The End of Jesus? Acts 1

THE WARM-UP:
Have you ever felt abandoned by someone you looked up to? Do you like to wait? Does God ever answer prayers in a way that wasn’t at all what you anticipated?

READ Acts Chapter 1
Acts chapter 1 starts out with the end of the time of Jesus. He has walked with the disciples for three years; He was crucified, died, laid in a grave for three days, rose from the dead and then hung out with the disciples for a while before taking off to heaven to be with His Father again. Now the disciples are left to figure out life without Jesus. They begin by following his directions from verse 4: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait…” They watched Jesus go and then stayed in Jerusalem. Is it hard to wait on God? The disciples thought that Jesus was going to build a kingdom here on earth, but when Jesus left them, they set about continuing with His ministry. How can we continue on with the Ministry that God has empowered us with?(Re-read Acts 1:8) In addition to Jesus no longer walking with them in the physical sense, they dealt with the fact that one of their own, Judas, had committed suicide and was no longer with them. They chose Matthias to replace him. So they got together and took care of business and then began to wait on the Lord to figure out what to do next. Next time we get together, we will dive into some of the incredible miracles that unfold in the book of Acts.

THE TEAM WORK-OUT:
1. Do you ever feel like you are waiting on God?
2. What would you have done in their situation?
3. What does Acts 1:8 mean to you personally?