A: Background
B: Thesis Statement: Luke shows the reader a forceful and vibrant Holy Spirit that is driving and compelling the apostles to spread the gospel throughout the Roman Empire to satisfy Christ’s Great Commission, “to spread the good news to all people and all nations to the ends of the earth.”
II Jesus, Holy Spirit, and Pentecost
A: The Apostles are told to wait, and are given commands from Jesus about the Holy Spirit 1: Acts 1:2-8, Jesus’s commands to the Apostles about the Holy Spirit 2: Acts 1:9, Apostles witness Jesus’s ascension B: The Day at Pentecost 1: Acts 2:1, filled with the Holy Spirit 2: Acts 2:2-13, strange sounds, speaking in tongues,