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HowGod’s Gospel
went
GL BALThe Book of Acts
for today
Mark Meynell
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
HOW GOD’S GOSPEL WENT GLOBAL -‐ Acts for Today
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GENERAL ACTS BACKGROUNDLuke’s former book, LUKE’S GOSPEL: a suggested structure
Jesus’ birth and childhood under Roman Empire (e.g. Luke 2:1)
Jesus bapBsed then ministry in Galilee (Luke 4:1ff)
Jesus’ ministry in Samaria(Luke 9:52, cf. Parable Good Samaritan (10:25-‐37), Luke 17:11-‐19)
Jesus’ ministry in Judaea(cf. Luke 4:44, 7:17), Luke 23:5
Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem (culminaBng in Cross) (Luke 9:51; 19:41-‐23:55)
Jesus’ ResurrecBon & Ascension (Luke 24)
Luke’s second book, ACTS: a suggested structureJerusalem 1:1-‐7:60
2:5-‐11 God-‐fearing Jews from the Diaspora 5:16 Crowds gathered from surrounding towns
Saul going from house to house to destroy the church (8:3)PersecuBon (8:1)
Saul going from house to house to destroy the church (8:3)
Judaea & Samaria
8:1-‐9:43 8:5ff Philip in Samaria -‐ Simon Sorcerer 8:26 Philip in Judea (Gaza rd) -‐ Ethiopian eunuch
Church in Judaea, Galilee and Samaria grew (9:31)Saul’s Conversion on Damascus Rd (9:1-‐30)
Church in Judaea, Galilee and Samaria grew (9:31)
Ends of the Earth
10:1-‐28:31 10-‐11 Peter & Cornelius 11:19-‐30 Barnabas & Paul in AnBoch 13:1-‐3 AnBoch church sends out Barnabas & Paul 13:4-‐14:28 1st Missionary Journey
Council in Jerusalem (15:1-‐35)
Rome
16:1-‐18:23 2nd Missionary Journey -‐ TO EUROPE 19:1-‐20:37 3rd Missionary Journey 28:11-‐31 Paul preaches in Rome
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Luke’s Use of the OT in Acts
Acts orderActs order Bible orderBible orderActs 1:20 Psalms 69:25 Genesis 12:1 Acts 7:3Acts 1:20 Psalms 109:8 Genesis 15:13–14 Acts 7:6Acts 2:17–21 Joel 2:28–32 Genesis 22:18 Acts 3:25 (Gal. 3:8, 16)Acts 2:25–28 Psalms 16:8–11 Genesis 26:4 Acts 3:25Acts 2:34–35 (MaO. 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42–43; 1 Cor. 15:25; Heb. 1:13)
Psalms 110:1 Genesis 48:4 Acts 7:5
Acts 3:13; 7:32(MaO. 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37)
Exodus 3:6 Exodus 1:8 Acts 7:18
Acts 3:22 Deut 18:15–20 Exodus 2:14 Acts 7:27–28Acts 3:23 LeviBcus 23:29 Exodus 2:22 Acts 7:6Acts 3:25 Genesis 26:4 Exodus 3:5 Acts 7:33Acts 3:25 (Gal. 3:8, 16) Genesis 22:18 Exodus 3:6 Acts 3:13; 7:32
(MaO. 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37)Acts 4:24 2 Kings 19:15 Exodus 3:7–10 Acts 7:34Acts 4:24 2 Chron 2:12 Exodus 20:11 Acts 4:24; 14:15Acts 4:24 Isaiah 37:16 Exodus 22:28) Acts 23:5Acts 4:24; 14:15 Exodus 20:11 Exodus 32:1 Acts 7:40Acts 4:24; 14:15 Psalms 146:6 Exodus 32:23 Acts 7:40Acts 4:25 Psalms 2:1 LeviBcus 23:29 Acts 3:23Acts 7:18 Exodus 1:8 Deut 18:15 Acts 7:37Acts 7:27–28 Exodus 2:14 Deut 18:15–20 Acts 3:22Acts 7:3 Genesis 12:1 2 Kings 19:15 Acts 4:24Acts 7:33 Exodus 3:5 2 Chron 2:12 Acts 4:24Acts 7:34 Exodus 3:7–10 Psalms 2:1 Acts 4:25Acts 7:37 Deut 18:15 Psalms 2:7 Acts 13:33
(Heb. 1:5; 5:5)Acts 7:40 Exodus 32:1 Psalms 16:8–11 Acts 2:25–28Acts 7:40 Exodus 32:23 Psalms 16:10 Acts 13:35Acts 7:42 Amos 5:25–27 Psalms 69:25 Acts 1:20Acts 7:49–50 Isaiah 66:1–2 Psalms 109:8 Acts 1:20Acts 7:5 Genesis 48:4 Psalms 110:1 Acts 2:34–35
(MaO. 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42–43; 1 Cor. 15:25; Heb. 1:13)
Acts 7:6 Gen 15:13–14 Psalms 146:6 Acts 4:24; 14:15Acts 7:6 Exodus 2:22 Isaiah 6:9 Acts 28:26 (MaO. 13:14; Mark 4:12)Acts 8:32–33 Isaiah 53:7–8 Isaiah 37:16 Acts 4:24Acts 13:33 (Heb. 1:5; 5:5)
