Three Tents: Biblical Survey: Acts

Worship
Prayer by Amah
Review of homework

Acts

  • "Luke-Acts"

  • “Acts of Jesus and the Holy Sprit”

  • Author and date

Overview

  • The opening... 1:1-5

  • The misison... 1:6-11

An outline on language groups

  • Jewish world (Aramaic speakers) 1-10

  • Greek world 1-11

  • Latin world 21-28


Another outline could be who is the main Apostle being covered…

Jerusalem

  • Acts 2 sermon

  • Acts 6 deacons

Judea & Samaria

  • Acts 10 sermon

  • Acts 11:19-30 Antioch. Elders

The ends of the earth: Greek speaking world

Missionary journeys

  • First journey 13:1-14:28 (year 47-49)

  • Jerusalem council

  • Second journey 15:36-18:22 (year 49-51)

  • Third journey 18:23-21:16 (year 52-57)

Acts 17 sermon

The ends of the earth: Rome

  • Acts 26 sermon

  • Acts 28:17-31

  • Romans 15:24 Paul never made it to Spain

Sermons as a genre

  • Consider who is speaking to whom? How does that affect the message?

  • How is the sermon organized? What are the main points? What is the main theme?

  • What does the sermon tell me about God?

  • What does the sermon tell me about man?

  • What does the sermon suggest that I do as a response?

Summary, references

  1. The book of Acts was written by Luke to follow his Gospel, and shows how the church grew from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth

  2. We can learn about how to do church as we look at the examples in Acts

  3. The sermons in Acts also show us how the message was adapted to different cultures and situations.

  4. It has been left to us to fulfill what Paul could not

  5. Here is a list of sermons in the book of Acts

Homework

  1. Make a small group lesson for a sermon in the book of Acts.

  2. Practice memorizing the 66 books of the Bible

Let's let you ask questions now.

Prayer and worship to finish.