How It Started / How It’s Going - Earl McClellan

About this sermon

Pastor Earl McClellan dropped into Passion City to encourage listeners around the story of Paul and Silas’ missionary journey to Philippi. McClellan speaks to all kinds of important truths, from the dynamic nature of God’s will and the importance of the ‘marketplace’ in ministry to the authority given to us and the opportunity to witness in the midst of suffering. VERSES // Acts 16:6-33 — With Passion City Online, you can join us every Sunday live at 9:30a and 11:45a, and our gatherings are available on-demand starting at 7p! Join us at https://passioncitychurch.com — Subscribe to our channel to see more messages from Passion City Church: https://www.youtube.com/passioncitychurch1 — Looking for content for your Kids? Subscribe to our Passion Kids Channel: https://passion.link/passionkidsonline — If you would like to give to our house, visit https://passioncitychurch.com/give/ — Check out Passion's books, music, and more at https://passionresources.com/ — At Passion City Church, we believe that because God has displayed the ultimate sacrifice in Jesus, our response to that in worship must be extravagant. It is our privilege, and our created purpose, to reflect God’s Glory to Him through our praise, our sacrifice, and our song. — Follow Passion City Church: https://www.instagram.com/passioncity/ Follow Louie Giglio: https://www.instagram.com/louiegiglio Passion City Church is a Jesus church with locations in Atlanta and Washington D.C. — DISCUSSION QUESTIONS // 1. What’s a barrier or wall that showed up in your life that you later realized wasn’t “bad” and from the Enemy but actually from God? 2. What is the significance of this ancient understanding; that ‘days’ actually began at night? 3. What field or industry in your city can you think of that might be a part of God’s strategy to impact the world? 4. How do you discern if someone is saying the right things with the wrong intent? To what extent is it your responsibility to evaluate someone’s motive? 5. Why might God’s vision or dream for your life involve suffering? How can He still be loving if He allows pain? Try to answer in your own words. 6. Can you think of any other people like Paul and Silas from Scripture - people who have as many battle scars in their stories as they have victories? 7. What can we learn from Paul and Silas about how we should react in moments of suffering? 8. What is significant about the fact that the other prisoners were “listening” to Paul and Silas? 9. With all the craziness at Philippi, who was it that ended up receiving salvation? What made this possible? 10. Of all the things Pastor Earl touched on, what reminder do you want to ensure sticks with you?