INTRODUCTION
Wherever Jesus walked, he transformed the lives of those he met. Jesus’ great power continued to manifest itself after his resurrection and his ascension to heaven. And so it is, even to our days.

The author of the Gospel of Luke, which is an account of the life of Jesus Christ, later wrote a history of what happened to the disciples of Jesus after his departure from the earth. This book is not only a history of this period of the Christian faith, but is an account of the spiritual power experienced by those who took Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of their lives. Their experiences were carefully related by Luke, the physician who was a faithful missionary companion of Paul. The study of these experiences promises to build the faith each person who participates in this series of studies.

Jesus Christ came to give us eternal life, the abundant life. This life does not begin in heaven, but on earth in the moment we give ourselves in faith to Jesus Christ. It is a life that is full of blessings and precious experiences with the Lord. It is a life of spiritual growth and of new relationships with God and with others.

Every person should work to receive all the blessings that God offers. The following studies will show to each student precious realities of the Christian life based on the experiences of the Christians of the First Century. Their story is found in the fifth book of the New Testament, called The Acts of the Apostles. The first thing each person should do is to be sure of having begun the new life in Jesus Christ. The following study should help.

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When Jesus was about to leave the world, he ordered his followers to wait in Jerusalem for the coming of the Holy Spirit. John the Baptist had said that Jesus would baptize with the Holy Spirit, and that is exactly what happened on the day of Pentecost. This was a Jewish religious holiday, taking place fifty days after the Passover. This day of Pentecost occurred one week after the ascension of Jesus into heaven.

The Holy Spirit fell upon all Christ’s followers, giving them the power to speak in the languages of many Jews, who, as religious pilgrims, were visiting Jerusalem from different foreign countries. The disciples of Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, spread out among the crowd and testified about Jesus in many languages.

When a great number of people had gathered together in front of the Temple, Peter stood up to explain what was happening. Let us hear Luke’s words about this special moment.

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At times, it is difficult for us to understand and respond to God’s divine plan for our lives. This is what happened to many Jews who heard the challenging message of Peter on the day of Pentecost. No matter! God continued to give them the message, under circumstances that none of them could have anticipated.

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The combined efforts of the enemies of Christ had failed. They did crucify Jesus, but it was quite evident that Christ had been raised from the dead. The disciples of Jesus, instead of showing fear and hiding, preached daily in the Temple, announcing salvation and eternal life through the risen Christ.

And, now, the leaders of Israel receive the news that a great crowd of people had gathered in the Temple to hear Peter and John, because of the healing of the lame man. Therefore, they arrested the two apostles in order to try them. Nonetheless, we shall see that the judges themselves were brought to trial!

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What is the meaning of baptism? How should one be baptized? At what age should a person be baptized? What are the prerequisites for baptism?

In our days, there is much confusion about baptism. Different Christian churches and denominations have very different opinions regarding baptism. Again, we ask, how can we know what is the truth?

The answer, for us, is simple. We must see what the Bible says, for it is the pure Word of God. If the Bible teaches what we believe, very good. If it teaches something which differs from our long-held opinions, let us obey the Word of God and not our own ideas.

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The New Testament, and Christian history as well, relate the experiences of many thousands of people who came to experience the power of God in their lives through their faith in Jesus Christ. The great Apostle to the Gentiles, Paul, was known before as Saul.

Three times in the book of Acts, we have a record of Paul’s personal experience of salvation. The following is one of those accounts, as Paul spoke to a king. Paul speaks to him, being in chains. He was on the way to Rome where he would defend himself before the Caesar himself for being a follower of Jesus Christ.

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