1. What were the people who came down from Judea to Antioch teaching the believers in Acts 15?
2. How was this issue resolved?
3. Why did Paul and Barnabas part ways? What does II Timothy 4:11 reveal about how Paul might have eventually felt about his position?
4. What do you make of the underlying spiritual drama (the resistance of the Holy Spirit and the “Spirit of Jesus” and the vision of the man of Macedonia) in directing Paul’s travel plans in Acts 16:6-10?
5. What does the change in perspective (switching from the third -person point of view to the first-person point of view) starting in Acts 16:11 indicate?
6. Why were Paul and Silas in jail? What were the providential circumstances leading up to the baptism of the Philippian jailer?
7. In spite of his distress at their idolatry, how did Paul find “common ground” with the Athenians in his presentation of the gospel?
8. What was Paul’s custom when it came to preaching at a new town? Would he start with the Jews or the Gentiles?
9. What caused the riot in Ephesus in Acts 19?
10. In Acts 20:22, Paul says he doesn’t know what will happen to him in Jerusalem. What warnings does the Spirit give him in Acts 21?
11. What caused the riot in Jerusalem in Acts 21?
12. What statement of Paul’s prompted the crowd to call for his death in Acts 22:22? Why was this a hot button issue?
13. How did Paul get out of a flogging?
14. How did Paul successfully divide his opponents in the Sanhedrin?
15. Paul’s enemies formed a conspiracy to kill him. How did he escape their plot?
16. What can we make of the character of Governor Felix based on Acts 24:24-27?
17. Why did Paul decide to invoke his right as a Roman citizen and appeal his case to Caesar?
18. In Acts 26, what clues do we have that Paul is not only presenting his legal defense, but also sharing the gospel to those in attendance?
19. What is your favorite part of the shipwreck story in Acts 27?
20. Where and how does the Book of Acts end?
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