Queen's Road Cell

 10. Peter said that the apostles and the Holy Spirit were both witnesses to Jesus’ crucifixion, resurrection, and exaltation (see 5:30-32). The apostles were testifying to these facts through  preaching and miracles (see 5:12-16,21). How was the Holy Spirit witnessing to Jesus’ identity?  The Spirit had been 'given' (v.32) by Jesus to those who obey Him. It was He that was performing all these things through the apostles, witnessing through them.   For Thought and Discussion: What does question 10 tell you about your role and God’s in witnessing about Jesus? Our role is to tell of what we know of Jesus; the Spiri alone convicts of sin and righteousness and judgment (Jn 16:8) The human role cannot be accomplished without the Divine role in empowerment in boldness and miracles, or the Divine role in convicting the elect of their need for the truth. Luke describes how the Jewish rulers were unaware that the apostles had been miraculously freed from prison and were alre...

 4. a. What do the disciples learn about Jesus in 8:22-25? In Mark the disciples rebuke the Lord "Do you not care if we perish?" Mk 4:38) and in Matthew they call out to Jesus to save them (Mt 8:25). Jesus rebuked the wind as God rebuked the Red Sea (Ps 106:9) and ruled over the waters (Ps 89:9) The point Luke wants his readers to note is "Who then is this?" (v.25). Mastery over the forces of nature is authority of a higher order than authority over illness. In the presence of Jesus' power the disciples are again 'afraid' (Gk. phobeo ) cf. Mt 8:25 b. What do they learn about themselves?   "Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?" are also Jesus' questions to us. The disciples had shown fear (Gk deilos ) rather than faith. They knew Jesus could help but did not see that His mere presence with them already assured their safety although he was asleep in the boat. They learned that they did not know Jesus well enough.  What did the...

 We looked at John 4 for lessons on our witnessing: 4  And he had to pass through Samaria. 5  So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6  Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. [ a ] 7  A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” 8  (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) 9  The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) 10  Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” 11  The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12...