I’ve always been captivated by origin stories. I don’t just want to know that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, I want to know how he became Spider-Man. It’s not only the Marvel Cinematic Universe that grabs my attention; I love real-life origin stories too. It’s fascinating to learn that Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched Apple in Jobs’ garage, or that Phil Knight started Nike by selling shoes out of the trunk of his car.

In Acts 2, we find the origin story of God’s new people—the church. If you want to know how a skinny, nerdy Peter Parker became a web-slinging, wall-climbing, friendly neighborhood hero, you go back to Marvel Comic’s Amazing Fantasy #15, published in 1962. But if you want to know how a small group of uneducated, ordinary men and women ignited a worldwide movement that continues to this day, Acts 2 is the place to start.