What city were they in? Where did they preach?
Who believed there?
Who did the unbelieving Jews use to poison the peoples’ minds?
How long did the apostles stay there? What did they do there?
How was the city divided?
Who tried to stone them? What was the result?
Where did the apostles go?
Describe the man they met at Lystra.
What character trait did Paul observe in this man?
What did the man do when Paul told him to stand up?
What did the Lycaonians think of Paul and Barnabas as a result?
What did the priest of Zeus do?
How did Barnabas and Paul respond?
How did Barnabas and Paul compare themselves to the people? How did they contrast the God they preached to the gods the people were worshipping?
What had God allowed the nations to do in previous times? How did He give them witness?
What quick change of opinion did the Jews produce in the people?
What did they do to Paul?
What happened when the disciples gathered around him? Where did they go next?
What were the other three cities on their circuit? What did they preach?
Who did they appoint in the churches? How?
Where else did they go on their route? Where did they finally end up?
What report did they give the church at Antioch?

Thought Questions

Again, the first place Paul went to preach was to the synagogue. Knowing how many of the Jews thought about the message of Christ, what do you think was his strategy with this? What was the result? (Verse 2, 5, 19). Do you think it was worth it?
Was Paul associated with very many healings? Why was that particular crippled man healed? What was the reaction of the town? Can we always figure out why God heals certain people and not others? Is it consistently a result of extreme faith, or a positive reaction from witnesses, or any other reason that you can think of?
Summarize the apostles’ short speech to the Lycaonians after they wanted to proclaim them gods. Read Exodus 20:11, Jonah 1:9, and Revelation 14:7. Why is this a common description of God, throughout the Bible, written over the course of thousands of years? What faith can that description give you?
Read verse 16-17. Why do you think God allowed other nations to walk in their own ways in the past, when clearly His mission was to bring them to Him? How are the blessings of nature, food, and rain witnesses to Him?
Why was Paul treated the worst in the same city where he showed the people definitive proof of God’s wonderful power by healing the cripple? What does this tell you about people who say they would believe and follow God if they just had proof?
Does Paul’s experience of being stoned give you fear or hope?
Why did the apostles return to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch? What approach should we take in places where we have preached? Is one sermon enough to strengthen new believers in their often difficult Christian walk? What kind of risk were these visits to Paul? (Acts 13:50, 14:5, 14:19) What does that tell you about how important this follow-up is?
Read verses 23-28. What are a few things Paul did to organize and strengthen the churches? Has your church implemented all of these strategies? What do you see is lacking in your church, which might help its spiritual growth?

My prayer is:
That I would have the faith to risk danger in order to share the word of Christ with others who don’t know Him;
That I would understand that even miraculous proof of God’s existence and care will not ensure that others will follow, so faith is needed;
And that I would devote myself to both reaching out to non-Christians and strengthening the members of my own church.