1.Acts: The Church UnleashedSunday Evenings @ Grace Fall 2012

2. Week One:IntroductionOctober 7, 2012 3. Class Process 109876012345In your groups: What is your name? How long have you been at Grace? Why did you take this course? What comes to your mind when youthink of the terms epicenter or groundzero? 4. LUKE THEOPHILUS PURPOSEDESCRIPTIVE DEFENSIVE DEEPENINGof againstin HISTORY HERESYHOLY SPIRIT 5. Small Group Read Acts 1:8 Who will receive what from whomand when? As a group, draw a picture of thisverse. What are the spacesdescribed in this text? 15 14 13 12 10 119876012345 6. Acts 1:8But you will receive powerwhen the Holy spirit has comeupon you; and you will be mywitnesses in Jerusalem, in allJudea and Samaria, and tothe ends of the earth.-Jesus to his disciples 7. Acts 1:8But you will receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit has comeupon you; and you will be mywitnesses in Jerusalem, in allJudea and Samaria, and tothe ends of the earth.-Jesus to his disciples 8. Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirithas come upon you;and you will be my witnesses inJerusalem, in all Judea andSamaria, and to the ends of theearth. -Jesus to his disciples 9. Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirithas come upon you;and you will be my witnessesin Jerusalem, in all Judea andSamaria, and to the ends of theearth. -Jesus to his disciples 10. Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirithas come upon you;and you will bemy witnesses 1. in Jerusalem, 2. in all Judea and Samaria, 3. and to the ends of theearth.-Jesus to his disciples 11. THE ENDS OF THEEARTH JUDEA & SAMARIA JERUSALEM PENTECOSTJESUS 1:1-2:4 HOLY SPIRIT2:5-47 PETER - JEWS 3:1-8:3PETER,JOHN, PHILIP8:4-12:25 PAUL - GENTILES 13:1 - 28:31 12. Gospel of Luke 13. Over the centuries of persecution, the Jewish peoplehad been dispersed throughout the world.This is the Diaspora. As a result, there weresynagogues in nearly every major city ofthe Roman Empire. This resulted in two major types of Jew: Hellenistic Jew Hebraic (Palestinian) Jew 14. Small Group Discuss what your Jerusalem,Judea/Samaria, and ends ofthe earth look like. How do you feel about being awitness to Jesus in each ofthese spaces? Why?151413121011 9 8 7 6 0 1 2 3 4 5