Free group study handout
Acts 2: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Acts 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
On the day of Pentecost, the followers of Jesus were gathered together when the Holy Spirit came upon them. They heard a sound like a mighty wind and saw tongues like fire resting on each of them (vv. 1-4).
Key verse
“They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.”
Acts 2:4 (WEB)
Outline
- Acts 2:1–4 The Coming of the Holy Spirit
- Acts 2:5–13 The Reaction of the Multitude
- Acts 2:14–21 Peter’s Sermon Begins
- Acts 2:22–36 Jesus: Approved by God
- Acts 2:37–41 Call to Repentance and Baptism
- Acts 2:42–47 Life in the Early Church
Discussion questions
- In v2, what sound filled the house where the apostles were sitting?
- In v11, what do the gathered people hear the apostles speaking about?
- Peter's reference to Joel in vv. 16-21: how does this connect to the events happening at Pentecost?
- Peter’s statement in v36: what tension exists in declaring Jesus as both Lord and Christ?
- When have you felt 'cut to the heart' like the crowd did in v37?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Acts 2: Isaiah 44, Joel 2, Psalm 16.
Before next time: read Acts 3.