you swings?
  2. After being stoned, he got up and went back in. What's the “get back up” God is asking of you?
• Fri 15 The hard conversation — and grace wins the room.
  Talk about it

  1. They disagreed hard, talked it through, and grace won. When did a hard conversation actually make your community stronger?
  2. What “extra rules” do we add to the gospel that make it heavier than Jesus made it?

WeekendWhat line is God asking you to cross to include someone?

Ordinary people, midnight songs, whole cities changed.

• Mon 16 A jailer's whole house — singing at midnight.
  Talk about it

  1. Paul and Silas sang in chains. In your “midnight,” is your instinct to complain, panic, or worship?
  2. The jailer's whole household believed. Who's watching how you handle your worst nights?
• Tue 17 Athens. Meeting people right where they are.
  Talk about it

  1. Paul started where the Athenians already were. Where could you meet someone in their language instead of yours?
  2. Some sneered, some believed, some wanted more. Which response frustrates you most, and why?
• Wed 18 Everyday partners: Priscilla, Aquila, Paul.
  Talk about it

  1. Priscilla and Aquila discipled quietly while making tents. Where is your “ordinary” actually a platform?
  2. God told Paul, “I have many people in this city.” Who in your city might God already be drawing?
• Thu 19 The gospel shakes a city to its core.
  Talk about it

  1. The gospel hit Ephesus in the wallet. Where does following Jesus cost you something concrete?
  2. They publicly burned their old scrolls. Is there something you need to actually let go of to move forward?
• Fri 20 “I never stopped warning you with tears.” A hard goodbye.
  Talk about it

  1. Paul served “with tears.” When did you last let people see how much you care?
  2. He didn't hesitate to proclaim “the whole message.” What do you soften or skip to keep the peace?

WeekendWho has shown up for you with tears? Have you told them?

The story doesn't get easier. The people don't quit.

• Mon 21 Walking toward the hard thing on purpose.
  Talk about it

  1. Everyone begged Paul not to go; he went anyway. How do you tell a warning from a calling?
  2. Where is obedience pulling you toward difficulty, not away from it, right now?
• Tue 22 Paul tells his story one more time.
  Talk about it

  1. Paul retells his testimony, tuned to this crowd. What's the one-minute version of your story you'd tell today?
  2. His story hinges on grace to an enemy. Whose grace to you still surprises you?
• Wed 23 A plot, a nephew, a rescue in the night.
  Talk about it

  1. A young nephew's small act saved Paul's life. Where might your “small” role be bigger than you think?
  2. Paul kept a clear conscience under fire. What keeps yours clear when pressure builds?
• Thu 24 Standing calm before Felix.
  Talk about it

  1. Felix put the decision off to “a convenient time” that never came. What decision about God are you postponing?
  2. Paul was truthful without flattering power. How do you handle power — with fear, flattery, or honesty?
• Fri 25 “I appeal to Caesar.” Still pressing forward.
  Talk about it

  1. Even as a prisoner, Paul kept moving toward Rome. Can you see God's direction inside a situation you didn't choose?
  2. What next step can you take even while your circumstances feel stuck?

WeekendWhere is God asking you to stay steady under pressure?

The book ends mid-sentence — because the story is still ours.

• Mon 26 Almost persuaded. Standing before a king.
  Talk about it

  1. Agrippa was “almost” persuaded. Why is “almost” the most dangerous place to stand?
  2. Paul's whole defense was just his testimony. Do you trust your story to do that much work?
• Tue 27 The shipwreck — and not one life lost.
  Talk about it

  1. In the storm, Paul's calm steadied everyone. Whose calm has carried you through a storm?
  2. God kept his promise through the shipwreck, not around it. Where do you want rescue from, when God may be with you through?
• Wed 28 Rome at last. The gospel goes on, unhindered.
  Talk about it

  1. Acts ends with the gospel going on “without hindrance” and no tidy conclusion. Why do you think Luke left it open?
  2. Paul kept welcoming “all who came.” Who is still welcome at your table?
• Thu ★ Reread Acts 2:42–47. What people are we becoming?
  Talk about it

  1. Read it slowly again. Of the five marks — teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayer, generosity — which is God growing in you this season?
  2. What kind of people are we becoming? Say it in one sentence.
• Fri ★ Write one “I got you” you'll actually make good on.
  Talk about it

  1. Name one person. What's the specific “I got you” you'll make good on this week — and when?
  2. Who might be quietly waiting for someone to say it to them?

WeekendThe story ends unfinished on purpose. What's your next chapter?