Week of June 13, 2011

1. Read Acts 2:1-13.
2. In school, were foreign languages easy or hard for you? Why?
3. Given that Pentecost was quite the harvest festival (see Deuteronomy 16:9-10), why does God choose this day to give the Holy Spirit? If you had been in that room, what would you have seen, heard and felt?
4. See if someone in the group has a good Bible map or even a contemporary Atlas. From how far away are these pilgrims in v. 9-11? What has attracted this crowd to the disciples?
5. Look back and read Acts 1:8. How is this promise already being fulfilled?
6. If you were one of the crowd, would you respond more like the folks in v. 12, or those in v. 13? Why?
7. When have you experienced an empowering from God to witness about Christ?
8. What do you think was God's part and Jesus' followers part in this event? What can you do this week to be better prepared for God's use?
9. Pray for one another....