Seasons: A Time for Something New
Acts 1
Richard Dahlstrom, Senior Pastor, stepbystepjourney.com
The life for which we’re created requires an embracing of our identity as witness, and a reception of the Holy Spirit’s fullness as the only means of making that witness effective. This reality is revealed as old questions give way to a new identity, and a new way of doing life.
Old Questions (v6-7)
New Identity (v8)
New Way of Doing Life (v4-5, 8)
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1. Richard mentions at the beginning of his sermon that at Bethany we don’t talk much about the power of the Holy Spirit and this might be uncomfortable to some.
a. How did this sermon strike you?
b. Were you uncomfortable talking about the power of the Holy Spirit?
c. What’s your experience with this topic?
2. Light indiscriminately shines on all things around it, but there are people and places that are harder for us to shine our light on.
a. What are the places that are easy for you to shine your light on?
b. What are the places that are tougher?
3. For those of us who know about the power of the Holy Spirit how easy is it to be open to following the Spirit’s prompting?
a. Do you have any experiences of when you did and what was that like?
b. If it’s not easy, what do you think is your hesitation?