Setting the Stage A. An approximate chronology of Acts: The Ascension (Acts 1) 30 AD - Matthias chosen by Lot (Acts 1:12) 30 AD - The Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost (Acts 2) 30 AD - Peter heals and preaches (Acts 3) 30 AD - Peter and John arrested and released (Acts 4) 30 AD - Believers share all (Acts 4:32) 31 AD - Deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) 30 AD - Apostles preach and heal (Acts 5:11) 31 AD - Stephen’s speech, stoning, and death (Acts 6, 7) 31 AD - Saul persecutes the Church (Acts 8) 31 AD - Philip in Samaria (Acts 8:3) 31 AD - Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8:9) 31 AD - Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26) 34 AD - Saul’s conversion (Acts 9) 37 AD - Peter preaches to the Gentiles (Acts 10, 11) 42 AD - Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22) 42 AD - Peter led from prison by the Angel (Acts 12) 44 AD - Herod Agrippa dies (Acts 12:20) 48 AD - Paul’s First Missionary Journey (Acts 13) 48 AD - Paul preaches in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:14) 48 AD - Paul and Barnabas in Iconium (Acts 14) 48 AD - Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe (Acts 14:8) 48 AD - Paul and Barnabas return to Syrian Antioch (Acts 14:21) 48 AD - Return to Syrian Antioch (Acts 14:24) 48 AD - The Council at Jerusalem (Acts
Jesus’ ministry was public so many people saw what he did and what he was about. The Gospel of Luke really highlights Jesus’ compassion towards the “outcast” of Israel, and forgiveness towards those who did not deserve it. I love that the Gospel of Luke shows that Jesus did not care about money or the “class” of people, but that he just cared for people for who they were, it was kind of his focus in his ministry. It is reassuring to know that when Jesus was physically on earth, it was a class-conscious society, like the world now so the Gospel of Luke is very insightful and inspiring in that aspect. Luke also talks about the discipleship Jesus taught, His death on the cross, and
The Gospel of Luke was intended for Theophilus, it has been debated who Theophilus was, whether a man, most likely a Gentile, or that the name was a general one, applied to every Christian as the name means “one who loves God”. Readers are not given much insight into this but what we do know is that the Gospel of Luke was written not just for one man but to a representative of readers to help and strengthen their faith. (Berkhof, 2004) From the style of writing and His Other features of the Gospel of Luke is that it is continued in the book of Acts, though once again the author does not identify themselves the style and language of the books is very similar and both are addressed to Theophilus.
Pentecostals use and accept the 66 books of the Bible, however they rely heavily on the Book of Acts as the foundation for their beliefs. Other texts used as a foundation for Pentecostalism include Pauls first letter to the Corinthians and sections of the Hebrew bible such as Joel 2: 28-29. These are all the sacred texts Pentecostals adhere to. Pentecostals use Acts 2:4 heavily and base many of their beliefs and rituals from it. The chapter describes the meeting where Jesus’s followers were filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues with the tongues of fire above their heads.
Today the Holy Spirit is still present in the lives of God's people guiding and empowering us to live out our faith and fulfill God's purposes. TBP - "ACTS 1 & 2" 6) Summarize the book of ACTS in 3 movements using no more than 100 words to explain each section: a) The opening of the book until Pentecost: The opening of the book of Acts focuses on the ascension of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. This marks the birth of the church and the beginning of the disciples' ministry.
Chapter Nineteen Luke's eyes were fixed on the valley below. His stare was blank and somewhat casuistic. He had a throbbing pain in his right ankle that he was trying to ignore. He eased his head forward until it rested on both knees.
I find Acts so interesting because mainly the book of Acts talks about Peter or Paul going and doing great works through the power of the Holy Spirit and planting churches throughout Judea and Samaria and the rest of the middle East. A man I want to focus on is Stephen.
In the gospel that Luke wrote, he talked about many of the teachings of Jesus and what his mission was, to lead the people to salvation. To
Luke is emphasizing that Jesus’s birth was foreseen. John the Baptist is also the one to baptize Jesus later in the Gospel. And this event of Jesus being baptized by John the Baptist is told in both
The Meaning of Being a Leader Being a leader is more than making people follow you. A leader is someone who knows how to manage and help others do the right thing. In The Odyssey, it’s characters portrayed many traits that show great leadership skills. Such as perseverance and confidence can make a good and strong leader.
He was a known companion of Paul and is also said to have written the Acts of the Apostles. He is also recorded to have taken into consideration a lot of eye-witness accounts and opinions. Historians say that Luke was most likely a physician
Luke had been taught of the teachings of Jesus by those who personally witness Jesus’s life, death and resurrection as depicted in Luke 1-2. Luke then goes on to share the stories as well as the traditions with others. Luke relays the information or material in his own way, his style of writing included an order which consisted of the use of geography, a specific appreciation of the time, promise and fulfilment. He shows Jesus’s public ministry which started in Galilee as well as His one-time journey to Jerusalem once he had become an adult. (3:23; 4:18)
So, on an ordinary day in Jerusalem, all the apostles were together in a house, along with other followers of Jesus, when the Holy Spirit came to them in tongues of fire. John and everyone else in the room received the Holy Spirit. At that instant, all the apostles received the ability to heal the sick, cast out demons, and the ability to speak multiple languages, as Peter demonstrated in Acts chapter two. The event is commonly known as the Pentecost, and it marks the beginning of Christianity.
The book of Luke is much more biographical, while the Acts of the Apostles is more historiographical. Acts tells a story. The story Luke tells is out of the research that he has done. Luke is persuaded that God has a plan and that nothing is accidental or coincidental. Luke
The author is referenced several times in the New Testament starting in the book of Acts and finally in the book of Mark was probably written in Italy, and perhaps even Rome. This book has 16 chapters and is the shortest book of the four gospels. However, the details of the events and miracles of Jesus in this book are
