(Note: For remote participants and BFG leaders, these questions are meant to be used in conjunction with the pastor’s sermon. Attempting to use these questions absent the sermon’s teaching could lead to unbiblical or unhelpful conclusions.)

For Kids:  Have you ever just stopped and been amazed at the incredible things God has done in this world? As you get older, don’t forget this lesson. Never stop being impressed, astounded, astonished, awestruck, and amazed by God, the way he works in the world, and the way he works in your life.  

• What are three things that amaze you about God? 
• What are some ways we can keep from forgetting how amazing God is? 
• What is one amazing thing about God that you can share with a friend this week? 

 
For Discussion:

• Sermon Recap:  
  • Does anyone have initial questions/comments/reflections from Acts 3:11–26?   
  • Acts 3:11 tells us the crowd at the temple was initially amazed at the wrong thing.  
    • What amazed them (Acts 3:11)?  
    • What should have amazed them (Acts 3:12)?   
  • What shocking information did they learn about themselves (Acts 3:13b–15)?  
  • In what way(s) is the sin of the crowd at the temple in Jerusalem different than that of people today? In what way(s) is their sin the same as people today?   
  • When we studied Acts 3:1–11, we learned that every miracle of God is meant to point to a greater purpose. For what greater purpose did God use Peter and John’s healing of the lame man?  
  • What hope do we share with the crowd at the temple in Jerusalem (Acts 3:15b–16)?  
  • How should people respond when they become aware of their sin before God (Acts 3:19)?  
  • Starting in Acts 3:19 and continuing through verse 26, Peter tells of many rewards everyone should expect who repents and turns back to God. What are they?
      
• Going Deeper:  
  • (Have everyone turn to Romans 1.) 
  • In Acts 3:17–19 Peter preaches that the crowd in Jerusalem was guilty of sin and in need of repentance and forgiveness even though they were ignorant of what they were doing. His words bring up an important question—if someone is ignorant of his/her own sin, is that person still held accountable by God?  
  • (Have someone read Romans 1:18–25).  
    • Why would God pour out his wrath on all mankind (Rom. 1:18)?  
    • Why is God just to pour out his wrath on all mankind (Rom. 1:19–20)?  
    • What does Rom. 1:21–23 tell us about man’s ignorance of God even though God has revealed himself in an undeniable way (see vv. 19–20)?   
    • What is God’s response to man’s willful ignorance (Rom. 1:24–25)?  
  • Given what you learned from Romans 1, can you now articulate why Peter would say the crowd at Jerusalem is both ignorant and guilty?  
  • [Leader, the following question is for you to use should it come up or if you think it would be particularly helpful for your group.  
    • What about people who are mentally incapable of recognizing their own sin (e.g., infants or the mentally infirm)? Are they held accountable in the same way?  
      • Scripture gives good evidence that people who are mentally incapable of acknowledging their own sin are not held accountable by God.    
      • Romans 1:19–20 speaks of culpability based on knowledge.  
      • Deuteronomy 1:39 speaks of little ones who “have no knowledge of good or evil.”  
      • 2 Samuel 12:23, most convincingly, talks of King David’s dead infant child as being with the Lord in heaven.  
    • Scripture does not speak specifically of those with a severe mental handicap, but it is probably safe to infer that the principles from the above Scriptures would apply to them as well.]
        
• Application:  
  • Peter’s sermon in Acts 3:11–26 directs the crowd in Jerusalem to be appropriately amazed by God in a way that leads to repentance and reward.  
    • What should this kind of amazement look like in the life of a believer today?  
    • What does this amazement look like in your life?  
  • Is there something in your life that needs to change to better reflect this kind of amazement?  

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