Acts
New Testament · Gospels · 59 chapter studies · 1 narrated · Total audio: 15 min
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- Intro Acts - Overview The ascended Lord continues His work through the Holy Spirit, forming an apostolic Church whose prayer, sacramental communion, mercy, discernment, and suffering witness carry the...
- 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 but obedient Church perseveres in prayer, receives Scripture as the Holy Spirit's speech, and asks the heart knowing Lord to restore the apostolic witness to the...
- 2 Acts 2:1-13 - Pentecost and the Tongues of Fire At Pentecost the Holy Spirit fills the gathered disciples and gives them intelligible speech about God's mighty works, opening the Church's public witness toward the nations while...
- 2 Acts 2:14-41 - Peter's Pentecost Sermon and the Call to Repent Peter interprets Pentecost through Joel and the Psalms, proclaims the crucified and risen Jesus as Lord and Christ, and calls the pierced hearers to repentance, baptism, remission...
- 2 Acts 2:42-47 - The Shape of Apostolic Church Life A study of the first Christian community's steadfast apostolic life in teaching, communion, the breaking of bread, prayers, reverent fear, mercy, praise, and the Lord's daily...
- 3 Acts 3:1-10 - The Lame Man at the Beautiful Gate At the Beautiful Gate, the risen Jesus works through Peter and John to give bodily strength to a man disabled from birth and restore his ability to participate alongside others as...
- 3 Acts 3:11-26 - Peter in Solomon's Portico Peter redirects the crowd from apostolic power to the risen Jesus, the Prince of life, and reveals covenant blessing as Christ turning sinners from their iniquities.
- 4 Acts 4:1-22 - No Other Name Before the Council Peter and John stand before the council and confess that the healed man stands whole by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the rejected Stone 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 God frees the apostles for witness; they obey Him with steadfast meekness, proclaim the risen Christ's gift of repentance and forgiveness, and continue after shame.
- 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 begins his defense with the God of glory, whose promise precedes possession and whose presence remains with Joseph, the rejected brother through whom God preserves life.
- 7 Acts 7:17-43 - Stephen's Defense: Moses and Resisted Deliverance Stephen honors Moses as the rejected yet God sent deliverer, witness to the coming Prophet, and receiver of living oracles, while warning against hearts that turn back toward...
- 7-8 Acts 7:44-8:3 - Temple Not Made with Hands and Stephen's Martyrdom Stephen honors the sanctuary while confessing the uncontained Creator, rebukes resistance to the Holy Spirit, and dies in communion with Christ as persecution scatters the...
- 8 Acts 8:4-25 - Philip in Samaria and Simon's False Power Persecution scatters the word into Samaria, Philip preaches Christ with healing joy, and Simon's attempt to buy spiritual power exposes the difference between grace received as...
- 8 Acts 8:26-40 - The Ethiopian Eunuch and the Suffering Servant The Spirit sends Philip to a worshiping reader, opens Isaiah's suffering Servant as Jesus Christ, and leads the Ethiopian official through confession and baptism into enduring joy.
- 9 Acts 9:1-19 - Saul Encountered by the Risen Christ The risen Christ stops Saul's violent zeal, identifies Himself with His persecuted Church, and receives the former enemy through Ananias into sight, baptism, and suffering witness.
- 9 Acts 9:20-31 - Saul's First Witness and the Church's Peace The risen Christ turns Saul's public life toward His name, while the Church answers real repentance with truthful testimony, prudent care, holy fear, and the consolation of the...
- 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, prepares Peter to receive those whom He cleanses, and joins two praying households through the Holy Spirit's command.
- 10 Acts 10:24-48 - Peter Preaches and the Gentile Pentecost Peter proclaims the crucified and risen Lord to Cornelius's household; the Holy Spirit bears public witness to the Gentiles' reception, and Peter commands their baptism.
- 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 Acts 12 holds James's martyrdom and Peter's rescue together without making either a measure of Christ's love, then judges Herod's stolen glory while the word of God grows.
- 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 the churches through suffering, appoint elders with prayer and fasting, and report that God opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
- 15 Acts 15:1-21 - The Council in Jerusalem The Church discerns Gentile reception through apostolic witness, grace, Scripture, and pastoral judgment, refusing a false salvation burden while 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 Acts 19:1 20 shows Christ completing incomplete knowledge, giving the Holy Spirit, exposing counterfeit spiritual power, and making repentance costly and public.
- 19 Acts 19:21-41 - Toward Jerusalem and the Riot of Artemis Acts 19:21 41 turns Paul toward Jerusalem and Rome while showing that the Gospel unsettles idol economies, civic pride, and public disorder without losing its peace.
- 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 Acts 21:1 16 shows Paul bound for Jerusalem, surrounded by Spirit filled warnings, tearful love, prayer, prophecy, hospitality, and surrender to the will of the Lord.
- 21 Acts 21:17-36 - Paul in the Temple and the Riot Acts 21:17 36 shows Paul seeking peace in Jerusalem under the Church’s counsel, answering rumor without reversing the Gospel, and being preserved from a temple riot for further...
- 21-22 Acts 21:37-22:29 - Paul's Defense, Testimony, and Citizenship Acts 21:37 22:29 shows the risen Christ remaking a former persecutor into a baptized witness whose repentance, mission to the nations, and lawful appeal remain acts of obedience.
- 22-23 Acts 22:30-23:11 - Before the Sanhedrin and the Lord's Encouragement Acts 22:30 23:11 shows Paul standing before a divided council with a conscience laid before God, naming an unlawful blow without contempt, confessing Israel's resurrection hope,...
- 23 Acts 23:12-35 - Hidden Providence in the Plot Against Paul Acts 23:12 35 shows Christ keeping His night promise through a nephew’s report, imperfect lawful protection, and custody that still carries Paul toward Caesarea.
- 24 Acts 24:1-27 - Paul Before Felix: Righteousness, Self-Control, and Judgment Acts 24:1 27 shows Paul confessing the Way, resurrection hope, and a trained conscience before Felix, whose fear before judgment becomes delayed repentance.
- 25 Acts 25:1-27 - Paul Before Festus and the Appeal to Caesar Acts 25:1 27 shows Paul using lawful appeal not to escape witness, but to refuse a false handover and keep the road on which the risen Christ will be confessed before rulers and...
- 26 Acts 26:1-32 - Not Disobedient to the Heavenly Vision Acts 26:1 32 shows Paul turning a royal hearing into Gospel witness: Israel's promised hope is fulfilled in the suffering and risen Christ, a persecutor is remade by mercy, and a...
- 27 Acts 27:1-26 - The Storm and the Promise of Life Acts 27:1 26 shows Paul carried toward Rome through custody, ignored prudence, storm, and the promise that God will preserve life for the sake of witness.
- 27 Acts 27:27-44 - Shipwreck and Salvation Through Trust Acts 27:27 44 shows that God's promise of life is kept through remaining together, thanksgiving, wise action, merciful restraint, and the preservation of every person though the...
- 28 Acts 28:1-10 - Malta: Viper, Healing, and Hospitality Acts 28:1 10 shows that Christ's witness continues after shipwreck through unexpected hospitality, humble service, corrected judgment, prayerful healing, and providence on Malta.
- 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.