Luke, the author of the gospel of luke, was a doctor and gentile. Godly men buried stephen and mourned deeply for him. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. Acts 8, new international version niv the bible app. This series challenges individuals and churches to put aside traditions, comforts, preferences, and programs in order to follow the example of the early.
The book of acts niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 44 duration. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry. 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. There is no single chapter that does not exhibit gods power and wisdom in operation. Acts 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. A visual interpretation of the book of acts of the apostle from the bible. But there was a certain man, called simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of samaria, giving out. Luke begins with a global perspective, dating the birth of jesus to the reign of the roman emperors in luke 2.
But ye shall receive power, after that the holy ghost is come upon you. It was not that gift of the holy ghost by which the soul is converted, or renewed, for they had this when they believed, acts 8. A chapter bychapter bible study of the book of acts 8 o. Acts of the apostles chapter 8 bible study youtube. To whom he had shown himself alive, being seen during forty days b. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts chapter 8 summary and what god wants from us youtube.
The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. It is titled acts to emphasize that this book records the acts of. We find them clearly evident in every chapter of acts. From there we see jesus ministry move from galilee 49, through samaria and judea 1019. Chapter 8 can best be summarized as various works of the holy spirit.
And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at jerusalem. The theme or key to the book of acts is found in 1. The authorship of acts is ascribed to luke for these reasons. Acts of the apostles executable outline study resources. Saul was consenting unto his deaththe word expresses hearty approval. He desired philip to come up and sit with him such was his modesty, and thirst after instruction. The importance of the book of acts the importance of this second of lukes twovolume work can. This scourby bible reading video is being aired with permission of the owner litchfield associates, all rights are reserved. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for. The book of acts records the beginning of the church, the birth of the church. Remember we are using the scriptural outline for the book found in 1. One may divide the book as acts 112 peter and acts 28 paul. Author though he does not mention himself by name, the author is undoubtedly luke, physician and frequent traveling companion of the apostle paul. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends.
Leave your country and your people, god said, and go to the land i will show you. The book of acts tells how the multiethnic, international. It might appropriately be called some of the acts of some of the apostles since it does not try to describe all of the acts of all the apostles. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. As i said, the book revolves around the apostles, peter and paul. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. Both books are most easily tied to the geography of the book. Acts chapter 8 barnes notes on the new testament on. Acts continues from there on starting with christs resurrection. Outline studies in the book of the acts of the apostles. Paragraphbyparagraph outline for the book of acts josh. Choose from 500 different sets of bible quiz chapter 8 acts flashcards on quizlet. Acts 2 new international version niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost. Acts s story really begins with the outpouring of the holy spirit and peters dramatic sermon.
These outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. Nov 08, 2012 published on nov 8, 2012 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. In this video, well explore how jesus and the spirit renew the people of. It shows how the early church coped with pagan and jewish thought, the roman government and hellenistic society. Interlinear bible bible commentaries bible lexicon topical bible bible summary bible outline bible timeline childrens bible. A history of the early church gene taylor2an outline of the book i. The book of acts is an important book for understanding the actions of the apostles, mostly paul and peter, after jesuss ascension into heaven. Even though chapter 6 is brief, there is much to be learned and much applicable directly to the local church today. The gospel to the gentiles chapters 912 ministry of iv.
The book is called acts or the acts of the apostles because it contains an account of some of the apostles. Acts 2 niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost bible. After the church is planted in jerusalem, the believers are spiritually empowered and guided from there into judea and samaria, and to the ends of the earth acts 1. It also may be divided around the expansion of the gospel in acts 1.
The genre of the book of acts is narrative history with several sermons. Acts of the apostles chapter nine objectives in studying this chapter 1 to study the conversion of saul, comparing lukes account in this chapter with sauls own words recorded later on in chapters 22 and 26 2 to note two miracles by peter, and the affect they had on many people who heard about them summary not content with persecuting. Each paragraph in the esv translation of acts has been evaluated and a factual statement about its content was recorded in one sentence. Then both philip and the eunuch went down into the water and philip baptized him. Heres some other passages which tell us about things which happened in those 40 days. Trusting god after the worst day of your life acts 8. Bradd words in boldboldbold and underlined are the answers to the blanks on the acts study guides acts 1 the book of acts was written by luke to a man named theophilus. In the book of acts, we discover how gods multiethnic, international church grew through persecution and missionary journeys throughout the world. Here is a bible study with commentary and a summary of acts chapter three. Stephens speech to the sanhedrin then the high priest asked stephen, are these charges true. The lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in jud.
