3. Observation

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Prayer for Bible study...

“Open my eyes, that I may see Wondrous things from Your law.” – Psalm 119:18

What’s the end goal of this verse? (see wondrous things from God’s law)

Before we get to that goal, what needs to happen? (Eyes need to be opened!)

What does that tell us about our eyes? (They are naturally closed, we need the Lord’s help to have eyes to see the truth)

We need to be reading our Bibles observatively!

Dazed while reading...

Am I Observant?

Tricky Questions

1. How many steps are there on your stairs to your basement? ___________

2. Describe what your sibling/mom/dad wore yesterday._____________________________

3. What was the Title of Pastor Boss’ sermon last Sunday morning? Let there be Lights

4. Are your mom and dad right-handed or left-handed? Mom:_________ Dad:_____________

5. Guys, what side of your face do you start shaving first? Girls, what side of your face do you start putting makeup on first?______________________

Can You Spot it all?

Take a look at this photo, and write down everything you observe from it…

Game Pieces & Tokens

Black chess pawn (large)

Black chess knight

Blue chess rook

Wooden chess pawn (natural wood)

Wooden chess pawn (red)

Wooden chess pawn (yellow)

Wooden chess pawn (blue)

Wooden chess pawn (green)

Wooden chess pawn (black)

Orange pawn (plastic)

Beige pawn (plastic)

Green pawn (plastic)

White pawn (plastic)

Dice (by type)

Standard white six-sided die with black pips

Standard black six-sided die with white pips

Red translucent six-sided die

Yellow translucent six-sided die

Green translucent six-sided die

Small white six-sided die

Domino tile (white with black pips)

Domino tile (black with white pips)

4-sided die (d4) – white

4-sided die (d4) – black

8-sided die (d8) – black

12-sided die (d12) – green

20-sided die (d20) – multicolor

Triangular black die marked 0–5

Triangular white die marked 1–3

Board-Game Components

Blue plastic dice popper (with white “3” die inside)

Round spinner base (blue, red, yellow segments)

Green translucent star-shaped piece

Green translucent circular marble

Blue translucent marble

Clear green marble

Wooden cube (natural)

Yellow wooden cube

Red LEGO-style brick

Small red rectangular block

Small yellow rectangular block

Small green rectangular block

Small blue rectangular block

Small black rectangular block

Black round token

Brown round token

Beige round token

White round token

Letter & Number Tiles

Red wooden “E” block

Red wooden “O” block

Yellow wooden “n” block

Yellow wooden “b” block

White tile with red apple

Scrabble-style letter tiles:

A

C

E

G

N

O

R

Blue “N” tile

Blue “O” tile

Black “N” tile

Yellow “G” tile

Purple “LIFE” logo tile

White tile with “POINT”

Round tile marked “G²”

Round tile marked “47”

Mini Figures & Toys

Green gingerbread-man figure

Yellow bendy stick figure

Orange plastic dog

Small silver dog figurine

Small silver knight figurine

Small silver bear figurine

Small silver animal figurine (unidentified)

Small green dinosaur (translucent)

Black animal figure (horse or panther)

Cards, Paper Items & Images

Vintage bingo card background

“Gulliver’s Travels” card

Illustration of a dancing boy

Illustration of a woman

Small circular cartoon face token

Small square cartoon image tile

Playing card fragment (king face visible)

Small character card (soldier illustration)

Picture card with purple background

Miscellaneous Objects

Black circular dial or puck

Wooden cylindrical piece

Wooden rounded knob

Small white square tile with plus sign

Small white square tile with minus sign

Small black square tile

Small white square tile

Small brown square tile

Small round beige disc

Small round black disc

Small round red disc

Small round white disc

If you’d like, I can also:

Count exact quantities of each category

Label the image with numbers

Sort everything by game origin (chess, Scrabble, Bingo, etc.)

Export this as a spreadsheet or checklista

True or False

I’m going to read this short story, and you answer these true or false questions with me.

Dry Ice

Can you imagine ice that does not melt and is not wet? The you can imagine dry ice. Dry ice is made by a freezing gas called carbon dioxide. Dry ice is quite different from ordinary ice, which is simply frozen water.

Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925. It has since fulfilled the fondest hopes of its inventor. It can be used for making artificial fog in movies (when steam is passed over dry ice, a very dense vapor rises), and for destroying insects in grain supplies. It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and is 142 degrees colder. Since it evaporates instead of melting, it is cleaner to use. For these reasons it is extremely popular, and many people prefer it to ordinary ice.

