The book of Acts #MKBibleChat – Chat #1 “Witness”

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#MKBibleChat is a great place to be inspired. Now the book of Acts chat is every Thursday at 3 pm Eastern!

Note: The following is a basic record of my first time leading out in Mike Kelly’s #MKBibleChat. The chat started a little slow, but we had quite a few participants as it went on. The Lord blessed.

The tweets in this record have mostly been left in order, except when a comment was made far enough from the original tweet to cause confusion. Some RT’s and comments have been removed to help keep it reasonably short and clear.

We will be going through the book of Acts, a little each week. Want the full chat next time? It’s a lot more fun that way! Join us at 3 pm Eastern (noon Pacific) on Thursday by following the hashtag #MKBibleChat on Twitter. We would love to have you!

Helpful read for next week:

  • Acts 1:9-11


The book of Acts #MKBibleChat 7/5/2012 #1:"Witness"

The first chat in a series on the book of Acts. Led by Sheila Edeliant, @HastenHome. Chat is somewhat simplified for clarity. Join us 3 pm Eastern on Thursdays for the full conversation!

Storified by Hasten Home · Thu, Jul 26 2012 15:40:32

#MKBibleChat on the Book of Acts in <1 hr! Helpful read: Acts 1:1-8 & Isaiah 43:6-12. Starts 3pm Eastern.Hasten Home
#MKBibleChat – Book of Acts starting right now. All r welcome. We just ask that all be respectful & kind. :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Welcome #MKBibleChat-ers! 4 those who don’t know, I am Sheila & I’ll be leading out 4 next hr. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
I think lots of tweeters took a long holiday for the 4th..its been slow… #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
Let’s pray:Father, we ask that you bless us w your Holy Spirit & understanding as we consider your Word. Amen. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
This is our 1st chat on the book of Acts. We are going to work our way through from week to week. Today, ch 1. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
BTW welcome to Sheila as she takes on chat leadership for first time today #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
Let’s start w a few background Q’s… #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Q1 What is the “former treatise” made for Theophilus (mentioned in Acts 1:1)? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome assume he is referring to gospel of Luke? #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @BibleMemCoins: @HastenHome assume he is referring to gospel of Luke?>>Yes, exactly. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Q2 Who is the central character of the book of Luke? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome I’m letting Sheryl answer this one… #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @BibleMemCoins: @HastenHome Im letting Sheryl answer this one… >>Alright. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
So much pressure w/ only the three of us on so far…ok, wild guess: Jesus #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @BibleMemCoins: So much pressure w/ only the three of us on so far…ok, wild guess: Jesus>>Good Guess!!! ;) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@BibleMemCoins I would guess you are right :) L1 (Lurker 1) #MKBibleChatRick
@HastenHome I cheated…I read the Book!~ LOL #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
We will see that Jesus is the central character in Acts, too. :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Okay, Q3 Jesus (in v4) told the apostles to wait in Jerusalem. What were they waiting for? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@emanatingjoy Love it when lurkers come forward. ;) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Now I am going from memory….the Holy Spirit & Pentecost? #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @BibleMemCoins: @HastenHome I cheated…I read the Book!~ LOL>>That works. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Baptism of the Holy Spirit. A good picture of what all of us should do. #MkbiblechatRick
RT @BibleMemCoins: @HastenHome Now I am going from memory….the Holy Spirit & Pentecost?>>Very good. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
RT @emanatingjoy: @HastenHome Baptism of the Holy Spirit. A good picture of what all of us should do.>>the word I was looking4! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Notice the word “baptized”. Water baptism takes “much water” (Jn 3:23). This is a *flood* of the Holy Spirit! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@emanatingjoy @HastenHome Good point! #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
Q4 Why was the Holy Spirit’s power going to be given? (Acts 1:8) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome So they could receive power to be effective witnesses? #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
"Cheating" is allowed. (Feel free to look it up.) :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome So they could receive power to be effective witnesses? >> Exactly! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
I often wonder where the power has gone in so many Christian lives… #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
@HastenHome v.8 to be witnesses throughout the world. We should witness in the Spirit rather than our strength. #mkbiblechatRick
