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Warm Up for Sunday: I’ve noticed that here in South Carolina, there are some towns that have a railroad that runs down the middle of town. The town where my mom grew up in Georgia was one of those towns. I recall her telling me about how that railroad divided the town, not just geographically, but also socially. The poor and outcast lived on one side and the more socially acceptable lived on the other side. Truth is, the geographic, social and political landscape of Israel was divided in much the same way. Good Jews wouldn’t travel through Samaria because they lived on the other side of the track. But Jesus intentionally crossed that boundary (John 4). In this week’s message, Alan will take us back to a time (Acts 8:5-25) when Philip, Peter and John crossed that boundary. The relevant question for us concerns any boundaries we may yet need to cross. Join us this Sunday as we consider crossing the boundaries to advance the Gospel. This is message #6 in our Trial and Testimony of Jesus series
Warm Up for Sunday: I’ve noticed that here in South Carolina, there are some towns that have a railroad that runs down the middle of town. The town where my mom grew up in Georgia was one of those towns. I recall her telling me about how that railroad divided the town, not just geographically, but also socially. The poor and outcast lived on one side and the more socially acceptable lived on the other side. Truth is, the geographic, social and political landscape of Israel was divided in much the same way. Good Jews wouldn’t travel through Samaria because they lived on the other side of the track. But Jesus intentionally crossed that boundary (John 4). In this week’s message, Alan will take us back to a time (Acts 8:5-25) when Philip, Peter and John crossed that boundary. The relevant question for us concerns any boundaries we may yet need to cross. Join us this Sunday as we consider crossing the boundaries to advance the Gospel. This is message #6 in our Trial and Testimony of Jesus seriesSmall Group Discussion questions:
The Continuing Trial-N-Testimony of Jesus
Crossing the Boundaries
Discussion Questions
1. What historical events contributed to the division between the Jews and Samaritans, and how do we see that hostility continuing into the New Testament?
2. In John 4, what is significant about Jesus choosing to speak with the Samaritan woman, and what does her reaction tell us about the relationship between Jews and Samaritans?
3. In Luke 9:51–56, why did the Samaritan village refuse to welcome Jesus, and what does James and John’s response reveal about the depth of the hostility?
4. In Acts 1:8, why do you think Jesus specifically named Samaria when He told the disciples where they would be His witnesses?
5. After Stephen’s death and the persecution described in Acts 8:1–3, what is remarkable about the scattered believers’ response in verse 4?
6. Compare John in Luke 9 with John in Acts 8:14–25. What had changed between the man who wanted judgment to fall on a Samaritan village and the man who later carried the Gospel through Samaritan villages?