Which cities did Paul suggest to Barnabas that they visit? What did he want to find out?
Who was Barnabas determined to take with them?
Why didn’t Paul want to take him?
Who did Barnabas take and where did he go?
Who did Paul take and where did he go?
What did Paul do along his journey?
Where did Paul find Timothy?
What national background were his parents of?
Why did Paul have Timothy circumcised?
What did Paul and Timothy do as they went through the cities?
What was the result in the churches?
What two regions did they go through next?
Who forbade them to go preach in Asia?
Where else were they not permitted to go?
Where did they end up?
Where was the man in the vision calling Paul to come to?

Thought Questions

Is it important to have companions on your missionary work? Why?
Is it ok for Christians to disagree? How about “sharp contention?” Do you think sometimes even Christians should part from another because of their disagreements?
Do you think God worked for good through Paul and Barnabas’s situation, even their contention? How? Have you seen negative situations turning out for good in your life?
Review the situation and its resolution in the first half of chapter 15. Why, then, did Paul have Timothy circumcised? How should we work with people in other cultures, even if we don’t hold the same beliefs? How was the situation with Timothy (16:3) different from the previous situation (15:24)?
How was the early Christian church structured? (16:4) What was the advantage of having a group of authorities in Jerusalem decide the decrees, rather than the local churches? What was the result (verse 5)? How is your church structured, and does it produce the same result?
Did God not want the people of Bithynia to hear His word? (Read 1 Peter 1:1) What are some reasons you can think of why the Holy Spirit would not permit Paul and Timothy to preach in certain places, or perhaps at that time?

My prayer is:
That I would understand that conflicts may be unavoidable, even among my fellow Christians, but through prayer and wisdom I would trust God to guide us to an outcome that is according to His will;
And that I would go tell others about Christ in the places where God calls me to go, trusting that His wisdom will guide me most effectively.