Paul's ministry in the book of acts bible study

This 12week practical study series from crossway orients the student to the near and far context, key questions, gospel glimpses, whole bible connections, and theological and practical implications for every section of the book of acts. Could you compare and contrast peters ministry and pauls. Acts 28 new king james version nkjv pauls ministry on malta. Actschapters 112 bible study book is a sixsession study that will equip you and your group members to understand significant events in the early church, like jesus commission and ascension, pentecost and the birth of the church, the persecution of the early christians, philip and the eunuch, pauls damascus road conversion, and peters vision.

The attractive visuals can also be used as bulletin board and wall decorations while they reinforce the memorization of gods word. During a sweep through macedonia he wrote 2 corinthians. In chapter 9 of acts, we come into close contact with saul, later known as paul, for the first time. A third characteristic of the jerusalem church is the supernatural authority. The consensus of scholars puts the date of acts between 6580 ad. Acts books of the bible growing christians ministries. It begins in jerusalem just after jesus resurrection, recounts how the gospel reached what are syria, lebanon, cyprus, turkey, greece, and malta today, and closes with the apostle pauls two year ministry in rome. Strong s exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strong s concordance numbers. If luke, pauls companion wrote the book, then we are looking at a fairly early date around 65 ad. It is because the book of acts is a continuing story.

Tom constables expository notes on acts this is also available in the net. Peter and the 11 never wrote about themselves anything like what paul wrote about himself being a wise masterbuilder. Sign up for our newsletter to receive your free bible study ebook of hebrews. The book of acts clearly focuses on the beginnings of the church, and two people. Acts is arguably the most exciting book in the new testament. Thus, like the other apostles, paul studied with christ for three years before beginning his ministry compare acts 1. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 4 acts a short introduction heres what well be reading as we study through the book of acts. Study guide for acts 28 by david guzik blue letter bible.

News through the world, and watching the conversion and ministry of saul. Book of acts overview insight for living ministries. For example the book of acts relates that when the apostle paul came to a new. Apostle paul bible study the jesuswalk bible study series. Pauls ministry on the island of malta is the focus of the first ten verses of chapter 28. You may also wish to have at hand a map of the roman world as well as one depicting pauls journeys. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. The author distinguishes himself from pauls other companions in acts by naming them.

Specific questions about the readings in the book of acts can be found in the attached study new testament acts study. Choose which one of these topics may be the theme of the book of acts. Paul s roman citizenship is never mentioned in his epistles. Oct, 2014 the hope of israel that paul preached during the book of acts was bodily resurrection, particularly jesus christs resurrection acts 24. Luke recorded that, paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of god and teaching the things which concern the lord jesus christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him acts 28. Some argue that this prologue extends through the two volume set lukeacts. The design of his book revolves around 1 key persons. The emperor ruled the vast roman empire from 54 to 68 a. Study 1 going through the book of acts words of life. Luke tells this story by focusing primarily on two men, peter and paul. Luke actually had one more incident to relate before getting paul to rome.

But with each lesson well explore some of his passions, and see how they can impact our own lives, values, and commitments. Harmonizing the book of acts with pauls epistles this material is from, a web site containing sermon outlines and bible studies by mark a. Throughout the rest of acts, luke focuses on paul and his missionary journeys chs. Chapters 8 through 12 record the lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles in judea and samaria. Lifestudy of acts by witness lee living stream ministry. Three times in the book of acts sauls conversion is reported.

Pauls desire to serve christ in rome had come through chains rom. In addition, there are topical studies on issues such as spiritual leadership, gods redemptive plan, and old testament character studies. This book of the new testament begins where the first four come to a close. The remainder of the book is devoted to the lord jesus christ at work by the holy spirit through the apostles unto the uttermost part of the earth. Paul s threefold mission from god was to preach the gospel to the pagans gentiles, to rulers or kings, and to the children of israel wherever he found them acts 9. Acts is the only biblical book that chronicles the history of the church immediately after jesuss ascension. Men and brethren, though i have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet i was delivered as a prisoner from jerusalem into the hands of the romans. This package of 12 handouts includes one handout for each of the twelve lessons.

Jan 02, 2011 the book of acts sunday school lesson series january 2, 2011 by kelly henderson take your students on a journey through the book of acts where they will learn lessons from the early church after jesus ascended to heaven and believers received the gift of the holy spirit. As a second volume to luke s gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Apostle pauls timeline study resources blue letter bible. These can be found in the appendix of most study bibles. Luke, our historian, begins with the lord being taken up into heaven, and shows us the apostles and the nucleus that would begin the church of christ on this earth. He took along silas and left antioch to travel in asia minor and strengthen the churches he had planted. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. The name augustus, like caesar, was usually used in the book of acts and in paul s writings as a synonym for emperor nero. An overview of the book of acts the life of the early church is recorded. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is in depth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. The ministries of peter and paul amazing grace bible study. It is also a dependable thirdperson and sometimes firstperson account of the kinds of things paul was wont to urge on his listeners in the various situations he. A chronological study of pauls ministry xenos christian fellowship.

