Week Nine:

Welcome back from Fall Break! Let's get back to our reading of the New Testament together!

Daily Reading:
Monday Acts 1-2
Tuesday Acts 3-5
Wednesday Acts 6-7
Thursday Acts 8-9
Friday Acts 10-12

Questions for Discussion:
Who wrote the Acts of the Apostles?
Why?
What OTHER New Testament book did he also write?
How does Acts continue the story of Jesus?
What is the book about?
How is the “Great Commision” given in Acts 1?
What does Jesus promise his disciples will come after he has gone?
What will the Holy Spirit Do?
What is the “ascension”?
Who was chosen to replace Judas? How? Who chose him?
Describe the day of Pentecost following Jesus’ ascension…
What miracle took place?
What message did Peter preach? Who was he preaching to?
What was the reaction of the crowd?
What did Peter tell them to do?
What is the importance of baptism?
How is the early church described?
What practices were the first Christians ‘devoted’ or committed to? (2:42-47)
Who ‘grew’ the church in those early days? The preacher? The elders? ?
Why were Peter & John hauled before the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council?
What did Joseph (Barnabas) do to help the church? What impresses you about his example?
What was Ananias’ mistake? What was Saphira’s? How did God punish them?
What was the first problem the apostles had to deal with in the early church? (hint- ch. 6)
How did they act to resolve the problem?
How were these six men chosen? How are these men described?
Who was the first Christian martyr… to die for preaching the gospel?
Who is Saul and what was he doing to assist those stoning Stephen?
What Old Testament book was the Ethiopian reading from when Philip encountered him?
What was his response when Philip told him about Jesus?
Describe what God did to turn Saul’s direction in life…
What was the meaning of Peter’s dream in ch. 10? What implications did it have for the spread of the
gospel from that point forward?
How did the other Christians react to Peter’s new revelation and subsequent preaching to the Gentiles?
Where were the disciples FIRST called ‘Christians’?
How did Peter escape prison?

Journal Thoughts:
• What is the hardest thing for you about sharing the good news of Jesus with others?
• If you are a Christian, describe your conversion experience. When did you commit your life to
Christ? What brought you to that point? Why did you decide at that moment? What did you
do?

Memory Verse:
Acts 2:38