The gospel to jerusalem chapters 17 to the jew ministry of ii. Acts 7 niv stephens speech to the sanhedrin bible gateway. The eunuch answered, i believe that jesus christ is the son of god. God has a determined will that cannot be stopped it is to build the kingdom of god. Two days after her seventeenth birthday, laura welch had a friend in her car and the wind in her hair. The world was young in 1963 from lauras music, school, and friends, up to the young couple in the white house, john and jackie kennedy. While aggressive in persecuting disciples of the lord b. The portion of scripture by reading that very chapter, the fifty third of isaiah, many jews, yea, and atheists, have been converted. Carefully, paragraph by paragraph, the book of acts has been evaluated in the following pages. For more outlines based on the book of acts, check out these series. It grew into the first multiethnic, international church from which missionaries were sent throughout the world to preach about jesus, the messianic messiah and risen king of all nations. The gospel is preached from jerusalem to all judea chapters 17 the gospel is preached in samaria chapter 8 the gospel is preached to the gentiles chapters 912 the gospel is preached to the ends of the earth chapters 28. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Rather, the focus is clearly on some of the acts or deeds of mostly peter the key figure in.
Everywhere the conversion of the sinner is traced to his influence. Feel free to use them as they are, or adapt them to suit your own personal style. Acts of the apostles chapter eight objectives in studying this chapter 1 to note the spread of the gospel into judea and samaria, as foretold by jesus cf. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. In fact, the work is given in detail of only two of the apostles, peter and paul. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 6 introduction acts 6 is a brief chapter preceding a very lengthy chapter 7.
Jesus had shown himself alive by many proofs for 40 days. When the disciples assembled to break bread, paul preached 3. This is the story of christianitys beginnings and how evangelism played. If youve benefited from our resources, would you consider giving back to help us continue helping men, women and children as they find their place in gods story. More than any other book in the new testament, the book of acts provides us with a clear picture of how the early church made disciples in obedience to the command of christ and multiplied churches in order to advance the kingdom of christ. Thank you for breaking it down into such an easytofollow outline. Paul even continued to preach despite imprisonment and wrote important letters to the churches. Luke described to theophilus in his first letter about jesus life up to the resurrection.
The gospel spreads to the uttermost parts of the world. The books of acts is often called the book of the holy spirit or the book of the apostles. Stephen is the link between peter and paul the two apostles that the book of acts is about. These verses contains lukes introduction to the book of acts, and his account of christs parting words to his disciples before his ascension into heaven. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at. We love creating practical, discipleship resources to help you know and love god more. Acts chapter 8 king james version kjv alexander scourby. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout judea and samaria. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Stephens address and martyrdom 1st martyr, chapter 7. One finds embedded in acts a record of christian defenses made to both jews e. The spirit came upon jesus new covenant family with wind and. Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. Oct 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought.
The book of acts shows how god fulfilled his ancient promises to. It traces christianity from its beginnings in jerusalem, following jesus resurrection, to the arrest of the apostle paul in rome, the heart of the empire. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. The book of genesis records the origin of the spiritual body which we designate as the church. Acts 8 niv bible and saul approved of their killing. It might also be called the acts of the holy spirit, as that person of the godhead is very much an active participant throughout the book. The god of glory appeared to our father abraham while he was still in mesopotamia, before he lived in harran. Watch our overview video on the book of acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In acts, jesus sends the holy spirit to empower his disciples as they carry the good news of his. Learn bible quiz chapter 8 acts with free interactive flashcards. Acts of the apostles 8, new living translation nlt the.
The structure of the books of luke and acts are closely tied. It is an important book in understanding how we can be directed by the holy spirit and the role of jesus lessons in our lives. The book of acts is the first history of the christian church. The life of the early church is recorded and preserved for us in the book of acts and the epistles. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of bible. The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began.
Luke had written to him before and had told him about the things that jesus did and taught. And devout men carried stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. It will begin in jerusalem and progress out into the uttermost parts of the earth. Acts 20 a study guide by kevin scott executable outlines. 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 make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Commonly called the acts of the apostles, it is simply titled acts in some of the oldest manuscripts. 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.