The Church Handled a Problem
Discussion Questions:
1. In today’s story, we saw that there was a problem within the early church. What was it?
As the apostles taught the gospel more people believed and the early church grew. The believers tried to meet the needs of the people within the church, but some thought the Greek widows were not being taken care of because they weren’t getting the food they needed. The apostles and believers within the early church came up with a plan to solve this problem. The apostles knew it was important for them to focus on prayer and sharing the good news with those who had not heard, so they knew they needed help from other believers within the church.
2. What happened as everyone served where they were needed?
God grew the church as many more people were able to hear the good news through the apostles’ preaching. God has given every believer the job of serving God’s people and spreading the gospel. God gives us different opportunities to serve both believers and also people who do not yet believe. In whatever way we serve, we can share the gospel and lead others to the Lord so they can be saved.