Read Acts 1:14. Who are you praying the B.L.E.S.S. prayer for this week?
Take some time today to pray for God to bless someone who does not know Jesus.
Pray that Jesus will bless (NAME ____________________) with …
Insert your name in Acts 1:8.
Praise God for His gift of salvation that Jesus has won for us.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to empower you to share the Good News of Jesus.
Put Acts 1:8 into you own words, into your own life experience.
What are the areas that stretch you from your comfort zone (for the disciples that would be Samaria/for us a different culture/even a foe) and that call you to the ends of the earth?
Where in the world is God calling you to pray for people to know Jesus?
In Acts 1:1-11, does it suggest a:
What do these words mean for your life today?
Read Acts 1:8 aloud more than once.
Jesus invites us to join Him in His mission to save the world and promises the Holy Spirit.
As you read this verse multiple times, emphasize the verbs one time and the pronouns another time.
What are the places God is calling you to be His witness?
Read Acts 1:1-11. What do you notice as you picture the events of the Ascension of Jesus?
How do the disciples respond throughout these verses?
Why?
What surprises you?
Inspires you?