YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES
Acts 1:1-14
Key verse 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 former book (1-2)? What did the Risen Jesus do before his ascension (3)? Why is a conviction of Jesus’ resurrection important to us? How is Jesus’ resurrection related to the kingdom of God?
2. What did Jesus command his apostles, and why (4a; Lk 24:47)? What promise did Jesus remind them of (4b-5)? To fulfill God’s will, why did the apostles need to be baptized by the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:18-20; 15:26-27)?
3. Read verses 6-8. How did the apostles reveal their own hope and expectations (6)? What was God’s plan and vision for His people and how was God’s plan different than theirs? How is being Jesus’ witness related to God’s vision and plan? (Ge12:2-3, Ex 19:5-6) How can this vision be fulfilled? How can we be Jesus’ witnesses?
4. What is the meaning of Jesus’ ascension (9; Ac 2:33)? What promise was given to the apostles? (10-11) Why is the hope of his return important?
5. What did the apostles do after Jesus’ ascension (12-14)? What is the significant of constant, united prayer? From this Bible Study, what prayer topics and God’ hope and vision for New Year can you find?