Queen's Road Cell

 1. For each of the following sections, write a title that expresses what the section is about.  1:1-11  Introduction and ascension. (“Hello again Theophilus”, says Joe!) “command” 1:12-26     Replacing Judas. “Obey”   2. If Acts tells how the church began to fulfill its mission through the Holy Spirit, how does 1:1-26 relate to this theme?  Acts is about Jesus' continued work through the Holy Spirit by the apostles.  He has returned to heaven in glory to receive all authority, but will not return untill the mission of the church to the world is complete. The church is the new Israel, with the 12 apostles representing the 12 tribes of the new people of God. The apostles are to carry on the ministry of Jesus through the power of the Spirit. The Spirit helps identify the apostles. 3. From Acts 1:2-5, what was apparently the purpose of the forty days Jesus spent with His disciples after the Resurrection? He gave commands through the Holy Spirit,...

 10 a. At least three of those present already had seen Jesus risen, and everyone else had believed them (24:33-35). Still, how did everyone react when Jesus suddenly appeared (24:37)? This is the same appearance as in John 20:19ff., Jesus shows the disciples the marks of his wounds and gives them the greeting of peace. This incident occurs when the two from Emmaus return .   The disciples were 'startled'. Likely because Jesus' appearance was sudden. They were also 'frightened'. The is harder to explain.   b. Why do you think they reacted in this way? Morris: "That they were frightened is not quite so explicable. They had just been telling the two from Emmaus that ‘The Lord has risen indeed’. But it is one thing to accept such a statement on the word of someone else about an absent Person and quite another to accept it for oneself when the Person is suddenly present despite locked doors. Small wonder that they supposed that they saw a spirit, i.e. a ...