■ Read Acts 1:1–5. Luke’s first two verses are extremely significant. It is no exaggeration to say that they set Christianity apart from other religions that regard their founder as having completed his ministry during his lifetime. Luke says Jesus only began his. This is the kind of Jesus Christ we believe in: both the historical Jesus who lived and the contemporary Jesus who lives. 1. In what ways did Jesus prepare and equip his apostles to continue his ministry and life on earth? 2. What
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