Establishment Acts 1–7: The __________________________________ of the Church—Jerusalem Extension Acts. 8–12: The _________________________________ of the Church—Judea and Samaria
People Involved
1st 13:1–14:28 Paul & Barnabas Galatia 2nd 15:36–18:22 Paul, Silas & Timothy Europe 3rd 18:23–21:17 Paul and others Asia Minor
Trials & Imprisonment of Paul
Expansion Acts 13–29: The ________________________________ of the Church—Uttermost Parts of the Earth
Felix Festus Agrippa Imprisonment & Epistles
Overview
Observations
Establishment of the Church • _____________________________________________ Paul and the Apostles
A scension ___________________________________ 1:8-11 S ___________________________________ 2:1-6 pirit C ___________________________________ 2:41-47 hurch E ___________________________________ 5:1-6 mbezzlement N _ight __________________________________ 5:17 Release D ___________________________________ 6:1-7 eacons S ___________________________________ 6:8–7:60 tephen
Extension of the Church • _____________________________________________ Throughout Judea and Samaria
Expansion of the Church • _____________________________________________ Paul and others
Location
Acts 24 Acts 25 Acts 26 2 Timothy
Spirit’s 1. The power of preaching is in the ________________ talking filling and not man’s _________________________. Acts 2:37 Resistance 2. _______________________________ is a reality in Christianity. Acts 4–7 3. We are called to live without ____________________ offense in this world of sin and corruption.
Conversion 4. ___________________________ is the central issue of concern in our mission. Growth 5. ____________________ is the benefit or by product of a church that is focused in its _________________ mission and faithful in its ______________________________ confession concerning Jesus Christ. “Four things characterized evangelism of the church in the book of Acts: 1) the amazing expansion of the churches, 2) the effectiveness of their methods, 3) the power which impelled them was divine and, 4) the ingenious manner in which they evangelized under every kind of hindrance. The modern church most follow the example of the churches in Acts in expansion. The church of our time really has no choice but to expand. When a church in this age, or any age, becomes satisfied with its advancement or blind to it listlessness, it dies. God has put within the church a restless urge to reach out for the people. The degree and manner of expansion may vary, but the church will relentlessly wage forward as long as the life of God is in it.” —Dr. C.E. Autry