Bible Study Guide for Acts 4:1-31

Horton Road Church of Christ / Spring 2010

1. How does chapter 4 continues from chapter 3?

2. Why were the Jewish leaders disturbed (4:2)?

3. In the Gospels and Acts, why is it often the leaders who fail to understand and do
what is really important?

4. How did the Jewish leaders respond to the apostles' preaching (4:3)? What was the
result of this attempt to force silence (4:4)?

5. How did the Jewish leaders try to solve their problem (4:5-7)?

6. Who responded to the leaders and how (4:8)?

7. Summarize the content of Peter's response (4:8-12).

• he was respectful
• he was direct
• he again explained the sign of the kingdom performed in chapter 3
• he clearly stated the meaning of his healing and preaching

8. What is the foundational teaching aspect of Peter's sermons thus far in Acts (i.e.,
4:10)?
• "You killed Jesus but God raised him from the dead"

9. Where is the quotation in 4:11 from? What does it mean?

10. What is Peter's conclusion (4:12)?

11. In what two ways did the Jewish leaders respond to Peter's sermon (4:13)?

12. Why does it matter to the leaders that the man who was healed was standing
there with them (4:14)?

13. Do the leaders make the proper connection in 4:15-17?

14. What did the leaders do (4:18)?

15. How did the apostles respond (4:19-20)?

16. What attitude are we to have regarding Jesus (4:20)? Why do we not speak about
what we have seen and heard?

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17. What did the apostles do after their release (4:23-24)?

18. What is the content of the church's prayer (4:24-30)? What is the point of the
referenced scripture (4:25-26)? Do we let scripture speak for our experience?

19. What did they request in prayer (4:29-30)? Do we request the same? Should we?
Why or why not?

20. What happened after the prayer (4:31)? How could this correspond to our
experience?

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