Argument: God’s love is unmatched.

Outline: 2 staggering aspects of God’s love

1. Who he loves
2. How he loves

Argument: God’s presence is not confined to a place, but a people.

Outline: 3 Demonstrations of God’s glory among his people

A False Accusation (6:8–15)
A Bold Proclamation (7:1–53)
A Vivid Demonstration (7:54–8:1a)

Argument: Many hands are required to keep the church on mission.

Outline: How do we navigate potential hindrances to the ministry of the Word?

A Tricky Problem (1–2)

A Simple Solution (3–4)

A Glorious Outcome (5–7)

Argument: The gospel is unstoppable because the Christ is Jesus.

Outline: 3 scenes that reveal that the message about Jesus can't be stopped

The Temple (12–16)

A Jail Cell (17–25)

The Courtroom (26–42)

Argument: The Holy Spirit molds the church for mission.

Outline: 3 Ways the Holy Spirit makes his presence known

1. Great Power
2. Great Grace
3. Great Fear

Argument: The Holy Spirit empowers disciples to boldly proclaim Jesus.

Outline: What does this look like?

A fear of God rather than of other people (5–22)

A firm conviction that God will triumph (23–28)

A burden to pray for more boldness (29–31)

Argument: Only Jesus can fix what’s broken.

Outline: 4 movements that display the power of the risen Christ

1. A Demonstration of Power & Compassion (3:1–10)
2. A Clarification of What’s Happened (3:11–18)
3. An Exhortation of How to Respond (3:19–26)
4. A Variation of Responses (4:1–4)

Argument: A Spirit-filled church stands out as a compelling community

Outline: 3 marks of the Holy Spirit in the church
1. Devotion (42–43)
2. Generosity (44–47a)
3. Multiplication (47b)

Argument: The Holy Spirit bears witness that Jesus is the risen and reigning King.

Outline: 3 questions about the Day of Pentecost answered
1. What happened? God poured out his Holy Spirit (14–21)
2. Why did this happen? To testify that Jesus is risen and reigning (22–36)
3. How do you respond? Repent and receive (37–41)

Argument: The Holy Spirit comes so that the Word would spread to the nations.
(1) The Spirit’s Unmistakable Arrival (1-4)
(2) The Nations Strategic Assembly (5-11)
(3) The People’s Collective Amazement (12-13)