This book of acts bible study pamphlet shows that god is active. Paul even continued to preach despite imprisonment and wrote important letters to the churches. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. He was active in the book of acts, and he is active in our lives today. If the book of acts were gone, there would be nothing to replace it the last recorded fact about jesus in the gospel of matthew is the resurrection. The original 73 lessons, plus acts and romans, were recorded in the 1970s by the late richard rogers. These documents give an insight into the walk and life of those who walked with jesus christ. Provides an overview of acts and two outlines for the book of acts as well as an index for bff acts articles, powerpoints and audiovideo podcasts. These studies will be expository, devotional, practical and varied, and this is an introduction to the whole book. This is the second lesson in our series the book of acts. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international. It might also be called the acts of the holy spirit, as that person of the godhead is very much an active participant throughout the book. The acts of peter and philip the evangelist are recorded here as well.
In this video i provide a threepoint outline for the entire book of acts. In this series, we are exploring the record of the. Acts records the beginnings of the church and reveals the steps one must obey to become a christian. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for. The beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church a chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. The new testament without the book of acts leaves a great yawning gap.
It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way. The book is called acts or the acts of the apostles because it contains an account of some of the apostles. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. It grew into the first multiethnic, international church from which missionaries were sent throughout the world to preach about jesus, the messianic messiah and risen king of all nations. Each study is designed to first teach the leaders the passage and then provide them with questions they can use to lead their group through a process of selfdiscovered learning.
John dick, lectures on the book of acts the complete book of acts in your bible assignments. The initial question regards the identity of theophilus, the one for whom the book is written. Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the bible easy and rewarding. The main issues revolve around whether he is a man perhaps a greek official for whom lukeacts is an apologetic for the gospel or a kind of generic. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1. A bible study lesson series about the beginning of christianity as revealed in the book of the acts of the apostles. Study 1 going through the book of acts words of life. My bible study is reading a section from the front half and then go to the back section for the study portion. An overview of the book of acts the life of the early church is recorded and preserved for us in the book of acts and the epistles. It is a history of the beginning of the christian congregation and its rapid growth despite opposition. Please study all lessons in all courses in order as listed in the menus on our web site.
Rather, the focus is clearly on some of the acts or deeds of mostly peter the key figure in the first half and paul the key figure in the second. Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. This lesson guide is designed for use in conjunction with the associated video. Thank you for your interest, and god bless your study of his word. A second purpose in writing acts was to give a written defense of christianity. Preparation for the coming of the spirit, chapter 1 1. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of acts. You should begin with the following for each lesson. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international church grew. The book of acts is a vital link between the gospels and the epistles. The book of acts, sometimes called the fifth gospel, is a continuation of the gospel of luke. In this video i want to share with you an overview of the book of acts. The book of acts contains important information for all today.
A third purpose in the writing of acts was to provide stability to the new faith. More than any other book in the new testament, the book of acts provides us with a clear picture of how the early church made disciples in obedience to the command of christ and multiplied churches in order to advance the kingdom of christ. If you do not have access to the video, the lesson guide will also work with the audio andor text. Lets begin with the way luke used summary statements. In this video i share the outline to acts, the overall message. Luke described to theophilus in his first letter about jesus life up to the resurrection. The life and travels of the apostle paul are followed. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church.
An overview of the book of acts, which provides an introduction to the apostles and gives a brief summary of the leaders, peter and paul, as well as the other apostles. There has been much debate as to the purpose of acts. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. Acts continues from there on starting with christs resurrection. The book of acts begins with the apostles in jerusalem waiting for the promise of jesus christ after he had been killed and raised again.
Includes lessons about the kingdom of christ, church organization and worship, examples of conversion, the nature and purpose of miracles, and the work of. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. This title accurately reflects the contents of the book, which is a series of vignettes chronicling the lives of key apostles especially peter and paul in the decades. On the great day of pentecost, jews from throughout the grecoroman world traveled to jerusalem to worship god acts 2. Acts of the apostles executable outline study resources. The importance of the book of acts the importance of this second of lukes twovolume work can. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. In fact, the work is given in detail of only two of the apostles, peter and paul. In many ways acts is the most exciting book in the new testament because it is full of movement and interest. Commonly called the acts of the apostles, it is simply titled acts in some of the oldest manuscripts. Every book of the bible outlined in section headings. This fantastic bible study pamphlet provides loads of information at a glance. Rather, the focus is clearly on some of the acts or deeds of mostly peter the key figure in.
Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. Acts 7 listen to esv audio bible online bible study tools. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses. Outline of the book with questions for each section. It might appropriately be called some of the acts of some of the apostles since it does not try to describe all of the acts of all the apostles. Outline studies in the book of the acts of the apostles. The book is most commonly called the acts of the apostles, although it is quite probable that, in its original form, it had no title at all. Navigate deeper into the acts of the apostles with rose publishings 14page bible study resource, the book of acts. Im currently preachingteaching through the new testament book the acts of the apostles.
Acts of the apostles a study of new testament history overview introduction. Acts documents the infancy of the early church from jesus instruction of his apostles before his ascension to the day of pentecost and the explosion of. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jerusalem, chapters 17 a. Acts of the apostles, a small group bible study guide. Christ, preparing his apostles to the beholding of his ascension, gathers them together unto the mount olivet, commands them to expect in jerusalem the sending down of the holy ghost, promises after a few days to send it, and ascends. The bible study portion doesnt start until the second half. As indicated previously, the original purpose of both the gospel and acts may have been to assist theophilus in some official capacity in learning about jesus. Davidistre abstract% thistrainingcoursestudiesthebook ofacts toprovideinsightintotheway theearlychurchworkedand. The spirit came upon jesus new covenant family with wind and.
It is a bridge between the gospels and the epistles. The main issues revolve around whether he is a man perhaps a greek official for whom luke acts is an apologetic for the gospel or a kind of generic. Author although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Luke is the writer, as he states in his introduction v. The book acts was written by luke and contains 28 chapters. Acts syllabus and course overview ministry development. Share with a person who will keep you accountable and pray for you. Over the centuries it has been called simply acts, or the acts eusebius. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book.