Book of Acts and Missions
The Book of Acts of the Apostles is a sequel to Luke’s gospel. It is the handoff of Jesus earthly ministry to his apostles at his ascension and their empowerment by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost to carry out Jesus final command. We will concentrate on the sections of Acts that deal with carrying out Jesus’ command to take the Gospel to 'Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the the ends of the earth' (Acts 1:8). Below is a summary of what to expect for this upcoming course. We do hope you will join us!
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Summary: Study of Book of Acts and Missions at Hope Church
Session 1: Introduction, Ascension and the Giving of the Holy Spirit
Readings: Acts 1:1-11 and 2:1-41
Session 2: The Church in Jerusalem
Readings: Acts 2:42-47, 3:1-26, 4:1-36
Session 3: Persecution and spread of the Church
Readings: Acts 5:12-42, 6:1-15, 7:51-8:1a
Session 4: Persecuted, Scattered, and the Damascus Road
Readings: Acts 8:1b-40, 9:1-31
Session 5: Peter and Cornelius
Readings: Acts 9:32-43, 10:1-48, 11:1-18, 12:1-19
Session 6: Church in Antioch, Barnabas, and Saul, First Mission Trip
Readings: Acts 11:19-30, 12:25, 13:1-52, and 14:1-28
Session 7: Council of Antioch, Paul’s Second Mission Trip with Silas, Part 1
Readings: Acts 15:1-16:40
Session 8: Second Mission Trip Continued
Readings: Acts 17:1-18:22
Session 9: Paul’s third mission trip
Readings: Acts 18:23-21:16
Session 10: Return to Jerusalem, arrest, trials
Readings: Acts 21:17-40, 22, 23
Session 11: Paul’s Journey to Rome
Readings Acts 24:1-28:31