1. Why do you think the leaders were so threatened by the Christians?

2. What kinds of things in Christianity today might threaten certain authorities?

3. Where could you personally use more boldness?

4. What discomfort might be ahead of us as Christians in the future? How do you think we’ll handle it?

1. Have you ever seen someone who was miraculously healed physically? If so, what was the effect?

2. What are the greatest miracles that God has done in your life?

3. When did you really understand the gospel and who explained it to you?

4. Why do you think the gospel and Christianity was such a threat to the Jewish leaders?

5. What kinds of things crowd the gospel out of the way for Christians?

1. When you came to Christ was there someone who really seemed to speak your language?

2. Why do you think Peter spent much of his message in Acts 2 clearing up misconceptions?

3. In what ways could we work on more simplicity in our church life? In our personal lives?

4. How does their communal approach to life together in Acts 2 relate to us today?

1. In what ways can you think of where Jesus runs really counter to the ways of the world?

2. In what ways does a Christian value system offer an alternative to what the world offers?

3. Do you think most non-Christians today see Christians as examples of love, joy and peace?

4. What do you think waiting for the Holy Spirit looks like for you?