Acts 812

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Acts 8-12

• BB 102

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 81-3 The persecution contributes to the
  dispersion of the church into the surrounding
  regions.
• Acts 84-5, Philip in Samaria - the gospel is
  received in Samaria and the wall which had
  separated them from the Jews is broken down.

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 89-40, note especially Acts 87-8, 17
  Miraculous signs are tied with the expansion of
  the church into Samaria.
• Acts 91-31, The Conversion of Saul
• Saul- Hebrew name, Paul is the Roman sounding
  cognate.
• First name given to the movement was "The Way"
  Acts 92.

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Request permission to travel to Damascus to
  persecute the church, arrest believers bring
  them to Jerusalem.
• Acts 91-9, Conversion account. His companions
  did not know what was taking place.
• Ananias - Healing of Paul.
• Acts 9 15 - God's Purpose of Saul.
• Acts 920-25, Baptized, Preached, they plotted
  to kill him.

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 926-29, Not initially received in
  Jerusalem.
• Entrance w/ Barnabas- introduce Paul to the
  Apostles, Paul preacher. Jews want to kill him.
• Acts 930, Paul sent to Tarsus
• Acts 931 Luke describe a period of tranquillity.

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 10, Cornelius
• This passage illustrates Gods presence with
  Peter during the period that he preached to the
  Gentiles and accepted them into the church.
  Actions which later brought him problems.
• Isa. 426, The Servant of the Lord would be a
  light to the Gentiles.
• Isa. 496, The Servant is a light to the Gentiles
  in order to bring salvation to the ends of the
  earth.
• Isa. 4922, He will invite the Gentiles to come
  and share in the restoration.

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 111-18, Peters Defense
• Explains his actions
• Respond by rejoicing

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 1119-30, The Church is Antioch
• Proclamation
• Barnabas Saul, 1125, 26
• Believers first called Christians _at_ Antioch,
  1126
• Sent a gift to the Jerusalem Church w/ Barnabas
  Saul, 1130

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria

• Acts 12, Herod Agrippa I (died c. 44 B.C.) and
  The Way
• Motivated by popularity, 121-5
• Peters escape, 126-17
• Herods rage death, 1218-24
• The Word of God continued to Spread, 1224
• Barnabas, Saul John Mark return to Antioch.

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Acts 8-12 Judea Samaria Summary

• In spite of persecution the gospel continues to
  spread throughout Judea, Samaria and the
  surrounding regions.
• Is this a human activity or the hand of God
  active in history?