Okay, now Q5 What is a witness? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@emanatingjoy not by might nor by power but by my Spirit…. #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @BibleMemCoins: I often wonder where the power has gone in so many Christian lives…>>Maybe something 2 do w ask/receive..? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
RT @emanatingjoy: v.8 to be witnesses throughout the world. We should witness in the Spirit rather than our strength. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@SherylHBoldt @HastenHome "Effective" is a good key word #mkbiblechatRick
RT @BibleMemCoins: @emanatingjoy not by might nor by power but by my Spirit…. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome I forgot the hashtag on my last response. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@BibleMemCoins I say Amen #mkbiblechatRick
RT @emanatingjoy @SherylHBoldt @HastenHome "Effective" is a good key word >>That it is. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@emanatingjoy @HastenHome Thanks, Rick. I pray to be effective in my withness. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@SherylHBoldt whats the punishment for hashtag forgetting?? #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
Repeat Q5 What is a witness? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome In 1 John he emphases the Apostle’s firsthand witness to Jesus. Being a firsthand witness builds credibility. #mkbiblechatRick
@HastenHome maybe I wd compare to "ambassador" in II Cor 5..one who represents God to world and shares gospel #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
@HastenHome To tell of something you’ve experienced. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@SherylHBoldt Ballpark spelling works. ;) No worries about answering. We’re all learning from each other! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@emanatingjoy I John 1 beginning reminds me of opening to Acts…very concerned w/ witnessing to "truth", facts… #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
@HastenHome Someone who can validate & verify a specific event or occurrence. #MKBibleChatTony Fernandez
@HastenHome So, I say to witness is tell others of Jesus Christ as is we were firsthand with Him. #mkbiblechatRick
@SherylHBoldt @HastenHome I should have said to testify about something you’ve witnessed. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome To tell of something youve experienced. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@TonyFernandez8 @HastenHome Thanks, Professor Fernandez LOL #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @TonyFernandez8: @HastenHome Someone who can validate & verify a specific event or occurrence. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@TonyFernandez8 Good. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Which leads us to Q6 What can a witness tell? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Truth. #mkbiblechatRick
@HastenHome what he saw… #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @emanatingjoy: @HastenHome Truth. >>Good. Truth about what? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Only what they personally experienced or saw. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@emanatingjoy @HastenHome Short, but great answer. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome Only what they personally experienced or saw. >>Yes. Exactly. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Isaiah 43:10 “Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD”. Let’s consider Isaiah 43 for a bit. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Q7 What are we, as God’s people, witnesses of? There are at least 4 answers in Isaiah 43:6-12. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Truth about who Jesus is and what He said. Truth as opposed to opinion or unverifiable source #mkbiblechatRick
@HastenHome In the case of the apostles, they witnessed the ascension of Jesus. #MKBibleChatTony Fernandez
Regarding the power in Christian’s lives:
@BibleMemCoins. I don’t know, but I’m SO glad I found some of it through your #mkbiblechat. Lol!!! :D Ned
RT @emanatingjoy: @HastenHome Truth abt who Jesus is and what He said. Truth as opposed to opinion or unverifiable source>>Yes #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@cielos4you GREAT answer Ted…Gold Star #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @TonyFernandez8: @HastenHome In the case of the apostles, they witnessed the ascension of Jesus. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Repeat Q7 What are we, as God’s people, witnesses of? There are at least 4 answers in Isaiah 43:6-12. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@BibleMemCoins. Ummm, the T and the N are not near eachother, sooo… Yeah, Mike. #mkbiblechatNed
@HastenHome That He is the one true God. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@cielos4you u have to forgive a geezer entering senility…saw Ned and typed Ted….hmmm #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome That He is the one true God.>>Yes, that is one! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
What else are God’s people witnesses of? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Our knowledge of Him??? #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
apologizing for cutting out early, but have an appointment/commitment i cant miss…enjoy rest of chat #MKBiblechatMike Kelly
Somewhere a Ted must need prayer. "@BibleMemCoins: u have to forgive a geezer entering senility…saw Ned and typed Ted…hmmm #MKBiblechat"Ned
@HastenHome The One God above all other gods. Gathering of all His creation. Leading blind 2 see His face/deaf to hear His word #mkbiblechatRick
