The book of Acts - To the Ends of the Earth - Week 1

LLMC Sermon Series

Text: Acts 1:1–2
Topics: Kingdom, Witness, Spirit
Big Idea of the Message: Acts is the story of what Jesus is doing in the world.
Application Point: When you wonder why God isn’t doing more, do you think he may
be wondering the same thing about you?
Discussion Questions:
1. What is one thing that stood out to you from this week’s message?
2. How do you feel about such a long series on the book of Acts? What are
you most excited about?
3. What do you know about this book? What do you hope to learn from this
series?
4. Does it change your understanding of Acts to see it as a story of what
Jesus is doing in the world?
5. What is Jesus doing in your
Here are the Foundations for Interpretation we are using. These are outlined by Larry W Caldwell, Doing Interpretation!: Making the Bible Come Alive for Yourself and Your People.
The Bible is Authoritative
God Communicates His Truth To Us Through the Bible
Jesus is the Heart of the Bible
The Holy Spirit Guides Bible Interpretation
Bible Interpretation is Best Done in Community
Bible Interpretation is Living and Active
The Purpose is to make Disciples of Jesus
The Seven Steps of Interpretation (Again Caldwell's book):
Step 1: What kind of literary form is this Bible passage and what are the implications of this?
Step 2: What are the contextual boundaries of this Bible passage?
Step 3: What was God saying through this Bible passage to the original audience back then?
Step 4: What is the general principle that God had in mind through this Bible passage for all peoples and all cultures?
Step 5: What is God saying through this Bible passage to you today?
Step 6: What is God saying through this Bible passage to your community of believers today?
Step 7: How will you communicate the truths of this?

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