Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I will speak the truth.
Faith Verse
Romans 12:2 (NLT)
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Question of the Day: Whose power heals the sick?
Read about It
Read: Acts 14:11–15
The crowd saw something spectacular. They couldn’t understand how the man who had always been crippled had been healed. They decided that there must be something extra special about Paul and Barnabas. The man with crippled feet listened to Paul preach and God healed him. But the crowd saw the healing and seemed to completely miss the truth about the true God.
If the crowd had listened to Paul and Barnabas, their lives could have been forever changed. God is all powerful and it is by His power that the man was healed. If we want everything that God has for us, then we should turn from worthless things, listen to and turn to the living God. He alone has the power to heal sick people and do miracles!
Talk about It
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Question 1. Who did the crowd think Paul and Barnabas were? Answer 1. “These men are gods in human form.” (Acts 14:11–12)
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Question 2. What did the people try to do for Paul and Barnabas? Answer 2. They were going to offer sacrifices to them. (Acts 14:13)
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| Question 3. How do you think Paul and Barnabas felt when the crowd started to do this?
Answer 3. Paul and Barnabas were upset and told the people to stop the sacrifices. Paul and Barnabas explained that they were there to tell the people about the living God. (Acts 14:14–15)
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| Question 4. Why do you think the crowd didn’t listen to Paul and Barnabas?
Answer 4. Answers will vary.
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| Question 5. Whose power heals the sick?
Answer 5. Our living God |
Pray about It
Dear Jesus, help us not to get distracted by worthless things. Help us focus on the living God and what He wants. Amen.