Acts

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Acts

• BB 102

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Acts 11-67

• Acts 3-26
• Acts 31-10, Miraculous Signs are given to
  validate the message.
• Acts 311-26, Peters Sermon.
• 313, Charges the Jews w/a miscarriage of
  justice.
• 315, He whom you killed God raised to life
• 319, Therefore, repent from your sins

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Acts 11-67

• Acts 41-31
• Acts 44, c. 5,000 believed on account of Peters
  sermon
• Acts 417-22, Peter John ordered not to preach
  about Christ.
• Acts 423-31, Conscious of Gods provision and
  care for them.

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Acts 11-67

• Acts 432-542, Caring for those with needs
• Acts 432-36, Concern for the Poor.
• Acts 51-11, Ananias Sapphira God
  demonstrates his concern for the purity of his
  people. That he does not continue to punish in
  this fashion is a sign of grace.
• Acts 533-42, Continuation of signs and
  persecution, see esp. 529-42

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Acts 11-67

• Acts 61-7, The Choosing of the Seven
• Tension between the Grecian Hebraic Jews
• They did not want the care of widows to detract
  from the ongoing ministry.

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Acts 68-83/Dispersion

• Ministry of Stephen
• 68, described as a man full of Gods grace
  power
• 611, he was falsely accused
• 614, charge Destroy the place change the
  customs handed down to us.
• 71-53, Stephens speech in response to the
  charges

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Acts 68-83/Dispersion

• 71-53, Stephens speech in response to the
  charges
• Provides a superb description of the OT
  background, links Christ w/Moses.
• Points too Gods progressive revelation the
  out-datedness of the temple rituals.
• 754-60, Stoning of Stephen
• Furious
• Note vision in 756
• Stoned him, an illegal act
• Response A work of grace, 760
• Saul observed, giving his approval

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Acts 68-83/Dispersion

• 81-3, Persecution
• Church scattered throughout Judea Samaria
• Saul as Chief Persecutor of the church.