The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost - Acts 2:1-13
Understand It
- What was celebrated on the day of Pentecost? (2:1)
- What group of people was gathered together? (2:1)
- Where did a violent wind come from? (2:2)
- What did the followers of Christ hear and see? (2:2-3)
- What was the importance of the wind and fire? (2:2-4)
- When the Holy Spirit filled the believers, what did they do? (2:4)
- Who was staying in Jerusalem? (2:5)
- How did the God-fearing Jews visiting Jerusalem react when they heard Christians speaking their languages? (2:6-11)
- What languages were the Jews from Galilee speaking? (2:9-11)
- What was the topic of conversation among the crowds? (2:11)
- Besides being amazed, how did the crowd react to the unusual happening they witnessed? (2:12-13)
Apply It
- How can you be more open to seeing, hearing, and feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit in your prayer and Bible reading?
- What can you do each day to invite the Holy Spirit to use you?
- What steps can you take this week to be better prepared for God’s use?
Peter Addresses the Crowd - Acts 2:14-41
Understand It
- When Peter stood up to speak, who stood up with him? (2:14)
- Whom did Peter address and what command did he give them? (2:14)
- What was Peter’s defense? (2:15)
- What were the believers experiencing? (2:16-21)
- Why did Peter quote from Joel 2? (2:17-21)
- What did Peter say about Jesus of Nazareth? (2:22-24)
- How was God in control of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection? (2:22-24)
- How did Peter explain Christ’s work as Messiah? (2:25-35)
- What testimony of the apostles did Peter give? (2:32)
- Who sent the Holy Spirit? (2:32-33)
- How did the hearers respond to Peter’s words? (2:37)
- What did Peter tell his audience to do? (2:38-40)
- What happened to those who accepted Peter’s message? (2:41)
- What effect did Peter’s sermon have? (2:41)
- How many were added to the fellowship of believers that day? (2:41)
Apply It
- What could you say to help someone else see God’s perspective on an issue of personal concern?
- How can you prepare your friends and neighbors for the news that Christ can change their lives?
The Fellowship of the Believers - Acts 2:42-47
Understand It
- What were the activities of the early church? (2:42)
- How did the new believers approach what they did? (2:42)
- What unusual deeds did the apostles do? (2:43)
- How did people respond to what was going on? (2:43)
- What life-style did the early believers adopt? (2:44-45)
- Why might the early Christians have had "everything in common"? (2:44)
- How were the goods distributed among the early believers? (2:45)
- How often did the believers meet? (2:46)
- Where did the early believers meet? (2:46)
- How did the early Christians meet together? (2:46-47)
- What did the Christians do when they met together in homes? (2:46-47)
- What was the spirit of the believers in all they did? (2:46-47)
- What was the growth of the early church like? (2:47)
Apply It
- What can you do to help your church be more like the early church?
- How can your daily prayers help bring about spiritual renewal in your church fellowship?
