JANUARY 4, 2026 STUDY GUIDE
Acts: This is Your Business!
Acts 1:6-11
It's the first Sunday of 2026. What are you asking God to do in and through your life this year?
As you open God's Word, take a few moments and read Acts 1. In your study group, talk about the following three questions:
What is the ministry and role of the Holy Spirit?
How are you living as the Lord's witness?
What do you believe about the second coming of Jesus?
This new sermon series is about the Lord and His church. What excites you about your church? Is the Lord pleased with your involvement in your church? How do you want your participation in your church to grow in 2026?
2026 will be a year filled with mountains and valleys. You need godly people in your life. These people can pray for you, bear your burdens, and grow your faith. The Lord's church matters.
What is the Lord teaching you in Acts 1?
1. What is the Lord Positioning His Church to Experience (Acts 1:6-8)? Jesus gave His life for the church. Your local church isn't an entertainment center or a country club. Your church has a divine mandate to share the gospel locally, nationally, and globally. Who do you know in need of forgiveness and a personal relationship with Jesus? Is your church healthy? How would you describe a healthy church? Share your answers.
2. What is the Lord Leading His Church to See (Acts 1:8-9)? The Book of Acts reveals the activity of Jesus and the movement of the gospel. Is your local church seeing the Lord at work? Are lives being changed? Are people turning everyday conversations into gospel conversations? Your church must fulfill the Lord's purpose, serve in Jesus' power, and claim Jesus' promises.
3. What is the Lord Calling His Church to Do (Acts 1:8-11)? Your local church can be active or inactive, obedient or disobedient. What is the Lord calling your church to do in 2026? What is the Lord leading you to do this year? You and your church need to read the Word, pray without ceasing, rely on the Spirit, leave the building, and comprehend the urgency. You and your church can't waste time.
As you finish this week's study guide, take a few final moments and pray for your church. Here are five specific requests to pray this week:
Pray for your pastor, ministry staff, and workers.
Pray for your church to reach people and disciple them.
Pray for your church to be healthy and united.
Pray for your church to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit
Pray for your church to realize the urgency of being a witness for Jesus.
We'd love to have you worship with us in person this Sunday. You're always welcome at FBC Clarksville. For the many people who cannot join us in person, we thank you for worshiping with us online. We rejoice in the many people who connect with us from all over the state, nation, and world.
May 2026 be an incredible year for you and your church!
View all of the "Acts" Sermon Series Study Guides at fbct.org/acts.