Pauls first missionary journey begins, and he strikes elymas the sorcerer blind. Acts facts people, places, and verse by verse study. First, acts combined with the gospel of luke makes up over onefourth of the entire new testament. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. 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. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. Some think it refers to pauls physical size, others to his own personal evaluation of himself as the least of the apostles because he persecuted the church.
Jun 19, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Paul and barnabas spoke the word of god to them first acts. The book of acts ends just as it begins, emphasizing the apostles role as those who expanded gods kingdom on earth, through their proclamation. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch and saul. The new testament without the book of acts leaves a great yawning gap. Acts chapter john karmelich receive bible study notes. The whole city came together to hear the word of god acts. Acts 2 indepth versebyverse commentary and bible study of acts chapter 2 in plain english. The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. The gentiles responded to the word of the lord acts. Acts 2 background information with maps and images picture.
It contains the acts jesus carried out after his ascension, through the holy spirit, in establishing the church. One is simply to strengthen believers as witnesses to the work and life of jesus, both in history and in their lives. Now in the church at antioch there were prophets and teachers. Acts niv now in the church at antioch there were bible. Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. The book of acts gives us a picture of evangelism, persecution. Let me mention just a few of the reasons why actsand thus our study of this bookis so important. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Encourage students to look for a principle as they study acts. Acts of the apostles, new living translation nlt the.
The proof that jesus was indeed the promised deliverer acts. The book focuses primarily on the acts of two apostles, peter and paul. And it proposes to show the continuation of all that jesus began both to do and teach 1. Setting sail from paphos, they arrive in perga of pamphylia 2. The second is to serve as preparation for urbana96.
Bible study of acts join us for an inspiring study on the. The word of the lord spread through the region acts. We see the apostles continue the restoration of israel, as acts first focuses on st. This is the third in a series of three smallgroup bible study discussion guides luke 19, luke 1024 and selected portions of acts which explore the meaning of witness. This was god, in the person of the holy spirit, speaking to peter. Luke was a companion of paul on his missionary journeys, and in many parts of the book of acts it says we did this or that acts 16.
Here is the launch point for formally taking the gospel of christ to the rest of the world. Peters preaching of the gospel to the jews acts 112 and then st. These verses describe events after peters escape from prison. This chapter also marks the beginning of part 2 of the book of acts, which is pauls ministry to the gentiles. Bible study of acts join us for an inspiring study on. There they met a jewish sorcerer and false prophet named barjesus, 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, sergius paulus. Saul is in antioch of syria, the church there is composed partly of. Acts can be neatly divided into two sections, the first dealing primarily with the ministry of peter in jerusalem and samaria acts 112 and the second following paul on his missionary journeys throughout the roman empire acts 28.
Study guide for acts 10 by david guzik blue letter bible. A full chapter by chapter study would take more than six months, so feel free to select from our available lessons below. Acts commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. The book of acts, above all else, is a story about the churchand what a story it is. At perga, john mark leaves them and returns to jerusalem 3. An appeal to the people with a warning against rejecting christ acts. Luke wrote the book of acts and the gospel of luke and he dedicated his work to a man named theophilus as mentioned in the summary of the book of luke.
Pauls preaching of the gospel to the ends of the earth with the gentiles acts 28. Intro to acts biblica the international bible society. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. As we approach the book of acts, we must always keep in mind that luke wrote out of his background in the old testament and first century beliefs about the kingdom of god in christ. Acts chapter commentary northwest college of the bible. Oct 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Acts chapters 14 notes grace notes lissa eggleston. Acts is significant for chronicling the spread of the gospel, not only geographically but also culturally. The importance of the book of acts one can hardly overstate the importance of the book of acts or its contribution to the canon of scripture. This web page contains lesson plans for a multiweek study of your choice. Saul is here for the first time called paul, and never after saul. Acts study noteschapter 1 watchtower online library. The book is a continuation of the gospel written by luke. An understandable version of acts translation by william e.
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