In fulfillment of this command, and through the power of. This series combines video clips from the movie, the book of acts, with thoughtprovoking questions for reflection, discussion and practical life application. Apr 01, 2006 acts 28 the gospel to the ends of the earth. The book of acts details the birth and spread of the church. The third and final phase of the book of acts will trace the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth acts 28, through three witness trips mission trips of the apostle paul and his traveling companions. Jesus rose again, he told his disciples to wait in jerusalem until they are endued with power from on high, power to be his witnesses unto the ends of the earth. The book of acts to the ends of the earth on vimeo. The storm, the shipwreck, and the sovereignty of god.
Jesus was clear that the mission was to make disciples of all nations matthew 28. This book is titled the acts of the apostles, or more literally acts of apostles. Witnessing to the most distant part of the earth acts 1. Highview evangelical presbyterian church s50 w33042 town road ge dousman, wi 53118. The book ends with paul in rome, preaching in his own hired house, chained day and night to a roman guard, unable to get out, unable to pursue the evangelizing of the ends of the earth as his heart longed to do limited, fettered, bound and yet, as he writes to the philippians, his heart overflowing with the consciousness that though he. In verse 4, luke quotes jesus as saying something that seems counter. Acts 1 niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway. To look at acts in this light strips the book of any theological significance or teaching.
You will be my witnesses in jerusalem, and in all judea and samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The acts of the apostles church leadership resources. Paul and others planted and watered, but god kept making it grow. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. Then you will be my witnesses to testify about me in jerusalem, throughout judea and samaria, and to the ends of the earth. He is at the heart of the gospel message, the news that reconciliation with the father is now possible through jesus christ. Its narrative supplies a bridge connecting the life and ministry of jesus to the life of the church and the witness of the earliest believers. Hope bible church oakville sign language interpreting ministry. The book of acts small groups spoken gospel free church. Discover what the book of acts is really all about. March 16, 2014 abe chan english ministry pastor download download reference acts 10. The book of acts finishes with pauls final appeals to his jewish compatriots to accept jesus as their messiah and with paul freely preaching the gospel in the heart of the roman empire.
With a focus on acts chapter 8, editors susan brown snook and adam trambley and contributors from across the episcopal church discuss how these lessons from christs earliest followers apply to the mission jesus still gives us today. King james bible but ye shall receive power, after that the holy ghost is come upon you. Consider the copernican revolution, when nicolaus copernicus 14731543 showed that the earth was not the center of the universe but actually circled the sun. Jesus has ascended to heaven, the spirit has come to the church and we see god at work. The apostles are to be christs witnesses, beginning in jerusalem, but eventually proclaiming the gospel to the ends of the earth which, from the focus of the book of acts, we understand to be rome, the capital of the empire dominating the mediterranean world. The power of the spirit at work in the church and the world. The ends of the earth is the ends of the earth in acts 2. A study in the book of acts 28 north coast calvary chapel on. Chapters focus on a key verse, and include definitions of unfamiliar terms and concepts. In verse 4, luke quotes jesus as saying something that seems counterintuitive at first glance, given the urgency of their task. In the book of acts, we get a glimpse of just how the apostles responded to those commands under the guidance and direction of the holy spirit.
Luke is not just simply recording for history the spread of the gospel and how it really did spread from jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the earth. This colorful book employs a variety of exercises to help students remember key points and elements during the birth and early expansion of the church. New american standard 1977 but you shall receive power when the holy spirit has come upon you. New growth press publishes biblebased materials that provide churches, families, and individuals with resources for personal and spiritual growth and change. Acts, then, shows us that gods purposes for humanity, that he. Jesus charges his followers to participate fully in gods mission by making disciples matthew 28. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. Early church tradition tells us that the author of this twovolume work was luke, a physician by occupation colossians 4. An exciting look at the birth of the early church, through the eyes of luke, the author of the gospel of luke. But you shall receive power when the holy spirit has come upon you. In its westward extent the end of the earth refers generally to spain and specifically to the region around gades, west of gibraltar.
Jan 05, 2020 the book of acts chronicles the spread of the gospel from jerusalem, judea, samaria and to the ends of the earth acts 1. The book of acts is one of the most exciting parts of the whole bible. While the gospel of luke recounts salvation accomplished through jesus the messiah, the book of acts describes salvation announced to the ends of the earth. What started in one geographic area, in thirty years expanded through asia minor, into major european cities, becoming tens of thousands strong in number. All of them were filled with the holy spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the spirit enabled them. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. What acts teaches us about the advancement of the gospel. The book of acts also called acts of the apostles begins where the gospel of luke left off. The beginning of acts reveals many of the books key themes. He begins to carry on his work through the reincarnated body of jesus christ the church the body by which the lord intends to reach out to the uttermost parts of the earth. This growth, from the center out, is what was supposed to happen back in the garden of eden. The ending of the book of acts and writing volume 3.
In the first chapter of the book of acts, the crucified and risen jesus commissions his followers to be witnesses 1. The global message of acts acts and redemptive history. Because of the way the book of acts ends, many have. An inductive bible study through the book of acts chapters 28. Jul 10, 2014 the good news of the salvation accomplished in christ and applied by the holy spirit extends to the ends of the earth through preaching. The spirit empowers gods people to fulfil the command of jesus to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth, and in this fastpaced section of the bible we see the growth of the church. Acts shows the gospel going to jerusalem, judea and samaria, and then to the ends of the earth. The book of acts begins in jerusalem, the capital city of the jews, but ends in rome, the capital city of the gentiles.
The book of acts provides a detailed, orderly, eyewitness account of the birth and growth of the early church and the spread of the gospel immediately after the resurrection of jesus christ. After the resurrection, jesus appears to the disciples. This is, in effect, an outline of the book of acts see plan and outline below. Before ascending into heaven, jesus commissions his disciples to be his witnesses from jerusalem to the end of the earth acts 1. That work began 1900 years ago, and as you can see, he is still at it today. In lukeacts we find an architectural pattern of correspondences between the career of jesus and the life of the apostles. The ending of the book of acts makes it clear that lukes purpose wasnt simply to chronicle not the life and death of paul, but rather the rise and spread of the gospel and of the social and religious. Luke had no way of knowing how long the church would continue on this earth, but as long as it pursues its course, the book of acts will be one of its major guides.
To the ends of the earth 50 undated bible readings. To the ends of the earth a church scattered acts 7. Kjv the book of acts is the historical link between the biographical records of matthew. The book of acts chronicles the spread of the gospel from jerusalem, judea, samaria and to the ends of the earth acts 1. Ken schurb will take you through the book of acts, following paul to the ends of the earth in his proclamation of the good news. This heliocentric suncentered model radically transformed the way people thought about the cosmos. But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you.
In my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had c. In conclusion, the use of the phrase, end s of the earth, in greek literature confirms the initial exegetical impression stated above that the phrase in acts 1. But there is something deeply significant in the way it is laid out and described. With animated maps to truly encompass the geographical and historical context of pauls journeys, rev. Indeed, from jerusalem to the ends of the earth, the book of acts captures the witness of the church of its resurrected lord and empowered by the holy spirit. To the ends of the earth the bible speaks today stott, j.
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