The Bible Recap by Tara-Leigh Cobble
Week 10: The Church — Acts and the Spread of the Gospel (Acts)
Read The Bible Recap daily entries covering Acts. Primary Scripture: Acts 1:8; Acts 2:1–21; Acts 9:1–19; Acts 17:22–31.
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The story doesn't end with the resurrection — the risen Jesus sends His Spirit and His people into the world, and the results are explosive. Come ready to be challenged by what the earliest church looked like.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Acts 1:8 — "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" — functions as an outline for the entire book of Acts. How does Cobble's recap help you trace that geographical and theological expansion across the narrative?
2.Pentecost (Acts 2) is the moment Joel's ancient prophecy is fulfilled — the Spirit is poured out on all flesh. Cobble helps readers see this as the reversal of Babel (Genesis 11), where language divided humanity. How does the Spirit at Pentecost address the problem of human division and fragmentation — and what does that mean for the church today?
3.The early church in Acts 2:42–47 is marked by devotion to teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer, generosity, and joy. How does that portrait of community challenge or inspire the way you experience church today? What is most striking about what they had — and what feels most absent in contemporary Christian community?