Peace Be With You! The disciples are huddled in a room in Jerusalem. It has been three days since Jesus, their leader, was crucified. They are gathered in this room because we are told they are afraid of “the Jews.” This is a reference to the Jewish leadership that has opposed Jesus. There are two reasons they might be fearful of the Jews. First, they were, after all, followers of this man whom the Jewish leaders hated, hated enough to have killed (along with the Romans). They were “guilty by...

Leader Guide Participant Handout Lesson Focus: If we want to participate in the work that Jesus is doing in our world, bringing about the Kingdom of God, then we must pray and wait for God’s Spirit to empower us and send us out. Catching up on the story: Jesus has died, and has risen from the dead. In Luke he has appeared to the disciples, explaining and teaching more things to them. Jesus has ordered them to say in Jerusalem so that they might wait for the gift that the Father has promised...

Jesus, as a loving parent would, promises that he will never leave us. The Advocate (Spirit) will come from the Father and the Son and show