Acts 15:36-16-10, "Come Over to Macedonia and Help Us"

Messenger: Mark Vucekovich (Chicago UBF Senior Pastor)

“Come Over to Macedonia and Help Us”

Acts 15:36-16:10

Key Verse: 16:9, And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

1.  Where are Paul and Barnabas, and what are they doing (15:35)? Why do they separate (36–39)? What does Paul do (40), and who is Silas (22,27,32)? Where does Paul go (see a map), and why (41,23)?

2.  Where else does Paul go (see a map), and who does he meet (16:1a)? What kind of person is Timothy (1b–2)? What does Paul do, and why (3)? What work do they do, and what is the outcome (4–5)?

3.  Trace their journey on a map, and find out what you can about these places (6–8). What tension is here, and what spiritual lessons can we learn from this?

4.  Read verse 9. What happens to Paul? How does this confirm the Spirit’s leading? Find out what you can about Macedonia (see a map). What is the man in the vision doing (9), and what does it suggest?

5.  What conclusion does the team reach (10)? What important elements about missionary work can we find in this passage, and how can we apply this to our lives today?