“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses.”
These were some of Jesus’ very last words on Earth. And yet, a little over a week later, something happened. Jesus released His Spirit on the disciples who went out proclaiming everything Jesus did. Their proclamation was the day The Church began.
You cannot tell the story of the early church without also telling the story of the person, work, and power of the Spirit of God. He’s everywhere on almost every page of Acts.
We hope that during this series, we experience afresh not only who the Spirit is but experience all the potential He can unleash in and through us when it comes to walking more closely with Jesus, including prayer, worship, and being on mission.
To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.
Week 1: The Movement of God
Week 2: A Family On Mission With Him
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Week 3: Who’s In and Who’s Out
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Week 4: The Church in Antioch
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Week 5: The Power of Persistent Prayer
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Week 6: Mountains, Molehills, and Which Ones to Die On
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Week 7: The Church in Philippi
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Week 8: The Church in Athens
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Week 9: Responding To God’s Greatness
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Week 10: Living in the Dash
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Week 11: The Storm and the Shipwreck
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Week 12: The Story Continues
We want to focus on particular tools to help us learn to follow Jesus more closely. Since Acts concentrates so much on spreading the name of Jesus, our corporate practice is mission.
To help us grow in this practice, we've created a six-week-long guide to work within your group. Each lesson comes with discussion questions, a teaching video, and worksheets to print out for everyone in your group.
To accompany our book and further expand on the topics covered in this series, we’d recommend the following books and videos to you.
