New Testament

Acts

Author Luke, physician and companion of Paul

Date Written ~AD 62–64

Chapters 28

Theme The Spirit-empowered spread of the church

Summary

Acts narrates the birth and expansion of the early church from Jerusalem to Rome, empowered by the Holy Spirit. It follows the ministries of Peter and Paul as the gospel crosses ethnic, cultural, and geographic boundaries to reach the ends of the earth.

Outline

The Church in Jerusalem (1–7)
Expansion to Judea and Samaria (8–12)
Paul's First Missionary Journey (13–14)
The Jerusalem Council (15)
Paul's Second and Third Journeys (16–20)
Paul's Arrest, Trials, and Journey to Rome (21–28)

Key Verses

Acts 1:8

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Acts 2:42

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."

Acts 4:12

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved."

Christ in Acts

The risen and ascended Christ working through his Spirit; the name of Jesus as the source of salvation and power for the church's mission

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