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Acts 18:1–8 | Friends, Clean Hands, & Jealousy
1. God’s Kindness Through Friendship
Read: Acts 18:2–3 & Proverbs 17:17
Discuss:
Paul arrived in Corinth exhausted and discouraged—but God refreshed him through new friends, Priscilla and Aquila.
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How have you seen God encourage you through Christian friendship?
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In what ways can you intentionally be a Priscilla or Aquila to someone in our church family this week?
2. Working Faithfully Where You Are
Read: Acts 18:3–4; 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12
Paul worked as a tentmaker while sharing the gospel daily. His job didn’t distract from his ministry—it was a platform for ministry.
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How can we view our workplaces or daily routines as places for ministry?
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What might change if we saw our work as part of God’s mission rather than separate from it?
3. A Clear Conscience in Witness
Read: Acts 18:5–6; Ezekiel 3:17–18
Paul declared himself “innocent” because he had faithfully warned his hearers.
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What do you think it means to have “clean hands” before God regarding those around you?
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Who might God be calling you to speak to—or pray for—so that you can one day say, like Paul, “I told you”?
4. God’s Strange Strategy: Jealousy that Saves
Read: Acts 18:6–8; Romans 11:13–14; Deuteronomy 32:21
When Israel rejected the message, Paul went to the Gentiles—and that very act provoked Jews like Crispus to faith.
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How does God’s use of “jealousy” show His mercy and wisdom?
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Have you ever seen someone drawn to Jesus because of the joy or faithfulness of believers around them?
5. Faithfulness Bears Fruit
Read: Acts 18:8
Paul’s ministry looked like rejection at first—but soon, both Gentiles and Jews believed and were baptized.
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What does this passage teach us about staying faithful when we don’t see results right away?
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How can our group encourage one another to keep sowing gospel seeds, even in difficult places?
Closing Prayer Idea:
Pray for your friendships in the body of Christ, for boldness to share the gospel, and for God to use your faithfulness to “provoke to jealousy” those who don’t yet know Jesus.
