Week of May 19th, 2013

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. If you can, find a Bible map and a contemporary map.  From how far away are these pilgrims in verses 9-11?  What attracts this crowd to the disciples?
5. Go back and read Acts 1:8.  How is that promise fulfilled here?
6. If you were one of the crowd, would you respond more like those in v. 12 or those in v. 13?  Why?
7. When you have you experienced an empowering from God to witness about Christ?
8. What do you think was God's part of Jesus' followers part in this event?  What will you do this week to be better prepared for God's use?
9. Pray for one another....