Acts
New Testament · Gospels · 58 chapter studies + Overview
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- Intro Acts - Overview The ascended Lord forms a Spirit-filled Church whose prayer, communion, mercy, and suffering witness carry Israel's hope to the nations.
- 1 Acts 1:1-11 - The Ascended Lord and the Promise of Power The risen and ascended Christ orders the Church to wait for the Holy Spirit, receive power from the Father, and bear faithful witness until He returns.
- 1 Acts 1:12-26 - Mary, the Praying Church, and Matthias The wounded Church perseveres in prayer and asks the heart-knowing Lord to restore the apostolic witness to Christ's Resurrection.
- 2 Acts 2:1-13 - Pentecost and the Tongues of Fire At Pentecost the Holy Spirit fills the praying Church and gives speech that makes God's mighty works intelligible across human difference.
- 2 Acts 2:14-41 - Peter's Pentecost Sermon and the Call to Repent Peter proclaims the crucified and risen Christ, opening Joel and the Psalms to call his hearers into repentance, baptism, and life in the Spirit.
- 2 Acts 2:42-47 - The Shape of Apostolic Church Life The Spirit forms a steadfast Church in apostolic teaching, communion, the breaking of bread, prayer, generous mercy, and praise.
- 3 Acts 3:1-10 - The Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate At the Beautiful Gate, Jesus raises a man through apostolic mercy, turning lifelong dependence into walking, common worship, and praise.
- 3 Acts 3:11-26 - Peter in Solomon's Portico Peter turns wonder toward the risen Prince of life, who blots out sins and fulfills covenant blessing by turning people from iniquity.
- 4 Acts 4:1-22 - No Other Name Before the Council Before the council, Peter and John confess the risen Jesus as the rejected Stone, the healer of the man beside them, and the only saving name.
- 4 Acts 4:23-31 - The Church Prays for Boldness The threatened Church returns to prayer, reads its pressure through Psalm 2, and receives fresh boldness from the Holy Spirit to speak the Word of God.
- 4-5 Acts 4:32-5:11 - One Heart, One Soul, and the Fear of God The Spirit forms the Church into one heart and one soul, while guarding her communion from the religious deceit of a divided heart.
- 5 Acts 5:12-16 - Signs, Shadows, and the Healing Church After holy fear exposes deceit, the risen Christ makes His Church visibly united, reverently approached, and mercifully open to the suffering.
- 5 Acts 5:17-42 - Obeying God Rather Than Men Freed to speak life, the apostles obey God, offer repentance and forgiveness in the risen Christ, and bear shame without ceasing their witness.
- 6 Acts 6:1-7 - Ordered Service and the Ministry of the Tables The Church orders mercy through Spirit-filled servants so prayer, the word, and care for the vulnerable can all remain faithful.
- 6 Acts 6:8-15 - Stephen Before the Council Stephen stands before opposition with wisdom, Spirit-filled witness, and an angelic face before his great defense begins.
- 7 Acts 7:1-16 - Stephen's Defense: Promise, Abraham, and Joseph Stephen recalls God’s promise before possession and Joseph’s rejected life, through which God preserves the family that sold him.
- 7 Acts 7:17-43 - Stephen's Defense: Moses and Resisted Deliverance Stephen honors Moses, the rejected deliverer, and warns that hearts can return to bondage even after receiving God’s living words.
- 7-8 Acts 7:44-8:3 - Temple Not Made with Hands and Stephen's Martyrdom Stephen sees the reigning Christ, entrusts his spirit to Him, and intercedes for his killers as the Church laments and is scattered.
- 8 Acts 8:4-25 - Philip in Samaria and Simon's False Power Philip brings Christ to Samaria; apostolic prayer gathers believers in communion, while Simon’s offer exposes a desire to possess God’s gift.
- 8 Acts 8:26-40 - The Ethiopian Eunuch and the Suffering Servant The Spirit leads Philip to a reader of Isaiah, who receives the suffering and risen Jesus through faith, baptism, and joy.