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome Our knowledge of Him??? >>That’s a good one. Making it personal. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@BibleMemCoins Thanks for coming, brother. :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome His creation. #MKBibleChatTony Fernandez
@emanatingjoy Yes. His healing power, glory, power… Very good. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Our witness is to glorify God. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome His faithfulness?? #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome His faithfulness?? >>Yes, another good one. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Now, Q8 Who are qualified to be God’s witnesses? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
RT @TonyFernandez8: @HastenHome His creation. >>Yes, that puts Him above all other "gods", doesn’t it! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Anyone who has expereinced Him in truth. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@HastenHome Those who believe Jesus is God, Redeemer, Saviour, and have waited and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. #mkbiblechatRick
@HastenHome #MKBibleChat no one. He doesn’t call the qualified… He qualifies the called. :::::))))))Travis & Hillary
RT @Travis__Hillary: @HastenHome no one. He doesnt call the qualified… He qualifies the called. :::::)))))) >>Amen #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Isaiah 43:7 sums it up this way: “even every one that is called by my name” #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Q9 When we call ourselves “Christian”, whose name are we called by? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Of course! #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@HastenHome Jesus Christ. Although they used "disciple" when referring to themselves back then. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
#mkbiblechat We are called Christians THE CHRIST, the chosen one followersBarryBechler
God calls us to be His witnesses. When we claim His name, we are agreeing to accept the call. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Let’s make it personal: Q10 What are some things of God that *you* have witnessed? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome I’ve witnessed His power of freeing me from eating disorders, etc. I’ve been free for over 11 yrs. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@SherylHBoldt Praise the Lord! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Not to mention His coming into my life saving me from the bondage of sin! How awesome is that?! #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@SherylHBoldt Yes! Amen, for sure! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome #MKBibleChat I have been delivered from the mouth of the lion. Crack cocaine addiction. I am free in Christ now. 4 years cleanTravis & Hillary
@Travis__Hillary @HastenHome WooHooo! God is amazing! #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
@HastenHome #MKBibleChat the Holy Spirit is all over me right now saying that. I’m delivered! Hallelujah!Travis & Hillary
@Travis__Hillary Very awesome! Praise the Lord! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Q11 Even now we are witnessing as we chat here. What are some other ways we can witness? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Share your story. It’s a witness for God’s redeeming power! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome #MKBibleChat I just got finished typing it out. I will be posting soon…Travis & Hillary
We can also share Bible texts that have encouraged…and live the new life in Jesus! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome We can witness best by living as true representatives of Christ in the way we love one another. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
RT @Travis__Hillary: @HastenHome I just got finished typing it out. I will be posting soon…>>Nice. :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Q13 The final Q should be an easy one: Whose power do we need to be effective witnesses? #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome The Holy Spirit. #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
RT @SherylHBoldt: @HastenHome The Holy Spirit. >> That is it. Yes. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
We’ve gone a spot over. Let’s commit to being witnesses for Christ this week! Let’s pray… #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Father, Thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit… #MKBibleChatHasten Home
May we faithfully accept the gift and be mighty witnesses of your glory & life-changing power. Amen. #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Thank you all so much for coming today. Let’s meet again, same time, next week! (Lurkers, you, too. ;) ) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome Good job, Shiela!! #MKBibleChatSheryl H. Boldt
Hasten Home, friends! :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@SherylHBoldt Praise the Lord! Thank you for your contribution to the conversation. :) #MKBibleChatHasten Home
Thank yall for having the discussion. : ). Have a blessed evening. #MKBibleChatTravis & Hillary
@Travis__Hillary You, too. Glad you could be here! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
I’ll have to sign out for now. Talk with you all later! #MKBibleChatHasten Home
@HastenHome #MKBibleChat next time I’ll try to catch the whole lesson. I’m tweetin and werkin. Back and forth back and forth.Travis & Hillary

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