New Testament in a Year – Acts 2

By Ron

May 6, 2025

Acts, New Testament

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost - Acts 2:1-13

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)

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?

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)

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?

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)

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?