- 9 Acts 9:1-19 - Saul Encountered by the Risen Christ The risen Jesus stops Saul’s persecution and receives him through Ananias into prayer, sight, baptism, fellowship, and costly witness.
- 9 Acts 9:20-31 - Saul's First Witness and the Church's Peace Saul proclaims the Christ he once opposed; the Church receives him with discernment and grows in holy fear and the Spirit’s comfort.
- 9 Acts 9:32-43 - Aeneas, Tabitha, and Resurrection Mercy The risen Christ heals Aeneas, raises Tabitha, honors embodied mercy, and turns the attention of whole communities to the Lord.
- 10 Acts 10:1-23 - Cornelius and Peter's Vision God remembers Cornelius’s prayer and mercy, corrects Peter’s boundaries, and brings a Gentile household toward Christ through apostolic witness.
- 10 Acts 10:24-48 - Peter Preaches and the Gentile Pentecost Peter proclaims the risen Lord to Cornelius’s household; the Spirit reveals the Gentiles’ reception, and Peter commands baptism into the Church’s life.
- 11 Acts 11:1-18 - Jerusalem Receives the Gentile Mission Peter recounts Cornelius's household before Jerusalem, and the Church glorifies God for granting the Gentiles repentance to life.
- 11 Acts 11:19-30 - Antioch, Christians, and Famine Relief At Antioch, scattered witness becomes a taught Church whose public belonging to Christ bears fruit in ordered mercy for suffering brethren.
- 12 Acts 12:1-25 - James, Peter Delivered, and Herod Judged James dies, Peter is delivered, and Herod is judged; Christ's love is not measured by escape, and His word outlives royal power.
- 13 Acts 13:1-12 - The Spirit Sends Barnabas and Saul Acts 13:1-12 shows mission born from worship, fasting, prayer, ecclesial sending, and the Holy Spirit's victory over false power.
- 13 Acts 13:13-43 - Paul's Sermon in Pisidian Antioch Acts 13:13-43 shows Paul proclaiming Israel's story as fulfilled in the crucified and risen Son of David, who gives forgiveness, justification, and grace.
- 13 Acts 13:44-52 - Gentile Joy and Opposition in Pisidian Antioch Acts 13:44-52 shows the word turning outward as Isaiah's light to the nations, with joy in the Holy Spirit stronger than opposition in Pisidian Antioch.
- 14 Acts 14:1-18 - Iconium to Lystra: Signs, Suffering, and Mistaken Worship Paul and Barnabas bear witness through bold preaching, healing, and humble refusal of honor that belongs only to the living God.
- 14 Acts 14:19-28 - Through Many Tribulations and Appointed Elders Paul and Barnabas strengthen disciples through tribulation, appoint elders in prayer, and report the door of faith God opened to the Gentiles.
- 15 Acts 15:1-21 - The Council in Jerusalem The Jerusalem Council receives Gentile believers through Christ's grace, reading apostolic testimony with the prophets and guarding holy communion.
- 15 Acts 15:22-35 - It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us The apostolic decree is sent, received, and explained as a Spirit-led act of the Church that relieves false burdens while preserving holiness and communion.
- 15-16 Acts 15:36-16:5 - Conflict, Timothy, and Strengthening the Churches Christ's mission continues through imperfect servants as conflict, restoration, pastoral economy, and apostolic teaching strengthen the churches.
- 16 Acts 16:6-10 - The Macedonian Call The Holy Spirit guides apostolic mission through closed roads, a night vision, the Church's shared discernment, and immediate obedience to Christ's call.
- 16 Acts 16:11-15 - Lydia: Prayer, Hospitality, and Baptism The first named hearer in Philippi receives the Gospel as the Lord opens her heart, and her baptism becomes hospitality for the apostolic mission.
- 16 Acts 16:16-40 - Prison, Praise, and the Philippian Jailer Paul and Silas reveal Christ's freedom in Philippi: deliverance from exploitation, praise in prison, baptismal joy, and public witness without revenge.
- 17 Acts 17:1-15 - Thessalonica and Berea: Scripture Examined and the World Upset Paul opens the Scriptures to Christ in Thessalonica, the Bereans receive and examine the word, and the Gospel disturbs the world without becoming worldly.
