Philip, peter and johns ministry to the samaritans as well as peter s vision at joppa made it clear that they needed to take the gospel to the gentiles and confirms that the holy spirit is leading them to broaden the mission field. Luke and acts the gospel of luke and the acts of the apostles are both parts of the same story with one following directly after the other. Luke wrote the book of acts acts of the apostles to record how believers were empowered by the holy spirit, worked to spread the gospel of christ, and are a model for the future church. What were the different missionary journeys of paul. Detailed outline of the book of acts of the apostles bible blender november 10, 2010 detailed outline of the book of acts of the apostles. Peter, apostle of the circumcision, is the principal figure of the first 12 chapters. If the book of acts were gone, there would be nothing to replace it howson. Boldly and without hindrance he paul preached the kingdom of god and taught about the lord jesus christ. The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Living in jerusalem just after christs death and resurrection, he did his best to destroy the christian church. Paul the apostle commonly known as saint paul and also known by his hebrew name saul of. In other words, it is very doubtful that this book was written after 62 ce.
Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. 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. In the narrative of acts, paul was traveling on the road from jerusalem to damascus on a mission to arrest them and bring them back to jerusalem when. It describes the coming of the holy spirit at pentecost in acts 2, the spread of the gospel outside of jerusalem in acts 8 and to the gentiles in acts 10, how the church made decisions in regards to doctrine acts 15, and more. Luke was from antioch but traveled with paul all over southern europe and the middle east. The book of acts tells mainly about the ministry of paul, beginning just after the resurrection of jesus christ and ending about a. Pauls missionary journeys and journey to rome simply bible. The new testament records paul taking three missionary journeys that spread the message of christ to asia minor and europe. The dates for pauls first imprisonment in rome are 6062 a.
Paul and barnabas were persecuted and expelled acts. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. Creator of veggie tales phil vischer and the cast of buck denver asks. Detailed outline of the book of acts of the apostles. The apostle paul i make no personal claim to the word or work of god, any or all of this book may be copied and freely distributed. You can experience the footsteps of paul on a guided christian heritage tour and take into account the days of the new testament and imagine the journey of the apostle paul as he would have experienced. As his gospel ends, luke introduces the themes reiterated here in acts 1. Acts furnishes a ladder on which to place the epistles. The acts of the holy spirit the bible teaching commentary. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. As a result of such a reconstruction, perhaps we ought to start talking about pauls fourth missionary journey. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. In jerusalem paul had a meeting with james and the elders acts 21. Imagine being with paul and silas during their travels.
In the description of the happenings in acts, certain passages make use of the pronoun we. Paul was caused trouble by those jews who opposed christianity acts 21. Outline of the journeys and labors of the apostle paul. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another. An overview of the book of acts the life of the early church is recorded and preserved. Traditionally, paul is said to have made three missionary journeys, plus a fourth journey to rome.
Luke ends the acts of the apostles with pauls arrival in rome. One may divide the book as acts 112 peter and acts 28 paul. In the book of acts, we discover how gods multiethnic, international church grew through persecution and missionary journeys throughout the world. Between the third missionary journey and the journey to rome, paul is in jerusalem and caesarea. These changes would indicate that the author was one of pauls traveling com. Luke often accompanied paul on his travels beginning with his second journey. The author of acts arranges paul s travels into three separate journeys.
Paul foresaw his route of travel for the next four or so years in acts 19. The book of acts gives a unique glimpse into the life and practice of the early church. Interlinear bible bible commentaries bible lexicon topical bible bible summary bible outline bible timeline childrens bible bible hub homepage. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jerusalem, chapters 17 a. Mentioned as a fellow laborer phm 24 who was with paul in his last days 2ti 4. The missionary journeys of paul jesus film project. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
The book of acts ends abruptly with paul s imprisonment in rome. 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. The key personalities of acts are peter, paul, john, james, stephen, barnabas, timothy, lydia, silas, and apollos. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. You can learn more about the book of acts in the bible dictionary, acts of the apostles pp. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. The book of acts records three of pauls missionary journeys by which the church was established, the people of god, the christians who would change the world. Our study of the places in the book of acts requires a supplemental summary of the journeys and periods of the apostle paul.
