YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES (139 downloads)
Acts 1:1-11
Key Verse: 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
1. What did the author Luke write about in his first book? (1-2; Luke 1:3-4)
2. What did Jesus do to convince the apostles during the 40 days between his resurrection and his ascension? (3) Why did he speak about the kingdom of God? (cf. Mark 1:15)
3. What was his apostles’ idea about the kingdom? (6) What did Jesus teach them about God’s plans? (7)
4. Recall Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit. (4; Luke 24:49; John 14:16) Why did they need the Holy Spirit? (8; John 16:13)
5. What does it mean that Jesus calls on them be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth? (8)
6. Why did Jesus leave the apostles instead of staying to help them? (John 16:7) How did God plant hope of Jesus’ second coming in their hearts? (11)