In today’s reading, 3 types of people immediately stand out.

1) The Magi: They were from a distant land. They worshiped false gods and used astrology to come up with all kinds of false and misleading teachings. However, God spoke to them through their study of the stars, and they headed out on a journey to find the real Jesus.

2) King Herod: Herod was known around the world for his spectacular building projects. This is the man who had it all and didn’t want to surrender any of it. He was the king of his own life. He didn’t want anyone else to tell him how to live his life.

3) The Religious People: They studied the Bible for years, and they “knew” the Scriptures, but they didn’t go after the real Messiah, because they had their own ideas of who God was, and what life should look like.

The truth is, we have all three of these characters inside of us. I invite you today to blog about that. What are some ways these three types of people have shown themselves throughout our lives?

As we approach Easter, today we start our journey into Matthew. Some people may find the first 17 verses boring, however they are loaded with extremely interesting and important stuff. Feel free to share your thoughts on it. Also, what did you find interesting about verses 18-25?

Today marks the day we finish reading Acts together, as a church. As we come to the end of this book, I invite you to comment on chapter 28, or anything else from the entire book of Acts.

What stuck out to you in Acts 27?

By Wednesday, we will finish reading through the Book of Acts, then on Thursday we will begin in Matthew. As we read through Acts, we get to see how the Jesus movement spread around the world right after Jesus’ death. Now, as we enter the Easter season, we will read through Matthew and re-discover how it all unfolded, bringing about the climax of history!

As we read Acts 26 today, what did you learn from Paul’s speech and actions? There is a lot to comment on here.

What did you find interesting in today’s reading, chapter 25?

What stuck out to you in Acts 24?

What did you find interesting about Acts 23?”