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Bible study · Acts 17:1-34

Acts 17: To an unknown God

Read Acts 17:1-34 before you meet.

In a few lines

At Athens some said Paul seemed to be "advocating foreign deities" (17:18): behind advocating is a noun Strong's gives as "a proclaimer". And Paul's first words about what he brings use its verb: "What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you" (17:23), the verb of "This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ" (17:3).

The verse to carry

“Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.”

Acts 17:11

To talk about

  1. 1. The people of Beroea "received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so" (17:11). What would it look like for you to do both this week?

  2. 2. Before he spoke at Athens, Paul "passed along and observed the objects of your worship" (17:23). What do the people around you give their time and trust to, and how could noticing it help you talk with them?

  3. 3. Paul told the men of Athens that God "is not far from each one of us" (17:27). When has God seemed far to you, and what helps you remember these words?

Prayer requests