Acts 1–2 — The Spirit comes and the church is bornActs 2Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Jesus promise before he ascends, and what happens when the Spirit comes at Pentecost — how are the new believers living together by the end of chapter 2?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • The believers devoted themselves to the teaching, the fellowship, the breaking of bread, and prayer. Which of those four is weakest in your life right now?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • The disciples waited and prayed together before the power came. When and with whom will you pray this week, asking to be filled with the Spirit?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Peter told the crowd what he had seen and heard of Jesus. Who will you tell what you have seen God do?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).