SERMON QUESTIONS
It is our deep conviction that the Bible is not just to be listened to (Deut. 6:4), but studied (2 Tim. 2:15), meditated upon (Ps 1:2), memorized (Ps. 119:11), and, ultimately, applied to our lives (James 1:22). Because of this, our Bible studies revolve around the study, meditation, memorization, and application of God’s inspired Word to our lives. Below are sermon questions that correspond to our Sunday morning teaching, so that we slow down and really take in what God is trying to tell us as a church Ohana. These questions will be discussed at our weekly Bible Studies.
For all answers, use Scripture to support your answer as best as possible.
Read Acts 2:1–36
What convicts or encourages you in this passage?
In what was is Pentecost (or the feast of weeks) fulfilled in this passage?
Acts records the fulfillment of God’s promise in Joel 2. If Joel 2 is fulfilled in Acts 2, when did the last days begin? (See Acts 2:17). How does this affect how we look at our current times and God’s faithfulness to his people?
Why is it significant that in Acts 2:21 we are told everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved, and then Peter immediately starts telling us about Jesus? What does this tell us about Jesus’ identity and about salvation?
According to Acts 2:33, who poured out the Spirit? How could he pour out the Spirit?
Describe some aspects of the unique ministry of the Spirit and how his ministry shapes the Christian life.
Practice
Meditate upon the glorious reality that God dwells in his people by the Holy Spirit and consider how this shapes the Christian life.
Meditation/Memory Verse(s)
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”
—1 Corinthians 6:19–20