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"Preparing For Pentecost" - Acts 1:12-26 - Rev. Justin Garrett
Do you wait passively and act without preparation? Acts 1:12-26 shows a better way.
Outline: Preparing for the Spirit’s Power
1. United in prayer
2. Committed to Scripture
3. Grounded in the Resurrection
4. Supported by leaders
Personal Reflection Questions:
1. Imagine you’re one of the 120. Almost all (notable exception: Jesus’s brothers) of you had been following Jesus before he died. You saw him die and you feel despair as the whole movement seems to be crumbling. But then he resurrects! And you spend weeks around him, but then you watch him ascend, which has to be confusing. What are you thinking or feeling as you walk back to Jerusalem in verse 12?
2. What would it look like for Renew to be “continually united in prayer” (v. 14...or as the ESV puts it, “with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer”)? Have you experienced seasons of this here or in a previous church or ministry?
3. Peter, apparently, has been scouring the Old Testament (the only “Scriptures” he would have at this point) since Jesus has been gone. And he finds life and direction in them! One thinks of Psalm 119:105 - "Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” Have you or are you experiencing God’s word in this way? If not (and that’s honestly true of me, the preacher, currently), what is hindering you? Basic understanding of how the Bible fits together? Motivation? Discipline or accountability? Good resources?
4. We are just one Sunday past “Resurrection Sunday.” In the last week, have you had any new insights into the importance of Jesus’ Resurrection or its impact on your daily life?
5. In what personal ways is God calling you to be “waiting” right now, and what are some activities and preparations that would be wise to be doing in the meantime?
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By Renew EPCDo you wait passively and act without preparation? Acts 1:12-26 shows a better way.
Outline: Preparing for the Spirit’s Power
1. United in prayer
2. Committed to Scripture
3. Grounded in the Resurrection
4. Supported by leaders
Personal Reflection Questions:
1. Imagine you’re one of the 120. Almost all (notable exception: Jesus’s brothers) of you had been following Jesus before he died. You saw him die and you feel despair as the whole movement seems to be crumbling. But then he resurrects! And you spend weeks around him, but then you watch him ascend, which has to be confusing. What are you thinking or feeling as you walk back to Jerusalem in verse 12?
2. What would it look like for Renew to be “continually united in prayer” (v. 14...or as the ESV puts it, “with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer”)? Have you experienced seasons of this here or in a previous church or ministry?
3. Peter, apparently, has been scouring the Old Testament (the only “Scriptures” he would have at this point) since Jesus has been gone. And he finds life and direction in them! One thinks of Psalm 119:105 - "Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light on my path.” Have you or are you experiencing God’s word in this way? If not (and that’s honestly true of me, the preacher, currently), what is hindering you? Basic understanding of how the Bible fits together? Motivation? Discipline or accountability? Good resources?
4. We are just one Sunday past “Resurrection Sunday.” In the last week, have you had any new insights into the importance of Jesus’ Resurrection or its impact on your daily life?
5. In what personal ways is God calling you to be “waiting” right now, and what are some activities and preparations that would be wise to be doing in the meantime?