Book of Acts

Course Description

The account of the early church in the book of Acts is more than a book of the Bible, it is history, it is our history as we are part of the church. The book of Acts marks a pivotal turning point in redemptive history. Acts describes the history of the mission of the early church, the development of the Gospel message, early church practices, bringing the Gospel to the Gentiles, the first mission trips and the fulfillment of Great Commission of Christ “in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

Course Outline:

1. THEIR WITNESS IN JERUSALEM (1:1-8:3)
   1. PREPARATION (1:1-26)
   2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH (2:1-47)
   3. THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM (3:1-8:3)
2. THEIR WITNESS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (8:4-12:25)
   1. THE PREACHING BY PHILIP (8:4-40)
   2. THE CONVERSION OF SAUL OF TARSUS (9:1-31)
   3. THE MIRACLES OF PETER (9:32-43)
   4. THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS (10:1-11:18)
   5. THE MINISTRIES OF BARNABAS, SAUL AND PETER (11:19-12:25)
3. THEIR WITNESS TO THE END OF THE EARTH (13:1-28:30-31)
   1. THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY OF PAUL (13:1-14:28)
   2. THE ISSUE OF CIRCUMCISION AND THE LAW (15:1-35)
   3. THE SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY OF PAUL (15:36-18:22)
   4. THE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY OF PAUL (18:23-21:17)
   5. THE ARREST OF PAUL AND JOURNEY TO ROME (21:18-28:31)