Psalms 2:7 Isaiah 45:21 Acts 15:18(Mark 12:32)
Acts 13:34 Isaiah 55:3 Isaiah 49:6 Acts 13:47Acts 13:35 Psalms 16:10 Isaiah 53:7–8 Acts 8:32–33Acts 13:41 Habakkuk 1:5 Isaiah 55:3 Acts 13:34Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6 Isaiah 66:1–2 Acts 7:49–50Acts 15:16 Jeremiah 12:15 Jeremiah 12:15 Acts 15:16Acts 15:16 Amos 9:11 Joel 2:28–32 Acts 2:17–21Acts 15:18 (Mark 12:32) Isaiah 45:21 Amos 5:25–27 Acts 7:42Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28 Amos 9:11 Acts 15:16Acts 28:26 (MaO. 13:14; Mark 4:12) Isaiah 6:9 Habakkuk 1:5 Acts 13:41
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Tracing some Themes in Acts(i) Peter & Paul in Jesus’ footsteps
Jesus Peter Paul
Luke 5:17-‐26 Healing a lame man 3:2-‐8 14:8-‐10
Luke 7:1-‐10 cf. Luke 8:42-‐48 Performing miracles at a distance 5:15 19:12
Luke 4:31-‐37 Exorcizing demons 5:16 16:16-‐18
ConfronBng sorcerers 8:18-‐24 13:6-‐11
Luke 7:11-‐17 cf. Luke 8:40f Raising the dead 9:36-‐41 20:9-‐12
Cf. Luke 3:22, Luke 9:28f Heavenly visions 10:8-‐16 16:9, 18:9-‐10, 23:11
Miraculous release from prison 5:19, 12:7-‐11 16:25-‐28
Preach to Jews from Psalm 16:10 2:27 13:35Adapted from Chris Green, p25
(ii) HOLY SPIRIT seen to be at work
1:5f Commissioning of 12 apostles (incl replacement of Judas)2:4f Pentecost & 1st Jewish Converts6:3f Choosing of 7 deacons (to free apostles up)8:17 1st Samaritan Converts10:19 1st GenBle Converts16:16 Gospel in Europe20:23 Paul’s trials in Jerusalem & Rome foretold
Adapted from Chris Green, p26
(iii) ‘My Witnesses’ witnessing about the Kingdom
Acts 1:3
Jesus Jesus appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:6
Disciples So when they met together, they asked him, “Lord, are you at this Bme going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Acts 8:12
Philip But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were bapBsed, both men and women.
Acts 14:22
Paul & Barnabas
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
Acts 19:8
Paul Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Acts 20:25
Paul “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom will ever see me again.
Acts 28:23
Paul They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. From morning Bll evening he explained and declared to them the kingdom of God and tried to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
Acts 28:31
Paul Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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(iv) The Word Goes Out
Pentecost 2:41 3000 accepted message & bapBzedAWer Pentecost 2:47 Lord added number dailyAWer Apostles set PrioriXes
6:7 Word Spread; disciples increased, large number of priests “obedient to the faith”
AWer Saul’s conversion
9:31 Grew in numbers, in fear of Lord
AWer Cornelius believes & Herod dies
12:24 Word of God increased and spread.
AWer Council ofJerusalem
16:5 Churches strengthened in the faith, and grew daily in numbers.
MissionaryJourneys
19:20 Word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
AWer Paul reaches Rome
28:28-‐31 God’s salvaBon sent to GenBles. Paul preached kingdom and Christ for 2 yrs.
Acts 3-‐6 -‐ Repe__on and IncreaseStarBng Small Growing Bigger
3:1-‐26 Healing and Preaching 5:12-‐164:1-‐4 Arrest 5:17-‐21a4:5-‐22 Hearing/Trial
TesBmonyRelease
5:21b-‐41
4:23-‐31 Prayer for boldness answered 5:424:32-‐5:11 Money & Stewardship 6:1-‐6
5:11 News Spreads 6:7
Peter’s Sermons: preaching to JewsAudience The Facts The Offer The Reason The Response
Peter’s Jewish Sermonsto...
