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Mar 14, 2024 · Acts records the apostles being Christ’s witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the surrounding world. The book of Acts sheds light on the gift of the Holy Spirit, who empowers, guides, teaches, and serves as our Counselor.
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Jul 1, 2024 · In the book of Acts we see the risen and enthroned Lord Jesus at work by his Spirit giving his apostles boldness to preach, adding to their number, and equipping them to establish churches. But toward what end?
Mar 31, 2015 · Right away Luke tells us the main characters of this narrative are the apostles (including Paul) and the Holy Spirit. From beginning to end, Acts is the story of the Holy Spirit inspiring, empowering, and guiding the followers of Jesus on a world-changing mission.
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- What Is The Purpose of The Book of Acts?
- How Acts Guides Us Today
It is widely believed that the book of Acts is the second volume in Luke's gospel. While the first volume was what happened while Jesus was here on earth. It described the past. It described Jesus' story. However, in Acts, we learn more of how all the lessons inherent in Jesus's time with His disciples came to influence their lives after He ascende...
There seem to be several purposes of Acts. Like the gospels, it presents a historical account of the church's beginnings. It describes the founding of the church, and it continues to put an emphasis on evangelismas we see the church's teachings grow around the world. It also gives gentiles a reason for possible conversion. It describes the way peop...
One of the biggest impacts of the book of Acts is that it gives us all the hope that we can be saved. Jerusalem, at the time, was primarily made up of Jews. It shows us that Christ opened up salvationto all. It also shows that it was not just a chosen group of men that would spread God's word. The book reminds us that it was not, in fact, the apost...
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- Like Peter and John, we should give all credit to Jesus. “Then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.”
- Like the believers, we should let the Holy Spirit embolden us. “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.”
- Like Barnabas, we should continually encourage others. “Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means ‘son of encouragement’), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.”
- Like the first Christians, we should give generously and share our possessions. “With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.
A careful study of the Acts of the Apostles reveals that the Christianity taught by Jesus and lived by His earliest followers was not some mindless system of ritual and rote ceremonial obedience with no understanding of why.
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Discover how the small Jesus community grew into a multiethnic international movement in the book of Acts in the Bible. Explore the book’s design and key themes with videos, podcasts, and more from BibleProject™.