• The Title
  • The acts of the risen Christ
  • By the Spirit of Christ
  • Through the apostles and other believers
• The Author: Luke
  • A physician and historian – Col 4:14
  • A companion of Paul – 2Ti 4:11; Phm 24
  • Act 1:1; Act 16:10-17; Act 20:5-38; Act 21:1-18
• Historical Coverage from 33-64 A.D.
• Its Place in the New Testament
  • It is the bridge
  • The New Testament
    • The Gospels: revealing the person of Christ (biographical)
    • The Acts: record of the preaching of Christ (historical)
    • The Epistles: instructing the people of Christ (practical)
    • Revelation: displaying the glory of Christ (prophetical)
• The Importance of the Book
  • Doctrinally
    • Concerning Christ
      • His Lordship
        • Resurrection
        • Ascension
        • Head of the Church
    • Concerning the Holy Spirit
      • He is the Spirit of Jesus Christ
      • He does the work of Christ
      • He is predominate over the human in the Church
      • He indwells believers
    • Concerning the Church
      • The beginning of the Church
      • The growth of the Church
        • Numerically
        • Geographically
        • Culturally
        • Racially
        • Religiously
        • Jew and Gentile
      • The message of the Church
        • Forgiveness of sins
        • The resurrection of Christ
      • The preservation of the Church
      • The life of the Church
        • The teaching
        • The fellowship
        • The sharing
        • The witnessing
        • The danger
  • Practically
    • Enables us to see how God can accomplish His purpose in spite of opposition
    • Enables us to see how God can use the least and weakest of all humans for His purpose
    • Enables us to see the devotion of those who respond to the grace of God
• Summary and Application
  • The book of Acts is the continuation of the Gospels about the “Acts” of the risen Lord Jesus Christ
  • The resurrection is the pivot around which all New Testament theology proceeds
  • The witness is not centered on an attempt to systematically prove the resurrection
  • The most convincing evidence is that of changed lives through contact with the risen Christ
  • Acts is the record of those who lived by what they were convinced was true
  • The resurrection dominated their life
  • What dominates our life?

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