Welcome, and thank you for joining me for this Digging into Scripture Ourselves (DISO) study!
Let’s Study Acts 1:6-11!
When I suspended our studies in October 2023, we were working through a select group of miracles of Jesus, and now it’s time to complete that series with Acts 1:6-11, which recounts Jesus’s ascension.
This week, I’ll work through two of the five steps in the new process using Acts 1:6-11. If you want to work along with me, here’s what I recommend you start with:
- A copy of Acts 1:6-11, plus access to the entire book of Acts.
I copy the text from www.blueletterbible.org, paste it in a word processing program (Google docs or MS Word), change the formatting to suit my preferences, and print it out. If you want to use the ESV translation, here’s a copy I created that you can use. - A study journal.
I’m old-school and like the pen/pencil and paper method for journaling my studies, but you can do this any way you want. If you don’t think you have time to physically write or type your notes, consider recording an audio of your thoughts, or use your smart phone to dictate into a notes app.
But really, if you studied with me before, you know you’re welcome to just read the posts I publish here. They’ll help you become more familiar with the process and show you how the Spirit speaks to my situation. I’m praying that there will be enough similarities between my life and yours that you’ll find it worth your while to keep checking in with me, even if you can’t study along on your own yet.
Dig-In Challenges
So here’s what I’m going to do this coming week:
- PRAY: I’ll be creating a prayer that I can pray every time I study Acts 1:6-11. I’m going to write it in my study journal, so I’ll have it handy each time I study.
- SURVEY: And then I’ll read Acts 1:6-11, noting anything that makes me say, “huh?” (as in, “I wonder what that means?”) or “wow” (as in, “that is so awesome!”). I’ll record these so I can come back and choose one I think the Spirit wants me to dig more deeply into right now.
I’m looking forward to sharing what I discover in this process with you—I hope you’ll stop by next week!