Acts 1:9-26

Acts 1:9-10 – The Ascension of Jesus

See Matthew 16:21-23, John 16:7

How can this be?
What advantage is it to us if Jesus goes away?
Are we better off without Jesus?

Acts 1:11 – The Angelic Appearance

Why did God send these two angels?

Acts 1:12-15 – History’s Most Powerful Prayer Meeting

See Luke 24:51-53
The New King James Version says that during this period of time, they ‘were continually in the
temple praising and blessing God’

What does praise, worship and prayer do for you?

Christ’s agenda for this ten day prayer meeting: Luke 24:49

The disciples were regrouping in preparation for the coming of the Holy Spirit and for the task of
world evangelization! What is the value of regrouping?

Acts 1:5 tells us why they prayed – they knew that the coming of the Holy Spirit was imminent.

Jeremiah 33:3

“This sounds very much as though God, in His sovereign wisdom, has so arranged reality that, although He might desire to do some things, He will not do them unless, and until, Christian people are obedient and faithful in their prayer lives.” C. Peter Wagner


The Principle of Agreement:
The KJV says: “…all continued with one accord…” v. 14
Matthew 18:19

Acts 1:15-26 – Replacing Judas – or – “Peter’s Big Idea”?

Did Christ want Matthias to be the 12th Apostle?

What did Christ assign the disciples prior to His ascension? Luke 24:49

Interesting that we never hear from Matthias again.