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Introduction to the Book of Acts
We’ve begun a new course on the Book of Acts, a verse by verse study that will likely run about six months. This week’s opening session looks at some basics of the Book of Acts and its role in the New Testament. We discuss some of Luke’s likely purposes in writing Luke and Acts. We hope you’ll watch or listen every week, and if you enjoy these sessions that you’ll share them.
Class notes are available here as a PDF.
If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel.
EXCERPT: Christians have always treasured the way that the Gospel of Luke and Acts show God’s heart for all peoples. In the Gospel of Luke, we begin to see glimmers of God’s heart to reach the Gentile world, but in Acts it’s a major theme. Jesus in the very first chapter of Acts tells the believers that they will be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. As we’ll see, the disciples took a good 10 years to realize that meant more than just reaching Jews who lived in other countries – it meant reaching everyone!
In the Book of Acts we see the Gospel reaching new people groups (Ethiopians, Samaritans, Romans, Greeks) and going into new territories (Syria, Asia Minor, Europe). And of course, we know from history that during this time period, the Gospel was going into places not even recorded in the Book of Acts. Our Indian friends know that the Apostle Thomas landed on the western shore of India in the year 52 AD. There are still churches there today that can trace themselves back to his mission.
All of this was accomplished not through the cleverness of Man, but by believers receiving what Jesus called “the Promise of the Father,” the gift of the Holy Spirit that the prophets had predicted. Jesus said in Acts 1:8,
“…you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
It was the power of the Spirit that enabled ordinary men and women to have the power and the boldness they needed to proclaim the truth of Jesus’ resurrection. By the Spirit they would offer new life to people who had never heard of Israel’s God.
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By Nick UvaWe’ve begun a new course on the Book of Acts, a verse by verse study that will likely run about six months. This week’s opening session looks at some basics of the Book of Acts and its role in the New Testament. We discuss some of Luke’s likely purposes in writing Luke and Acts. We hope you’ll watch or listen every week, and if you enjoy these sessions that you’ll share them.
Class notes are available here as a PDF.
If you like, you can also watch on my YouTube channel.
EXCERPT: Christians have always treasured the way that the Gospel of Luke and Acts show God’s heart for all peoples. In the Gospel of Luke, we begin to see glimmers of God’s heart to reach the Gentile world, but in Acts it’s a major theme. Jesus in the very first chapter of Acts tells the believers that they will be His witnesses to the ends of the earth. As we’ll see, the disciples took a good 10 years to realize that meant more than just reaching Jews who lived in other countries – it meant reaching everyone!
In the Book of Acts we see the Gospel reaching new people groups (Ethiopians, Samaritans, Romans, Greeks) and going into new territories (Syria, Asia Minor, Europe). And of course, we know from history that during this time period, the Gospel was going into places not even recorded in the Book of Acts. Our Indian friends know that the Apostle Thomas landed on the western shore of India in the year 52 AD. There are still churches there today that can trace themselves back to his mission.
All of this was accomplished not through the cleverness of Man, but by believers receiving what Jesus called “the Promise of the Father,” the gift of the Holy Spirit that the prophets had predicted. Jesus said in Acts 1:8,
“…you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
It was the power of the Spirit that enabled ordinary men and women to have the power and the boldness they needed to proclaim the truth of Jesus’ resurrection. By the Spirit they would offer new life to people who had never heard of Israel’s God.
Thanks for reading Apostolic Purpose! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nickuva.substack.com