Study of Acts - Acts 2 (Lesson 2)

Lesson      2

Passage  Acts 2

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Pentecost – the Good News Setting  (Acts 2:1-13)
a. Holy Spirit enables disciples to speak in other tongues 1-4
b. Jewish audience described 5-13
Presentation – Peter speaks bringing Good News Message (Acts 2:14-40)
a. Prophet Joel application to message being heard 14-21
b. Risen “alive” Jesus is God’s plan 22-28
c. Unlike David, Jesus ascended to heaven to God’s right hand 29-40
 Acceptance – the Good News in Believers (Acts 2:41-47)
a. Acceptance and baptism = Believers 41
b. Faith Building = teaching, breaking break, prayer and mutual support



  

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Pentecost – the Good News Setting 
(Acts 2:1-13)
Presentation – Peter speaks bringing Good News Message
(Acts 2:14-40)
Acceptance – the Good News in Believers
(Acts 2:41-47)



Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Message of Jesus, Peter presented in Holy Spirit bringing conversion

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
To Learn that God’s plan is Good News to those who believe in the work of the “Alive Jesus”

Specific Application Questions

1.     Are we in the right place to hear what God needs to say to us?

2.     Are we prepared to share the Good News Message?

3.     How are we living the Good News out in us?

4.        

Principles to Remember

Holy Spirit brings power to present Good News

Jesus is on God’s throne; it’s important to know it.

Living in Jesus needs to be reinforced with other believers.




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