Acts

Get an overview of the book, its author, and purpose.

Before leaving his disciples Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to them

The Holy Spirit fills the apostles with ability to deliver the gospel to the emerging Church.

Peter and John miraculously heals a lame beggar and the opposition to the early Church begins.

The young Church is growing in Jerusalem despite increasing opposition to the apostles’ teaching.

Stephen becomes the first martyr, killed for his bold proclamation of Jesus as Messiah.

As a result of persecution the Church expands beyond Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria.

Saul, a leading persecutor of the Church, becomes a believer himself and a forceful evangelist.

The Church expands past Judea and Samaria and gentiles are included.

Peter miraculously escapes from prison as believers pray for him.

Paul and Barnabas establish churches on their first missionary journey

Church leaders determine what criteria should be met by gentiles in order to be included

Paul’s second missionary journey

Paul’s third missionary journey

Paul is arrested when he returns to Jerusalem.

Paul testified before governors and a king.

The book ends with Paul in Rome under house arrest awaiting trial, but not before a dramatic shipwreck.

Summary of the book and application to the Church in the modern day