The Fairness Factor

READ Acts 6:1-7 THINK 1. As you think about this message, think, “how does God want my beliefs and or actions to change? What is one thing I can do to bring about this change? 2. Life is not fair. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not. If you agree with it, why isn’t life fair? 3. In the first internal struggle of the early Greek-speaking widows were being overlooked by the Aramaic-speaking Jews. Why do you think this was happening? 4. Why was it important for the 12 Apostles to address this issue? What does it say about the value of fairness in the early church? 5. The Apostles have the people choose seven Greek-speaking men? Why do the apostles say the people should choose these men? Why seven? And why Greek speaking? 6. How would choosing these seven men ensure that the Greek-speaking widows would be treated fairly? 7. Think about your family, or your work environment. What makes fairness so difficult to achieve in these places? 8. How have you tried to be fair? What was the result? Did it work? If so, why? Did it not work? If not, why not? 9. Although life isn’t fair, the church should be. What do you think fairness looks like in the church? 10. Does your church value fairness? In what ways does it or does it not value fairness? PRAY Jesus- Thank you that you are just and right. I pray that you would help me to be fair to those around me. I also pray that you would help my church to value fairness, and in doing so, may I be a person who not only values fairness, but practices it with those in my church. In your name I pray. Amen. LIVE What is one thing you can do this week to instill the value of fairness in your family, your workplace, or your church? Go and do it!