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Chapter 11
pondered
aversion
contemptible
tragically
anxiety
Iconium
outskirts
deceiver
stunned
Lystra
looming
sprawled
(The emotion in that chapter is just…. awesome. Imagine what it was like to have actually been there, fearing for Paul’s life, then finding him, alive!!)
Chapter 13
Derbe
obscure
peasant
circumstances
accomplished
missionary
disconsolately
zeal
ingratitude
flogging
martyrdom
yearned
feeble
hastened
privilege
What does Paul mean when he said “God can use our weakness best of all”?
Explain how Stephen “died to his own will”.
Little ones can color the black-and-white pictures in the book — and make their own “book” of St. Paul the Apostle.
Chapter 13
route
Seleucia
banishment
establishment
applause
pagan
criticisms
vital
account
anxious
Old Law
New Law
blasphemy
clenched
fervent
Council of Jerusalem
When you pray tonight, think about this sentence from Chapter 13:
“For they would enter upon the work not realizing that souls are won for Christ only by suffering.”
For discussion with older kids: How does suffering help us bring souls to Christ?
What does suffering mean for our own souls?
What does “Old Law” mean? What is the “New Law”?
For high school and up: Read CCC 1508, 798, 618, 2 Cor 12:9, 28, 30. What does “redemptive suffering” mean? What is the “love feast” (p. 71)?
Chapter 14
mystical
emphatically
indignation
restraining
scarcely
prudent
hypocrite
scandal
lepers
bluntly
traitor
uproar
clamor
prejudice
fertile
sincere
abruptly
interfere
shrugged
For discussion: What is prudence? How do we apply prudence in our daily actions/decisions? Give examples.
Explain why Paul and Peter decided to separate.
An exercise for Latin students: go through the previous vocabulary exercises and pick out the ones that are derivatives of Latin words.
Chapter 15
disciple
Silas
valiant
desertion
shrewd
whereby
Ephesus
ordained
bestowed
consecrating
leisurely
Aegean Sea
Consider: Do you think God will ever ask too much of you? If you feel God’s asking too much of you, what should you do?
Trace Paul’s travels, labeling important places, especially the ones on your vocabulary list.
A note: You will find that certain words are repeated in some of the vocabulary exercises. I do this to reinforce my kids’ learning.
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