THE HOLY SPIRIT COMES AT PENTECOST (150 downloads)
Acts 2:1-21
Key Verse: 2:4 “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”
1. Recall Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit in 1:4-5. What is the significance of the Holy Spirit enabling them to speak other languages? (1-4) How is this related to Jesus’ promise that they will be his witnesses to the ends of the earth? (1:8)
2. Where was the crowd from and why did they gather in Jerusalem? (5-11) What was their response when they heard the apostles speaking in their own languages? (7-13)
3. How did Peter explain the work of the Holy Spirit from the prophet Joel? (14-16)
4. What does it mean for sons and daughters to prophesy; for young men to see visions and old men to dream dreams? (17-18)
5. How is the outpouring of the Spirit related to Jesus’ second coming? (19-20; Matthew 24:29-30) For what purpose did God pour out his Spirit on us? (21)