One hundred twenty men and women were gathered in one house to pray as they waited for God to work.   Suddenly, they heard a noise, a noise that was in the whole house where they were.  That noise was like a violent, rushing wind yet they did not feel any wind…they only heard […]

  Before Jesus ascended into heaven, He told His apostles that they would “receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you…” (Acts 1:8)  They were not told when this would happen or how it would happen.  So they met together with other believers (120 men and women) and waited, and while they were […]

The prayer of the week is based on John 14:16-17   Jesus You asked Your Father to give all who receive You as their Savior a Helper, a Counselor, to be with us forever and ever and ever.  That Helper/Counselor is God the Holy Spirit.  He is the Spirit of truth.  You have told us […]

  Dr. Luke wrote the book of The Acts of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the apostles.  He was careful to interview those that had been in that house on that day when God gave His Holy Spirit.  (Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1)   One hundred twenty men and women were present (Acts 1:15).   […]

(NASB) Acts 2:1 “WHEN THE day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.”    God’s promised day arrived…it came as another dawn lightened the sky and flowed into full day.   Again the believers in Christ and His resurrection, ascension and promise had come together in one place.    Did they […]

  Peter and the other ten apostles had searched the Scriptures and found God’s words concerning the vacancy that the death of Judas Iscariot had left in their circle.   (Acts 1:20)   What was their conclusion?      Peter stood in the midst of the gathered men and women and said: (NASB) Acts 1:21-26 “‘Therefore it […]

  Peter and the others in a group of 120 probably searched the Scriptures, for Peter quoted two prophecies found in the Book of Psalms concerning the betrayer of Jesus.      What did Peter find? (NASB) Acts 1:16-20 “Brethren, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David […]

(NASB) Acts 1:15 “At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,”   This was the beginning of the church…although the apostles weren’t yet aware of that fact.  And the church would not come into being until the Holy […]

The prayer of the week is based on Acts 1:8   Lord God, Whose Son Jesus is the Savior of all who have become followers of Him, to You I pray.   Jesus promised His apostles (and all who follow Him by faith) that God the Holy Spirit would be given to each one!   […]

  Jesus had ascended into heaven; the apostles were given a promise that He would return in the same way that He had left.  Then the apostles did what Jesus had told them to do, remain in Jerusalem until the power of the Holy Spirit would come upon them. (Acts 9-11, 8)   Those men […]