Read Acts 6:1-7

1. When working as part of a team, do you prefer to “do the work” or to lead and coordinate others?

2. If you had to spend Saturday morning leading a Bible study, praying with other Christians, or serving breakfast to a group of widows, which activity would you choose? Why?

3. What complaint did the Grecian Jews make? (6:1)

4. Why did widows need taking care of?

5. Read 1 Tim 5:3-16. What are some of issues relating to widows? What was Paul trying to say?

6. Why did the Twelve choose teaching over caring for the poor? (6:2-4) Was this the right thing to do?

7. What benefits and challenges arise from having different kinds of people in your church?

8. How can we learn to channel our complaints into solutions?

Read Acts 6:8-15

9. Besides caring for the needs of widows, what did Stephen do among the people? (6:8)

10. What should we do when falsely accused? How should we handle it?

11. What did the expression on Stephen’s face show about his relationship to God? (6:15)