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Acts 1:1-14
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.”
- What did the author Luke write about in his former book (1-2)? What did the Risen Jesus do before his ascension (3)? Why is a conviction of Jesus’ resurrection and a hope for the kingdom of God important to us?
- What did Jesus command his apostles, and why (4a; Luke 24:49)? What promise did Jesus remind them of (4b-5)? Why did the apostles need to be baptized by the Holy Spirit? (cf. 1 Corinthians 2:10-13)
- How did the apostles reveal their own hope and expectations from the Old Testament prophecy? (6; Joel 2:28, 3:1) What did Jesus’ answer mean for them (7)? For us?
- Read verse 8. What was God’s plan and vision, and how would it be carried out (Luke 24:47-48)? Why should we testify about Jesus?
- What is the meaning of Jesus’ ascension (9; Acts 2:33)? How would Jesus return (10-11)? Why is the hope of his return important?
- What did the apostles do after Jesus’ ascension (12-14)? Who were involved in united prayer with them? What can we learn from them in preparing to receive the power of the Holy Spirit?