Exploring acts the continuing ministry of jesus christ through the holy spirit lesson 1 day one. This book is commonly called the acts of the apostles, but it does not discuss most of the apostles it focuses only on peter, and then paul. Acts already angel antioch apostles authority baptism barnabas believers body brought called christ. We hope you enjoy and can benefit greatly from this study. This means that his father was a roman citizen before him.
The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. Exploring the book of acts summary spiritual walk with. Though scholarly it is written in a tremendously accessible way so that the student as well as the casual reader can both get something from this. The book of acts is simply an extension of jesus work. As implied by the title acts of the apostles, the 5th book in the gospel is a contemporaneous document of what the apostles did after jesus resurrection. Many christians want physical blessings from gods kingdom. Exploring acts john phillips commentary series the john phillips. We saw that were not supposed to model our behavior after everything some biblical character does. Skillfully researched and clearly written, after acts is as accurate as it is engaging. If youve ever wondered what happened to the biblical characters after actsfrom the wellknown matthew to the lesserknown bartholomewthen this book is for.
Popular exploring books meet your next favorite book. Perhaps he thought the jews, after discovering the egyptian in the temple, had set upon him as an imposter. While not explicitly stated, lukes purpose in acts seems to be to show the continuing work of jesus, carried out by the power of the holy spirit through. The most significant help in discovering the author of acts is simply recognizing this books relationship to the gospel of luke. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. With the ascension of christ into heaven and the subsequent baptism of the holy spirit, the church age. We are exploring the book of acts in a series titled acts. Exploring acts john phillips commentary series the john. Exploring virginia woolfs between the acts 5 time and continuity woolf, declaring that certainly and emphatically there is no god nevertheless values moments of understanding, not epiphanies in a christian sense, but what she called moments of being schulkind and lee eds.
It is an excellent textbook for courses on the gospels and acts. Acts 9 tells the story of the dramatic conversion of the man formerly known as saul, the persecutor. A major figure in the book of acts and the new testament is the apostle paul. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. Using ancient manuscripts both religious and secular, church history, legend, and geography of that time, the authors have done an amazing job of exploring what happened to jesus apostles that isnt mentioned in the book of acts. Holy spirit is the cornerstone of the acts of the apostles, attributed to the apostle luke. With the ascension of christ into heaven and the subsequent baptism of the holy spirit, the church age began. Book of acts read, study bible verses online bible study tools. He was not part of the group of disciples who were with jesus throughout his ministry. It begins with recording the spread of the christian church in jerusalem, judea and samaria got, n. Gain a window into the religious milieu of the ancient and medieval church. But he did not start off as a hero to the church of god, but rather a villain.
The church is born imagine if you will what it would be like if the book of acts wasnt in the bible. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. The traditional name for this book is acts of the apostles, but a more accurate name might be a few acts of a few of the apostles. Introduction to part 1 of acts explore the bible youtube. Books in the john phillips commentary series are designed to provide pastor. This study can be used for personal reflection or for use in a smallgroup setting.
Learn what really happened to your favorite characters and what you should truly remember them for. The holy spirit in the book of acts essay 1715 words. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what was. The city had elaborate sewer and water systems as well as paved streets. John macarthur takes readers through the book of acts, exploring how the early believers relied on gods spirit for direction as they sought fulfill jesus commission to spread the message of the gospel to the entire world.
Acts of the risen jesus might also be an appropriate name for this book. Other topics while luke tells the story of the spread of the christian gospel from jerusalem to rome, he is also able to achieve some additional purposes. In the book of acts, the holy spirit is active speaking and directing the work. Exploring the lives and legends of the apostles by bryan liftin is a very enjoyable work. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. It begins with a small child declaring england am i p. Luke is considered the author of the book of acts and it is believed he wrote it around the year 61. The scene in acts switched from the beach to a situation at the home of a man named publius. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read exploring the new testament. Exploring the word of god acts of the apostles volume 2. What can we learn and apply from the book of acts today.
Arizona for a shortterm course devoted to exploring the book of acts in easter worship. Acts records the founding of the early church and the spreading of the gospel of christ to jews and then gentiles throughout the known world. Transitions and new beginnings mark the book of acts. The book of acts demonstrates jesus christs promise and his commission to the church being fulfilled. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. Woolf referred to between the acts as her trip thro english lit. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. If youve ever wondered what happened to the biblical characters after acts from the wellknown matthew to the lesserknown bartholomewthen this book is for. Jan 12, 2012 last week, we talked about how to read the book of acts. May 02, 2020 the book of acts shows how god essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down acts 17. Spiritual walk with christ exploring the book of acts summary.
Exploring the book of acts chapter 28 paul, the man whom the tribune was interrogating rather contemptuously, was born a roman citizen. When jesus preached those messages described in the gospel of luke, he was proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom of god. Various false concepts can be traced back to misinterpretations of this book. Exploring the book of acts chapter 28 the apostle paul was a special case. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. Exploring the acts of the apostles grace communion. Acts is often referred to as the acts of the holy spirit. Acts is the second book written by luke after the third book of the gospel. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. Exploring acts by john phillips 9780825434907 best.
According to lee, the book of acts refers to the formative history of the early church, while establishing luke as a charismatic theologian who demonstrates that baptism in the holy spirit is an experience of empowering to facilitate the mission of the church. Luke called him the chief official of the island, which in greek. Luke tells us that his first book the gospel of luke was about all that jesus began to. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. At the beginning of acts, luke tells us that the purpose of his first book was to write about all that jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven 1. Exploring the book of acts chapter 28 caesarea became a great grecoroman urban center as well, with pagan temples, a theater, hippodrome or circus, and amphitheater.
You would open the pages to see the ministry account of jesus ending in the gospel of john. Exploring the book of acts promotes a biblical and proper concept of gods purpose for the church. God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the new testament. Exploring ephesus combines the fastpaced adventure of a travel show with truly rich biblical scholarship and relevant spiritual insights. Pitman, general editor for explore the bibles spring 2016 quarter in the first half of acts, introduces this quarters material. In acts, luke also stressed that jesus rule hence, his kingdom was coming in the life of the church and in the preaching of the gospel. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design.