Dry ice is so cold that, if you touch it with your bare fingers, it will burn you!

1. Dry ice is made from water, but because it is specially treated it does not melt. T or F

2. The first dry ice was manufactured in the 1950’s. T or F

3. Dry ice has more uses than ordinary ice. T or F

4. Dry ice is not as cold as ordinary ice. T or F

5. Artificial fog can be made by passing steam over dry ice. T or F

Let’s Start with a Verse

Acts 1:8 NKJV

8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Remember, the goal here is, “What do I see?”

Start With Terms

Key Words: But

The word “but” shows us contrast, there’s a change in direction...

What does the word “But” force us to do? (Look at what came before; context)

ALWAYS LOOK FOR CONTEXT! So, let’s jump back to vs. 1

Acts 1:1 NKJV

1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Starts off telling us of a former account. Bible scholars, what was Luke’s “former account”? (Gospel of Luke)

Observations

Written by Luke

Serves as a pt. 2 (Luke gets things started, Acts continues on the story)

Who was Luke? (Physician, writer, follower of Jesus, accompanied Paul in missionary journeys)

Then, we discover that this was written to someone, who was it written to? (Theophilus)

Taking a look at Luke 1:3, tell me, who is Theophilus? (Someone of importance, “most excellent Theophilus”)

But back here in Acts 1, he only calls him “Theophilus”

Why do you think that is different? (Familiarity? Lost his position because he became a believer?)

We’ve discovered a whole lot already, and we’re only through one word in our verse!

Jump to vs. 6, and we’ll discover that Acts begins with a discussion...

What’s their question to Jesus? (Is this time for your Kingdom?)

Here’s Jesus’ answer (vs. 7-8), there’s a negative and a positive response...

Acts 1:7 NKJV

7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

Is this negative or positive? (Negative, “It is not for you to know”)

Vs. 8 is where we get our positive, “But”

Let’s take a second and use our sanctified imagination here...

Based on vs. 9, what is happening right now? (Jesus ascends to heaven)

So, that means vs. 8 are Jesus’ last words on earth in His 1st coming. These are the marching orders, “I’m leaving now, so this is what I want you to do...

Who are the People Involved?

Who is involved? the apostles

There’s another important word in the verse, it comes right after “But”, what is it? (you)

Who is “you”? Who was Jesus talking to here? (The disciples)

What do we know about them?

Tell me, what do we know about the disciples?

Mostly Fishermen

Jews

Followed Jesus for over 3 1/2 years

Jesus chose them

Witnessed many miracles

Witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion

Plenty of emotions right now

They have lot’s on their minds, and now they have the opportunity to ask Jesus the burning questions on their minds...

Main Verb: shall receive

What’s the main verb in this verse? (shall receive)

What tense is that verb? (future)

What will they receive? power

What kind of power do you think this is? Superman strength? (The word actually means “ability”, God will give them the ability to accomplish their task)

There’s a task to be done, which they don’t have the power to do it now, but they will have it soon...

Cause-Effect Relationships

Next, va. 8 says, “When the Holy Spirit has come upon you;” What does that add to this verse?

Are the apostles going to receive power without the Holy Spirit? (No, this needs to come first, they will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon them)

Who is the Holy Spirit?

God

Third Person of the Trinity

The Comforter

The giver of power/ability in this verse

Up to this point, the disciples lived in their own power, how did that go for them? (Peter denied Christ and the rest fled (except John)!)

We are weak on our own, we are not able to fulfill God’s plan for us without Him enabling us.

Check out the important wording here, “when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;”

What does that tell us about the power? (Not from the apostles, comes from God)

After this power comes upon the apostles, what are they going to be? (My (Christ’s) witnesses)

Define the Terms

What’s a witness? (Someone who has seen/experienced something)

Witness to the crime, “I saw him do it!”

What did the apostles witness in their lives?

So far, we’ve noticed all sorts of details in this passage. Now, we turn to the location..

Where will this be? Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the end of the earth

What do we know about Jerusalem?

Big city

Temple is there, centre of Jewish worship

Where Jesus died

Apostle’s present location

Was going to become home base for Christianity

Judea

Comparison: City to province

- What province is Saint John located in? New Brunswick...

Samaria

Ough! What do we know about Samaria?

To the end of the earth

What does Jesus mean by “the end of the earth.”? Is He saying the earth is flat and we need to bring the Gospel to the very edge of it? (Bring the Gospel to every inhabited area of the world)

Conclusion

Little did you know, we just observed over 50 things just in Acts 1:8! There’s a whole lot of power in observation!