Comm is the campus ministrys core bible study content. The book of acts records three of pauls missionary journeys by which the church was established, the people of god, the christians who would change the world. We stopped our survey of acts on february 25, when we considered the jerusalem council in acts 15. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. Therefore the actual figure that we are dealing with could very easily be closer to years. Pauls ministry, youth 2 to adult, bible study, key verses visuals. After his conversion, did it take paul a long time to preach. Over 50,000 words of in depth discovery questions, teaching points, and applications cover each chapter in 23 lessons. Pauls trip to rome acts 2728 paul left from caesarea and sailed to sidon, myra, and fair havens on crete, where he stayed until after the day of atonement. Thus, paul established for the galatians that he received the gospel by the same means as the other apostles directly. This bible story was made as part of the miracle of. In comparison, lets look at the differences in peters and pauls ministries.

This is the real beginning of pauls ministry of the preaching of what he called the gospel of christ. At the end of this time, awaiting departure for jerusalem, he wrote romans from corinth ca. It covers the tumultuous early years of christianity and narrates the growth of the church throughout the roman empire. It s based on many chapters in acts but focuses primarily on his conversion in acts 9. Jul 22, 2016 this bible story shows the catalyst for paul s ministry. Pauls apostolic ministry in acts forget the channel. Growing christians ministries a bible teaching ministry. The healing of the lame man and the heralding of the gospel acts 3. A full chapter by chapter study would take more than six months, so feel free to select from our available lessons below. Davidistre abstract% thistrainingcoursestudiesthebook ofacts toprovideinsightintotheway theearlychurchworkedand.

A chronological study of pauls ministry xenos christian. The book of acts, above all else, is a story about the churchand what a story it is. Paul s own writings remain the primary source for his theology, but mounting evidence suggests that acts is a reliable guide for the historical framework of paul s life and travels. Peter, whose ministry was to the jews and whose great word was repent. The period from the third trip to jerusalem the jerusalem council. Questions are broken down by chapter and verse and asked in a multiplechoice format. The author quite certainly was luke for the following reason. He then sailed west until shipwrecked on malta, where he stayed 3 months.

Probably, luke did not record pauls appearance before caesar because the gospel of luke and the book of acts were written to give the roman court the background and facts of pauls case in his trial before caesar. The outlines were developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. The propagation in asia minor and europe through the ministry of paul s company 37. Pauls third missionary journey acts 1821 lasted from about a. The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. Bible study of acts lesson 1 bible study blueprint. He wanted to tell readers that the church at rome had heard about pauls coming, and. Get a free ebook bible study use your time at home during covid19 to study the word. Pauls ministry, youth 2 to adult bible study, weekly compass handouts. The bible says after his conversion he immediately began to preach acts 9. It breaks off with paul in his own hired house in rome. The book of acts functions like a roadmap for the progress of the gospel. Key leadership lessons from the apostle paul return to the.

Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts. Our approach will be a chronological study of his life, using the book of acts as the backbone, and incorporating biographical elements from pauls letters. This is correct, though it mostly tells us of the acts of two apostles. Paul was a man of some social standing as a citizen both of the greek city of tarsus and of rome itself according to the acts. Church gospel holy spirit chapters 28 next 20 years major emphasis. The latter conferred privileges, such as exemption from degrading punishments and the right of appeal to the emperor in the case of capital charges. The dating of acts is largely determined by the author. Before each chapter of this book, portions of scripture will be suggested to read ahead of time. Acts ends abruptly with paul imprisoned in rome, waiting to bring his appeal before caesar. In the first 30 years of the missionary endeavor, recorded for us in the book of acts, we see a missionary labor force funded by other christians, great generosity as well as financial negligence from ministry supporters, and the humbling task of fund development as part of the missionary job description. In acts 22, paul formerly saul gives his personal testimony to his fellowisraelites and in chapter 26, he testifies of his conversion before the agrippa. The books of reference used for this study of the book of acts were the bible, king james version, called the companion bible, publisher kregel. The bible is an historical document, and part of assessing the value of any historical. When spring came, he sailed to syracuse, rhegium, and puteoli, finally arriving in rome, where he was imprisoned for 2 more years.