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Empowered Witnesses: Understanding the Role of the Holy Spirit in Acts

This Bible study session delves into Acts of the Apostles, exploring Jesus' promise of power through the Holy Spirit. Participants will examine the empowerment of the Apostles to bear witness in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and beyond. The study highlights the growth of the early church amid various religious contexts, the challenges faced by Jewish and Gentile Christians, and the phenomenon of glossolalia. Engaging with these themes enables a deeper understanding of early Christianity's impact and the Holy Spirit's transformative role in the church.

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Empowered Witnesses: Understanding the Role of the Holy Spirit in Acts

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  1. GROWING DEEPLYBIBLE STUDYSession 18 Acts of the Apostles February 19, 2014

  2. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” 1:8

  3. FOCUS WORDS: • Holy Spirit • Apostles • Church

  4. Hellenistic religious world • Religions and religious philosophies of every size and shape • Cults • Religo-philosophical groups • Gnosticism: (gr) gnosis

  5. EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND ACTS • Conflict between two groups • Cycle of church growth, persecution, next period of growth emerges • Focus on the Twelve

  6. EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND ACTS • Glossolalia “speaking in tongues” • Deep concern for the needy • Struggle between Jewish and Gentile Christians • Pauline journeys

  7. HOLY SPIRIT: Acts 2 Pentecost • Theophany • Reverses Tower of Babel • Has power to unite • Makes it possible to see and hear the good new of Jesus • Gives miraculous power to heal, preach, endure • Requires a response

  8. APOSTLES: CHURCH:

  9. GROWING DEEPLYBIBLE STUDYSession 18 Acts of the Apostles February 19, 2014

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