- 17 Acts 17:16-34 - Paul at the Areopagus: The Unknown God and the Risen Judge Paul witnesses in Athens by naming idolatry, proclaiming the Creator, calling all people to repentance, and placing the Resurrection at the center.
- 18 Acts 18:1-17 - Corinth, Tentmaking, and the Lord's Encouragement Paul enters Corinth through ordinary work and faithful fellowship, but Christ Himself strengthens the mission with the promise, I am with you.
- 18 Acts 18:18-28 - Priscilla, Aquila, and Apollos Acts 18:18-28 shows the Church strengthening disciples and forming a gifted teacher through humility, fuller catechesis, and Scripture-centered witness.
- 19 Acts 19:1-20 - Ephesus: Baptism, Spirit, Catechesis, and Renunciation Christ gathers the Ephesian disciples through baptism and the Spirit, sustains patient teaching, and frees believers for costly repentance.
- 19 Acts 19:21-41 - Toward Jerusalem and the Riot of Artemis Paul turns toward Jerusalem and Rome as the Gospel unsettles Ephesian profit and pride, while counsel and civic restraint protect the witnesses.
- 20 Acts 20:1-16 - Troas, Eutychus, and the Journey Toward Jerusalem Acts 20:1-16 shows the Church gathered around apostolic word, breaking bread, consolation, and costly pastoral travel as Paul moves toward Jerusalem.
- 20 Acts 20:17-38 - Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders Acts 20:17-38 shows apostolic shepherding as humility, tears, vigilance, self-giving, and entrusting the flock to God and the word of His grace.
- 21 Acts 21:1-16 - Bound for Jerusalem Paul approaches Jerusalem amid prophecy, prayer, tears, and hospitality, teaching the Church to discern costly obedience without coercion.
- 21 Acts 21:17-36 - Paul in the Temple and the Riot Paul seeks communion without placing Gentiles under the Law, while false accusation and violence reveal the cost of peace and the need for truth.
- 21-22 Acts 21:37-22:29 - Paul's Defense, Testimony, and Citizenship The risen Christ makes a persecutor a baptized witness, while Paul joins truthful repentance, mission to the nations, and lawful resistance to harm.
- 22-23 Acts 22:30-23:11 - Before the Sanhedrin and the Lord's Encouragement Paul names an unlawful blow, confesses resurrection hope, and receives Christ's encouragement for witness in Rome.
- 23 Acts 23:12-35 - Hidden Providence in the Plot Against Paul Christ preserves Paul through a nephew's report and organized protection, carrying His witness to Caesarea while he remains in custody.
- 24 Acts 24:1-27 - Paul Before Felix: Righteousness, Self-Control, and Judgment Paul answers unproved charges with worship, mercy, and resurrection hope; Felix hears of judgment yet leaves him bound.
- 25 Acts 25:1-27 - Paul Before Festus and the Appeal to Caesar Paul refuses an unjust handover and appeals to Caesar; Festus cannot name a proved crime but reports his witness that Jesus lives.
- 26 Acts 26:1-32 - Not Disobedient to the Heavenly Vision Paul confesses the risen Christ before rulers: mercy remakes a persecutor, repentance bears fruit, and Israel's hope opens to the nations.
- 27 Acts 27:1-26 - The Storm and the Promise of Life Paul belongs to God in a storm that defeats every resource; a particular promise preserves his companions without making prudence or loss unreal.
- 27 Acts 27:27-44 - Shipwreck and Salvation Through Trust God keeps His promise through sailors, bread, courage, and mercy: every person reaches land, some swimming and some clinging to the broken ship.
- 28 Acts 28:1-10 - Malta: Viper, Healing, and Hospitality On Malta, strangers warm the shipwrecked, Paul gathers wood and prays for the sick, and Christ's mercy outlasts rash judgment.
- 28 Acts 28:11-31 - Rome and the Unhindered Kingdom Acts 28:11-31 closes Acts with Paul bound in Rome while the Kingdom of God and the Lord Jesus Christ are preached with boldness and without hindrance.