Waiting on the Holy Spirit
How long was Jesus on earth after he arose from the dead?
40 days
Why were all the Jews gathered in Jerusalem?
To celebrate the special feast on the day of Pentecost
What were the early Christians who had possessions or land doing with them?
Those who had money helped those you didn’t. They would sell their possessions and give them to the apostles to disperse how they saw fit.
Who held the coats for the people to stone Stephen?
Saul
Who were God’s chosen people in the Old Testament?
The Jews, descendants of Abraham
Jesus told his disciples to wait where until they received the Holy Spirit?
Jerusalem
The apostles were gathered in the upper room and what did they hear?
The sound of a great wind
Why were Ananias And Sapphira struck dead?
They sold the land for money to give to the apostles. But when they saw the money they didn’t want to give it all. They pretended to give them all the money. They lied about it.
The angel of the Lord told ______to go to the Gaza strip and meet a man from Ethiopia.
Philip
Who was a commander in the Roman army and he worshipped God?
Cornelius
Jesus told the disciples after they received the Holy Spirit they must
Go out and teach people the gospel
How did the Holy Spirit descend on the apostles?
tongues of fire came and rested on each apostle
How many men were chosen to help the needy widows?
7 men
What scroll was the Ethiopian Eunuch reading from?
Isaiah
What was Peter’s vision on the rooftop in Joppa?
He saw a vision of a sheet filled with animals and they were clean and unclean. The Lord said to eat. This happened 3 times.
While they were waiting on the Holy Spirit they selected a new apostle. Who was it and how was he selected?
Matthias and they cast lots to select the next apostle
Who stood up and started preaching once they had all received the Holy Spirit?
Peter
Who was the first Martyr?
Stephen
What did Simon the Sorcerer try to buy?
The Holy Spirit
Who went to Antioch to encourage the Christians there?
Barnabas
What city did Jesus ascend into heaven from?
Bethany
What 2 apostles were walking into the temple and saw a lame man begging for money? What did they give him instead?
Peter and John and they healed him and he was able to walk
What did Stephen say right before he died?
Lord forgive them! Do not hold this sin against them.
Who did God send to heal Saul’s blindness?
Ananias
Antioch was where believers were first called ____
Christians