If the book was just before or after pauls release, then it was likely written around 63 a. The prologue is a literary recapitulation of the last paragraphs of the book of luke. The beginning verses of acts make it clear that acts is a sequel of the story started in luke and written to the same man named theophilus, generally a title ascribed to highranking roman officials. The most probable explanation for leaving the reader in suspense is that the outcome of paul s appeal had not yet been decided when the book was being written. Both were probably written by luke, an early christian who traveled with the apostle paul. 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.
To continue the story begun in the gospel of luke ac 1. Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters, paul in the second part from chapter. Though he does not mention himself by name, the author is undoubtedly luke, physician and frequent traveling companion of the apostle paul. Acts concerns the very vital period in christian history between the resurrection of jesus and the death of the apostle paul, the time when christian ideas and beliefs. When he arrives, he is imprisoned in house arrest and the book of acts abruptly ends without describing the events of his trial before caesar. The new testament without acts leaves a great, yawning gap. Some have concluded that theophilus was the magistrate who heard pauls case in rome and that acts and luke was a legal brief in pauls defense isbe, theophilus 3. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. Acts is a bridge between the gospels and the epistles. It also may be divided around the expansion of the gospel in acts 1. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. A list of sermons in the book of acts leadership resources. That is where the book of acts ends, but it is not the end of the story.
The first journey, acts 14 for which paul and barnabas were commissioned by the antioch community, and led initially by barnabas, took barnabas and paul from antioch to cyprus then into southern asia minor anatolia, and finally returning to antioch. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the. The acts of the apostles, or simply the acts, is the second part to the gospel of luke in the new testament. Preparations for worldwide witnessing, jesus ascension, outpouring of holy spirit, persecution of disciples, sauls conversion, paul and barnabas, missionary tours. In the first volume, luke informs us all that jesus began to do and teach. Cyprus, john mark assisted them as they proclaimed the gospel to the synagogues acts. Note how the great door opened to paul and many adversaries in verse 9 compares with the events in the ephesian amphitheater in acts 19. Outline and chronology of pauls life in order to understand and appreciate pauls life, we must be familiar with its general outline, and with the dates of the important events. This may indicate that the book was written before pauls trial and eventual release.
This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. However, determining the year in which an event took place can require some research. Acts of the apostles executable outline study resources. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul.
At these points the author includes himself as a companion of paul in his travels 16. Paul offered the gospel to israel, then to the gentiles. It is most helpful to know the year of the beginning or end of the reigns of political rulers that are mentioned in the text. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international. Outline of the journeys and labors of the apostle paul bible study tools. The apostle paul was a welleducated, leading jew named saul. Luke wrote of the acts of the 12 apostles from acts 112, then of paul and others from acts 28. Approximately half of the book of acts deals with pauls life and works.
I reserve the exclusive right to make changes to this study course e. The book ends abruptly with paul under house arrest awaiting trial in rome act 28. By carefully noting the use of we and they in the book of acts, we glean that luke joined paul. By carefully noting the use of we and they in the book of acts, we glean that luke joined paul at troas 16. The book of acts, which continues the narrative that luke began in his gospel, is especially important because it was the first written history of the christian church.
The two parts, or books, were written by luke as a narrative that is an orderly account of the story of jesus and his first followers. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jerusalem. Paul and the expansion of the church from antioch to rome chs. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. Luke divides the material book proportionately around the two key leaders of the early 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.
Preparation for the coming of the spirit, chapter 1 1. Paul traveled over 0 miles proclaiming the gospel of jesus christ. When it came to writing the book of acts, luke similarly had opportunity to interview many eyewitnesses. A pivotal point in the book of acts is when saul of tarsus the apostle paul meets jesus on the road to damascus and is converted.
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