Pray: ask God to speak
Read Passage Aloud: Acts 1:4-8. 2:1-12, 2:42-47
General Questions:
What do you like about the text?
What do you find challenging about the text?
What does it reveal about God?
What does it say to us?
Short Teaching Thought
In Acts, the Holy Spirit is not presented as a private spiritual add-on.
The Spirit:
* empowers witness
* forms community
* creates courage
* breaks down barriers
* reveals Jesus as Lord
* launches the church into mission

Pentecost is the moment God fills ordinary people with his presence so they can become a visible sign of his kingdom in the world. The church becomes less about a building people attend and more about people sent.

Discussion Questions
1. What stands out to you most about the Holy Spirit in Acts 1–2?
2. Why do you think Jesus told the disciples to wait for the Spirit before going on mission?
3. What kind of “power” does the Spirit seem to give?
4. How does the Spirit shape the way this new community lives together in Acts 2?
5. What might it look like for you to live more intentionally as someone empowered by the Spirit this week?

Call to Action
This week, invite the Holy Spirit to make you available for the mission of Jesus.
Ask each day:
* Who can I encourage?
* Where can I bring peace?
* How can I make Jesus visible in my world?

Look for one opportunity this week to:
* pray with someone
* show radical generosity
* share your story
* serve someone quietly
* step courageously into a conversation you would normally avoid

The Spirit is not only given for church gatherings. The Spirit is given so the life of Jesus can overflow into everyday life.