The Book of Acts

Songs

Great I Am

Build Your Kingdom Here

Outline

Outline

The Church in Jerusalem (1.1-8.3)

The Church in Judea and Samaria (8.4-12.25)

Paul’s Missions to the Gentiles (13.1-21.16)

Paul in Jerusalem (23.1-26.32)

Paul’s Journey to Rome (27.1-28.31)

Context

Dr. Luke’s continuation (reference Tom’s sermon)

The Acts of Peter and Paul?; The Apostles?; The Holy Spirit!

Not simply reading History (what they did)

Reading about what the Holy Spirit Does!!!!

The Holy Spirit’s Process- Building a Church through Individuals

- 1st time Church is USED through Scripture

- Pouring out of the HS on Pentecost

- 1st Historical Use of the word Church

Church - called out PEOPLE (109 times, 2 times in the Gospels, 107 times rest of NT))

Synagogue - gathering together PLACE (65 Times, 41 times in the Gospels, 22 times in Acts, 2 times in Revelation)

Gospels -

Disciple - One who Learns from Someone and incorporates what they learned into their lives(268 times, 238 times in the Gospels, 30 Times in Acts, 0 the rest of the Book)

You Can be a Disciple of Many different things

Learner or Follower

- Gamaliel

Learner or Follower of Jesus

Saint - One who has become EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit (61 times, 1 time in the Gospel, 4 times in Acts, 55 times rest of NT)

- 1st time used in NT

- 1st Time used about Followers of Christ

There is only one way to become a Saint

Hotspot

The Church Begins with Power

Christ Followers/The Church become empowered by the HS to do His Work

Christ Followers/The Church become more persecuted

WARNING | The Greater the Demonstration of the Power of the Holy Spirit - the Greater the opposition and persecution

Gifts - look further in - in acts gift is in reference to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Fruit

Fruit

Fruit