You Killed HimGod Raised HimWe Saw Him
Forgiveness & The Holy Spirit
Return of Christ Repentance & Faith
Pentecost crowds 2:22-‐24, 2:32-‐33, 2:36
2:21, 33, 38-‐39 2:20, 35 2:38
Onlookers at BeauBful Gate 3:13-‐15 3:16-‐19 3:20-‐23 3:24-‐26(With John) Sanhedrin 4:10-‐11 4:12
(With apostles) Sanhedrin 5:30-‐32 5:31-‐32Adapted from Chris Green
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BACKGROUND TO SPECIFIC CHAPTERSActs 2: JEWISH DIASPORA at the Acts PENTECOST
From ESV Study Bible
Acts 2: Comparing the old and new PentecostsEXODUS 19Original Pentecost
ACTS 2New Pentecost
19:2 -‐ Israel camped in front of Mt Sinai 2:1 -‐ Came together in one place
19:16 -‐ thunder and lightning, and loud trumpet blast -‐ everyone trembled
2:2 -‐ Sound like violent wind from heaven and filled whole house
19:18 -‐ Mt covered in smoke because LORD descended up on it in fire.
2:3 -‐ Saw like tongues of fire and came on each of them
19:19f -‐ Moses mediator because of God’s holiness. Then GOD SPEAKS 10 Words
2:4-‐12 -‐ Spirit enabled languages to be understoodNB 2:5 God-‐fearing Jews from every place
19:18-‐19 -‐ People terrified, and want Moses to speak instead.
2:37 -‐ people were cut to the heart2:40-‐41 -‐ 3000 repented & bapBsed
LAW ON STONE LAW ON HEART BY SPIRIT (cf. Jeremiah 31)
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Acts 5 -‐ Comparing Ananias & Sapphira with AchanJoshua 7 -‐ ACHAN’S SIN Acts 5 -‐ ANANIAS & SAPPHIRA’S SIN
Joshua 6:24 -‐ place all silver and gold etc into the Lord’s house treasury
4:36-‐37 -‐ Barnabas volunteers proceeds of field sale and put at apostles’ feet5:1 Ananias sold property
7:1 -‐ Achan took some devoted things lit ‘embezzled’ -‐ Lord’s anger burned
5:2 -‐ both ‘kept back’ -‐ lit embezzled
7:4-‐5 -‐ Israel defeated by Ai
7:11 -‐ Lord sees Achan’s sin 5:3,4 -‐ lied to HS, lied not to men but to God
7:19 -‐ Achan confronted by Joshua 5:3-‐4 -‐ Ananias confronted by Peter5:8-‐9 -‐ Sapphira confronted by Peter
7:20-‐21 -‐ Achan confesses covetousness and theo
7:25 -‐ Achan stoned 5:6 -‐ Ananias died5:10 -‐ Sapphira died
7:26 -‐ Achan buried with pile of stones which remain to this day
5:6 -‐ Ananias buried5:10 -‐ Sapphira buried
5:5 -‐ great fear seized all who heard5:11 -‐ great fear seized church & all who heard
Acts 6 -‐ Comparing Apostles’ delega_on with Moses’EXODUS 18 -‐ Grumbling & Delega_on ACTS 6 -‐ Grumbling & Delega_on
Exodus 15:24, 16:2, 7-‐12, 17:3People grumbled against Moses
6:1 -‐ increasing numbers, Grecian Jews complained against Hebraic Jews
Exodus 18: 15-‐16 -‐ All judgments brought to MosesExodus 18:17 -‐ JETHRO to MOSES: not good! -‐ will wear you outExodus 18:19-‐20 -‐ You must be people’s representaBve and TEACH decrees and laws
6:2 -‐ not right to neglect Word of God for waiBng on tables
Exodus 18:21-‐27 -‐ select trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain as officials.
6:3 -‐ choose 7 men full of Spirit -‐ will turn responsibility to them. So focus is on PRAYER & PREACHING
Acts 8 -‐ The first Gospel BreakoutThe Gospel to Samaria The Gospel to Ethiopia8:5 -‐ Philip proclaimed the Christ 8:35 -‐ Philip told him good news of Jesus (Isa
53)8:12 -‐ They believed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ
8:36 (& ? v37)-‐ Man believed
8:12 -‐ They were bapBzed 8:37 -‐ Ethiopian bapBzed8:14-‐17 -‐ Apostles arrive & pray for HS to come 8:39 -‐ Philip disappears; Ethiopian travels on
rejoicing
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Acts 9 -‐ Paul’s ConversionActs 9:1-‐19 Luke’s Account
Acts 22:1-‐21Paul’s defence to Jerusalem people
Acts 26:4-‐23Paul’s defence to King Agrippa
9:1-‐2 -‐ Murderous threats, lepers for Damascus to arrest believers to take to Jerusalem
22:3-‐5 -‐ Zealot for the law -‐ persecuted followers of the Way -‐ killing and jailing; going to arrest Damascus believers
26:4-‐11 -‐ I was a Pharisee; I was convinced I ought to oppose the name of Jesus; put many saints in prison; in obsession, went to foreign ciBes to persecute. 22:6-‐8 -‐ BUT now because of hope God promised, and 12 tribes hoping for -‐ why should it be incredible that God raises the dead?
