The Acts of the Holy Spirit

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The Acts of the Holy Spirit
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Acts is the Transition from the Gospels to the
Epistles
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Luke 2445-53

• 45 Then He opened their minds to understand the
  Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, " Thus it is
  written, that the Christ would suffer and rise
  again from the dead the third day, 47 and that
  repentance for forgiveness of sins would be
  proclaimed in His name to all the nations,
  beginning from Jerusalem.
• 48 "You are witnesses of these things.

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• 49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of
  My Father upon you but you are to stay in the
  city until you are clothed with power from on
  high."
• 50 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He
  lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 While He
  was blessing them, He parted from them and was
  carried up into heaven.
• 52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to
  Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually
  in the temple praising God.

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Acts 11-8 NASU

• The first account I composed, Theophilus, about
  all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the
  day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had
  by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles
  whom He had chosen.

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• 3 To these He also presented Himself alive after
  His suffering, by many convincing proofs,
  appearing to them over a period of forty days and
  speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of
  God.

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• 4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not
  to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the
  Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard
  of from Me
• 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be
  baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from
  now."

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• 6 So when they had come together, they were
  asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You
  are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
• 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know
  times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His
  own authority

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The Theme of the Book of Acts

• 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
  has come upon you and you shall be My witnesses
  both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
  and even to the remotest part of the earth."

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Key words throughout

• Jesus mentioned 71 times
• The Holy Spirit is mentioned 55 times
• Witness(es)(ed) used 18 times

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The Gospel Moves Outward

• Acts 1-7 Jerusalem/Judea Peter
• Acts 8 Samaria Peter
• Acts 9-12 Gentiles Peter
• Acts 13-21 Uttermost Parts Paul
• Acts 21-28 Paul at Rome Paul

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Written by Luke the physician

• Acts 11
• The first account I composed, Theophilus, about
  all that Jesus began to do and teach

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Luke 11-4

• Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an
  account of the things accomplished among us, 2
  just as they were handed down to us by those who
  from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants
  of the word,
• 3 it seemed fitting for me as well, having
  investigated everything carefully from the
  beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive
  order, most excellent Theophilus
• 4 so that you may know the exact truth about the
  things you have been taught.

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Paul Mentions Luke often

• Colossians 414 Luke, the beloved physician,
  sends you his greetings, and also Demas.
• 2 Timothy 411 Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark
  and bring him with you, for he is useful to me
  for service.
• Philemon 23-24 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in
  Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do Mark,
  Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.

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Luke uses We and Us throughout

• Acts 1610-17 10 When he had seen the vision,
  immediately we sought to go into Macedonia,
  concluding that God had called us to preach the
  gospel to them.
• Acts 205-15
• Acts 211-18
• Acts 271-2816

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• Luke most likely a Gentile making him the only
  gentile author of the bible
• He has been linked to Antioch and Phillipi
• Possibly a relative of Paul
• Romans 1621
• Timothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do
  Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

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Timeline from C. Peter Wagner

• 30 Pentecost
• 32 Phillip goes to Samaria
• 33 Saul (Paul) is converted
• 47-48 Pauls first missionary Journey
• 61-63 Paul in prison in Rome
• 63 Book of Acts written

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Acts likely written B/4 Pauls death

• Eusebius of Caesarea states that Paul was
  beheaded in the reign of the Roman Emperor Nero.
  This event has been dated either to the year 64,
  when Rome was devastated by a fire, or a few
  years later, to 67.

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Acts 11-8 NASU

• The first account I composed, Theophilus, about
  all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2 until the
  day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had
  by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles
  whom He had chosen.

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Great Commission

• And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "
  All authority has been given to Me in heaven and
  on earth. " Go therefore and make disciples of
  all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
  the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
  teaching them to observe all that I commanded
  you and lo, I am with you always, even to the
  end of the age."
• Matthew 2818-20

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Mark 1615-20

• 15 And He said to them, " Go into all the world
  and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 " He
  who has believed and has been baptized shall be
  saved but he who has disbelieved shall be
  condemned.
• 17 "These signs will accompany those who have
  believed in My name they will cast out demons,
  they will speak with new tongues 18 they will
  pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly
  poison, it will not hurt them they will lay
  hands on the sick, and they will recover."

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• 19 So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to
  them, He was received up into heaven and sat down
  at the right hand of God.
• 20 And they went out and preached everywhere,
  while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed
  the word by the signs that followed.

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Luke 2446-48

• 46 and He said to them, " Thus it is written,
  that the Christ would suffer and rise again from
  the dead the third day, 47 and that repentance
  for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in
  His name to all the nations, beginning from
  Jerusalem.
• 48 "You are witnesses of these things.

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John 2021

• So Jesus said to them again, " Peace be with you
  as the Father has sent Me, I also send you."

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Acts 13

• 3 To these He also presented Himself alive after
  His suffering, by many convincing proofs,
  appearing to them over a period of forty days and
  speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of
  God.

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Jesus Appeared at least 8 times after His
resurrection

• 1. To Mary M. and Mary Matt 281
• 2. To disciples on road to E. Luke 2415
• 3. To Simon Peter Luke 2434
• 4. To 10 Disciples Luke 2436
• 5. To 11 Disciples John 2026
• 6. To 7 D. at Sea of Tiberius John 214
• 7. To James I Cor. 157
• 8. The 11 Luke 2450

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Acts 14-5

• 4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not
  to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the
  Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard
  of from Me
• 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be
  baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from
  now."

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Acts 16-7

• 6 So when they had come together, they were
  asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You
  are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
• 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know
  times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His
  own authority

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Acts 18

• 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
  has come upon you and you shall be My witnesses
  both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,
  and even to the remotest part of the earth."

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