Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Announcement
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Prayer meeting @ 8pm
Bible Study afterwards
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Bible Study 1/09/08
Winter 2008 – Week 1
Acts Chapter 2: Beginnings of the Early Church
Summary: Coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the conversion of many, and the community of the early church.
50 days after Passover, the Jews would gather and celebrate. In the passage, Jews from many nations have gathered at
2) Why do you think the Holy Spirit comes as on “a rushing mighty wind” and appear as “divided tongues of flame”? [2-3]
In the Old Testament, God chooses to use actual fire, wind, and earthquakes to signal the coming of His Spirit.
3) What spiritual gift does the Holy Spirit enable?
They spoke many different ethnic languages.
4) How do the gathered people react? What is significant about this gathering of people? [6-13]
Some people thought the people speaking tongues were drunk. Ironically, the Holy Spirit came on this day where there was a ripe opportunity to allow the Gospel to spread among Jews of many nations.
5) What is Peter’s response? [14-40]
He begins to give a sermon, disproving the doubters. He even blames all of the Jews there for Christ’s death. In response, they are grieved to the heart and get baptized and believe.
v.20 see Matthew 24:29,30; Revelation 6:12. This verse refers to events prophesized to happen in the end times.
v.25-35 Peter teaches that the ideas in Psalm 16 apply to Jesus and not David. It seems that v.26-27, in the original language, essentially talks about resurrection and victory from death. This is inferred because in v.29 Peter talks about David being dead and buried, but then goes on to say in v.31 how the resurrection of Christ is applicable to what David wrote.
6) What is necessary to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit? [38]
Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
7) What does v.39 hint at?
Many people from all over the world will be called to God
8) How does God bless the disciples’ efforts? [41,43]
Many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
9) Why do you think that this event took place at Pentecost?
God timed everything out perfectly from Jesus’ death to the Resurrection to coincide with the Passover and the Pentecost. The coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost is symbolic of God’s timing and also allows Jews from many nations to hear the Gospel.
10) How do the saints live, after being saved? [ 42-47]
They continued in fellowship and doctrine, breaking of bread and in prayers. They shared their possessions with one another. Their hearts were full of gladness and they praised God and had favor with all the people. People joined daily.
In summary, we learned that the early church was characterized by constant fellowship, prayer, worship, and joy. Ultimately, they sought forgiveness for their sins and believed in the salvation that comes through Jesus ChristWinter 2008
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