Stop Looking at the Clouds
Acts 1:1–2 — What Jesus Began
Jesus’ work wasn’t finished at the resurrection—it’s still continuing through us.
- How is Jesus still working today, even though He is not physically present?
- What does it mean that Jesus wants to continue His work through you?
Matthew 28:16–20 — The Great Commission
Jesus commands His disciples to make more disciples.
- What are the three parts of the Great Commission?
- How would you describe your role in making disciples?
- What makes baptism such a powerful marker of faith?
Acts 1:3 — Time of Preparation
Jesus prepares His disciples for their mission over forty days.
- Why do you think Jesus focused on preparing the disciples after His resurrection?
- Do you feel prepared to disciple someone else? If not, what needs to change?
Acts 1:4–5 — The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Jesus tells the disciples to wait for the Spirit before moving forward.
- Why is it essential to wait for the Holy Spirit before stepping out in mission?
- How might resisting or grieving the Holy Spirit affect your life and ministry?
Acts 7:51, Ephesians 4:30, 1 Thessalonians 5:19 — Warning About the Holy Spirit
Resist, grieve, or quench the Spirit, and you lose His empowering presence.
- What does it look like to resist or quench the Spirit today?
- How can we cultivate lives that invite the Spirit’s work instead?
Acts 1:6–8 — Divine Timing and Kingdom Mission
The disciples ask when the kingdom will come; Jesus points them back to their mission.
- What is the danger of focusing on when instead of what Jesus has called us to?
- How does God’s patience in waiting reveal His grace?
Acts 1:9–11 — The Disciples Looking to the Clouds
Jesus ascends, and the disciples are caught gazing upward.
- Why do you think the angels challenge the disciples about looking at the sky?
- What are ways we can get distracted from the mission today?
- What would it look like for you personally to “stop looking at the clouds” and start moving?
Final Challenge:
- Will you stop waiting… and start witnessing?
