GROUP GUIDE
Leading a group through these questions? Here’s a simple guide for 1.5-2 hour GROUP meeting.
Welcome and Opening Prayer. (5 minutes)
Read the passage aloud. (5 minutes)
Guide the group through the questions. (30-60 minutes)
Take time to share prayer requests and pray for each other. (15-30 minutes)
TEACHING RECAP
Summary: There are moments you can’t repeat, but you’re meant to live from them—and Pentecost is one of those moments. God poured out his Spirit, Peter stood up and proclaimed Jesus, and the church was born as people responded in faith. That day didn’t just change history; it launched the world we’re still living in. And if Pentecost has happened, then none of us gets to live the same way again.
Main Points:
EVENT. God acted powerfully and publicly by pouring out his Spirit (1-13).
EXPLANATION. Peter made sense of what God was doing by proclaiming Jesus (14-40).
RESULT. The church began as people responded to the gospel (41).
On-Ramps:
Respond to Jesus and receive the Spirit.
Step forward publicly through baptism.
Walk deeply with Jesus’ church.
Go with God on mission.
Discussion
What stands out to you from this passage? How does this passage most challenge or encourage you?
Jeremy drew our attention to many, what he calls “Hyperlinks”, between Pentecost in Acts 2 and the Old Testament. Is there anything you learned, found interesting, or helped you better understand and appreciate the sovereign work of God across Scripture?
Take some time to talk about the explanation Jeremy gave of being baptized in the Spirit and of being filled with the Spirit. What has been your background with those concepts and how do you understand it today?
What difference could it make if believers would commit to asking the Spirit to fill them anew each day? What difference could it make in your life if it’s not already a daily practice?
How do you want to respond to this passage in your daily life?
PRAYER
How can we pray for you as a group?
Next week: Acts 2:42-47