9:3 -‐ Nr Damascus, a flashing light -‐ he fell to ground
22:6 -‐ Nr Damascus, flashing light -‐ I fell to ground
26:12 -‐ Road to Damascus, noon, flashing light. We all fell to ground
9:4 -‐ “Saul, why do you persecute me?”
22:7 -‐ “Saul, why do you persecute me?”
26:14 -‐ “Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads”
9:5 -‐ Who are you Lord? I am Jesus whom you persecute
22:8 -‐ Who are you Lord? I am Jesus whom you persecute
26:15 -‐ Who are you Lord? I am Jesus whom you persecute
9:8 -‐ Saul blind for 3 days 22:11 -‐ the light blinded me
9:15 -‐ To Ananias: This man is chosen instrument to ‘carry my name’ to GenBles & kings and before Israel.
22:12 -‐ Ananias (devout & respected observer of the law)22:14-‐15 -‐ ‘God of Fathers has chosen you to know his will, see Righteous One, hear his words’You will be his witness to all men, of what you have seen and heard.
22:16 -‐Get up! I’ve appointed you:Servant and witness of what you have seen of me and what I’ll showI will rescue you from own people and GenBlesSending to open eyes, turn from darkness to light, from Satan to God -‐ for forgiveness of sins and a place among sancBfied by faith
9:16 -‐ I will show him how much he must suffer for my name
9:17 -‐ Ananias sent so Saul could see and be filled with HS
22:12 -‐ Ananias restores Saul’s sight
9:18 -‐ Scales fell and Saul bapBzed
22:16 -‐ Get up, be bapBzed and wash sins away.
22:17-‐20 -‐ Lord said: Leave Jerusalem -‐ they will not accept your tesBmony.22:21 -‐ Go far away to the GenBles.
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Acts 10-‐11 -‐ Peter’s Conversion10:9-‐15 -‐ Luke’s narra_ve 11:1-‐18 -‐ Peter’s account10:9 -‐ Noon -‐ Peter went onto roof to pray 11:5 -‐ was praying in Joppa
10:10 -‐ Peter became hungry, went into trance 11:5 -‐ in a trance, saw a vision
10:11 -‐ Saw sheet let down from heaven 11:5 -‐ I saw large sheet let down from heaven
10:12 -‐ the sheet contained 4-‐footed animals, repBles, birds of air
11:6 -‐ I saw 4-‐footed animals, wild beasts, repBles, birds of the air
10:13 -‐ Get up, Peter! Kill and eat! 11:7 -‐ Get up, Peter! Kill and eat!
10:14 -‐ Surely not, Lord! I have never eaten impure or unclean
11:8 -‐ Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth
10:15 -‐ Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.
11:9 -‐ Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.
10:16 -‐ This happened 3 Bmes. 11:19 -‐ This happened 3 Bmes
Paul on the Road(i) 1st Missionary Journey (Acts 13:4-‐14:8)
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NB t h e s e 3 maps of Paul’s Journeys are taken from ESV Study Bible
(ii) 2nd Missionary Journey (Acts 16:1-‐18:23)
(iii) Paul’s stays in Europe
City Verse Length2nd Missionary Journey2nd Missionary Journey
Philippi 16:12 Several days
Thessalonica 17:2 3 Sabbaths: i.e. between 2 & 4 weeks
Berea 17:11-‐13 Unspecified (but n.b. extensive evangelism
Athens 17:16 Unspecified (but Paul waiBng)
Corinth 18:11 18 months
3rd Missionary Journey3rd Missionary Journey
Ephesus 19:819:10
3 months with the Jews2 years with the Greeks
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(iv) 3rd Missionary Journey
Paul’s defences22:1-‐21 Before the crowd
23:1-‐6 Before the Sanhedrin
24:10-‐21 Before Felix
25:8-‐11 Before Festus
26:2-‐27 Before Festus & Agrippa (& implicitly before Caesar)
28:25-‐28 Before Jews in Rome
Paul trains TimothyProcess Acts Timothy & PaulRecruitment 16:1-‐2 Timothy & Silas nominated by church to accompany Paul
Mentored responsibility 17:14-‐15 Timothy (with Silas) leo in Berea to look aoer new church
Recalled 18:5 Timothy (with Silas) rejoin Paul, now in Corinth
Greater responsibility & mentoring another
19:22 Timothy sent with Erastus to pioneer work ahead of Paul in Macedonia
Reunited 20:1-‐4 Paul in Macedonia, so presumably meets with Paul
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