Personal study: The numbers on the left side are
verse numbers.
1 Pentecost (Feast of Weeks) was originally a spring
harvest festival celebrating the first fruits. How many "firsts"
happened to the Church on that day?
2-4 Can you identify the 3 ways in which the Spirit
revealed his presence?
What does Jesus tell us about the Spirit in John 3:8?
Note that you also cannot see faith, until it become
active!
If you can explain what "filled with joy" or "filled
with love" means, then explain what you think "filled with the Holy
Spirit" means.
The "tongues" in vs 4 is explained in 8 and 11. How
could these disciples talk in a language they had never learned?
5-12 There are 12 nations (or ethnic groups) mentioned,
plus Judea. If you found these on a map you would see that these nations
make a 360ْ arc around Judea.
Check out the following about "all nations"
Genesis 18:18, Isaiah 12:4, Is 66:18, Jeremiah 3:17,
Ezekiel 39:21, Matt 28:19
What was God’s original and unswerving plan of
Salvation?
14-36 Peter’s first sermon: Note that the really
important thing was not the fire, wind and special tongues, but the
message that Jesus is Christ and Lord.
What would you consider to be essential to say in any
sermon?
What would you consider to be essential in telling
someone about Jesus?
Note the final words of the quotation from Joel:
"Everyone who calls on the name of the __________ will
be ____________."
37 How did Peter’s message affect the listeners? See
Hebrews 4:12
38 What are the basic instructions for anyone who wants
to be saved?
What are the two blessings mentioned that we receive
when baptized?
