How would you describe the political and social environment
of Ananias’ day?
How do these verses describe Ananias?
What other people in the Bible were commanded to do
something, but raised an objection to God?
How did God address Ananias’ concern?
This story describes one of the most unlikely people of that
time to become a Christian.
If you were to group people in our society in some way,
what group do you think would be the most likely to respond to the message of
salvation? Young people, church people, poor people, sick people, happy
people, … Most Unlikely?
Our experience shows us that some people respond to the
gospel and some don’t. How does this affect our efforts to share God’s
salvation message with them?
Ephesians 4:17-19 So
this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as
the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their
understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is
in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become
callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every
kind of impurity with greediness.
Ananias had a direct command from the Lord, first hand, in a
vision, to go to Saul.
How does God usually command you to do something? His word,
His Spirit, wise counsel, circumstances.
What does this story tell us about God?
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