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The witness of the church in Judea and Samaria 8:1 – 12:25

The witness of the church in Judea and Samaria 8:1 – 12:25. The Orchestrated Power of the Progressive Witness of the Church. Acts. Nine weeks into Semester… Our eighth time together Hope you had a great week  Today’s activities

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The witness of the church in Judea and Samaria 8:1 – 12:25

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  1. The witness of the church in Judea and Samaria 8:1 – 12:25 The Orchestrated Power of the Progressive Witness of the Church Acts

  2. Nine weeks into Semester… • Our eighth time together • Hope you had a great week  Today’s activities • You should have met me by this date to show me your first draft of your account of Paul’s Chronology • We review our last lecture with the Pop Quiz on Acts 9:1– 12:24 • Then we continue to engage in: Acts 13-14 “Asia Minor: 1st Missionary Journey.”

  3. Jesus B. The witness of the Church (2:5 – 7:60)

  4. Acts Opening thoughtsIts place in connection with the Gospels • • If Luke’s first work in the Gospel was to communicate the person and ministry of Jesus – that is, what Christ began, • • then Luke’s second work in the book of Acts was to communicate about the Holy Spirit’s work in the lives and activities of the apostles in the early church – what the Holy Spirit continued to do.

  5. Acts 1:1 – 5:42 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

  6. Acts 1:1 – 5:42 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 2:32 “This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.”

  7. Acts 1:1 – 5:42 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 3:26 “God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

  8. Acts 1:1 – 5:42 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus

  9. Acts 1:1 – 5:42 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 5:32“And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

  10. Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 6:14 “for we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.”

  11. Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse • 7:60 “And falling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

  12. Acts 8:1 – 12:25 Continuing onA key verse • 8:22“Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.”

  13. Acts 8:1 – 12:25 Continuing onA key verse • 9:5 “And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

  14. Acts 8:1 – 12:25 Continuing onA key verse • 10:39 “And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree,”

  15. Acts 8:1 – 12:25 Continuing onA key verse • 11:18 “When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, “Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.”

  16. Acts 8:1 – 12:25 Continuing onA key verse • 12:24 “But the word of God increased and multiplied.”

  17. Acts 13:1 – 14:28 Continuing onA key verse • 13:38“Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses.

  18. Acts 13:1 – 14:28 Continuing onA key verse • 14:22 “strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

  19. Acts 1:1 – 14:28A reminder of the structure of the book • THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM (1:1 – 7:60) • THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (8:1 – 12:25) • THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31)

  20. The Book of Acts: Amount of time spent on each section Inception of the Church 1:1 – 2:4 3% Jerusalem 2:5-7:60 22% Judea Samaria 8:1-12:25 18% End of the Earth 13:1-21:16 32% All boundaries 21:17-28:31 25%

  21. Acts 13:1 – 21:16 Opening thoughtsHow Section III is structured III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) 1.The First Missionary Journey (13:1-14:28) • 2. The Jerusalem Council (15:1-35) E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) • 3. The Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22) • 4. The Third Missionary Journey (18:23-21:16)

  22. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) 1.The First Missionary Journey (13:1-14:28) • The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1-12) • The Missionary Work at Pisidian Antioch (13:13-52) • Missionary Work in Iconium (14:1-7) • Missionary Work in Lystra (14:8-20) • Missionary Work in Derbe and Perga (14:21-28) E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16)

  23. The word of God NOT A STRAIGHT PATH Jesus E. The Witness of the Church (13:1 – 21:16) (13:1-12)

  24. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:1 Antioch E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  25. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:2 for the work E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  26. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:3-4 by the Holy Spirit Cyprus E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  27. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:5 Synagogues E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  28. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:6 Paphos E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  29. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:7 Sergius Paulus E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  30. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:8 opposed them The word of God E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  31. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  32. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:10 the straight paths of the Lord E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  33. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  34. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  35. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  36. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  37. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  38. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  39. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  40. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  41. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  42. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  43. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  44. NOT A STRAIGHT PATH

  45. THE ONLY STRAIGHT PATH • 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Jesus

  46. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:11 Blind E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  47. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) • Highlights: 13:12 at the teaching of the Lord E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16) The First Missionary Journey (13:1 – 14:28) The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1–12)

  48. III. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31) 1.The First Missionary Journey (13:1-14:28) • The Missionary Work at Cyprus (13:1-12) • The Missionary Work at Pisidian Antioch (13:13-52) • Missionary Work in Iconium (14:1-7) • Missionary Work in Lystra (14:8-20) • Missionary Work in Derbe and Perga (14:21-28) E. The Witness the Church in the Uttermost Parts (13:1 – 21:16)

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