Week 25 — Sent by the Spirit
Weekly Prayer
Holy Spirit, make us attentive to Your voice and willing to go wherever You lead. Help us to worship with surrendered hearts, serve with faithfulness, and walk boldly in the calling You place before us. Strengthen us to remain focused on Christ when opposition comes and confident that Your mission is always worth pursuing. Amen.
Day 1 — Worship That Leads to Calling
Read: Acts 12:25–13:3 | Also Read: Romans 12:1; John 10:27
Open-Ended Reflection: What stands out to you about how worship, prayer, and listening positioned the church to hear God’s direction?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages help you understand the connection between surrender, worship, and spiritual sensitivity?
Journal Prompt: How might creating more space for prayer and worship help you better recognize God’s leading?
Day 2 — Confronting Spiritual Opposition
Read: Acts 13:4–8 | Also Read: Ephesians 6:10–12; James 4:7
Open-Ended Reflection: What does this encounter reveal about the reality of spiritual resistance to God’s work?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages help you understand how believers respond faithfully when spiritual opposition arises?
Journal Prompt: Where have you experienced resistance when stepping into something God was calling you to do?
Day 3 — Speaking Truth with Courage
Read: Acts 13:9–12 | Also Read: Joshua 1:9; 2 Timothy 1:7
Open-Ended Reflection: What stands out to you about Paul’s boldness and clarity in confronting opposition?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages deepen your understanding of courage rooted in God’s presence rather than personal confidence?
Journal Prompt: Where might God be inviting you to speak truth with greater boldness and faith?
Day 4 — Faithfulness in the First Steps
Read: Acts 12:25–13:12 | Also Read: Hebrews 11:8; Proverbs 3:5–6
Open-Ended Reflection: What do these first moments of Paul and Barnabas’s missionary journey reveal about obedience and trust?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages help you understand what it means to faithfully take first steps without seeing the whole path?
Journal Prompt: What “first step” of obedience may God be asking you to take in this season?
Day 5 — The Mission Belongs to God
Read: Acts 13:1–12 | Also Read: Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 1:8
Open-Ended Reflection: What themes throughout this passage remind you that mission begins with God’s initiative rather than human planning?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages strengthen your understanding of your place in God’s larger mission?
Journal Prompt: How is God shaping your perspective on being sent, whether across the world or across the street?
Weekly Prayer
Holy Spirit, make us attentive to Your voice and willing to go wherever You lead. Help us to worship with surrendered hearts, serve with faithfulness, and walk boldly in the calling You place before us. Strengthen us to remain focused on Christ when opposition comes and confident that Your mission is always worth pursuing. Amen.
Day 1 — Worship That Leads to Calling
Read: Acts 12:25–13:3 | Also Read: Romans 12:1; John 10:27
Open-Ended Reflection: What stands out to you about how worship, prayer, and listening positioned the church to hear God’s direction?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages help you understand the connection between surrender, worship, and spiritual sensitivity?
Journal Prompt: How might creating more space for prayer and worship help you better recognize God’s leading?
Day 2 — Confronting Spiritual Opposition
Read: Acts 13:4–8 | Also Read: Ephesians 6:10–12; James 4:7
Open-Ended Reflection: What does this encounter reveal about the reality of spiritual resistance to God’s work?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages help you understand how believers respond faithfully when spiritual opposition arises?
Journal Prompt: Where have you experienced resistance when stepping into something God was calling you to do?
Day 3 — Speaking Truth with Courage
Read: Acts 13:9–12 | Also Read: Joshua 1:9; 2 Timothy 1:7
Open-Ended Reflection: What stands out to you about Paul’s boldness and clarity in confronting opposition?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages deepen your understanding of courage rooted in God’s presence rather than personal confidence?
Journal Prompt: Where might God be inviting you to speak truth with greater boldness and faith?
Day 4 — Faithfulness in the First Steps
Read: Acts 12:25–13:12 | Also Read: Hebrews 11:8; Proverbs 3:5–6
Open-Ended Reflection: What do these first moments of Paul and Barnabas’s missionary journey reveal about obedience and trust?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages help you understand what it means to faithfully take first steps without seeing the whole path?
Journal Prompt: What “first step” of obedience may God be asking you to take in this season?
Day 5 — The Mission Belongs to God
Read: Acts 13:1–12 | Also Read: Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 1:8
Open-Ended Reflection: What themes throughout this passage remind you that mission begins with God’s initiative rather than human planning?
Learn from Scripture: How do these passages strengthen your understanding of your place in God’s larger mission?
Journal Prompt: How is God shaping your perspective on being sent, whether across the world or across the street?
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