1. Paul says he's kept a clear conscience before God, even though it enraged the people around him. Have you ever done what you believed was right and had it cost you approval or relationship with someone? How did you handle that tension?

2. When hard circumstances don't necessarily mean you're in the wrong spot. Is there an area of your life right now that feels hard, where you've been tempted to read the difficulty as a sign you've gotten off track? What would it look like to separate "this is hard" from "this is wrong"?

3. Paul calls out the high priest as a "whitewashed tomb", clean on the outside, rotten underneath. Where are you most tempted to manage your appearance rather than deal honestly with what's actually going on underneath personally, or even in how we do church?

4. In verse 11, Jesus doesn't give Paul a new plan, he shows up and says "take courage" to confirm the path Paul is already on. Have you ever needed that kind of encouragement more than direction, a sense that God was with you in something hard, rather than a sign telling you what to do next?

5. This time, God doesn't rescue Paul the way he rescued Peter or rescued Paul himself earlier in Acts, no earthquake, no escape. How do we hold onto trust in God's power when he doesn't show up the way he has before, or the way he has for someone else?

6. The sermon closes on the idea that our lives aren't meant to be about the destination. That we can lose the ability to enjoy where God has us now by fixating on what's next. What's one "next thing" you tend to chase that pulls your focus off of today? What would it look like to embrace the journey you're actually on?