Acts

  • The Holy Spirit for the FIRST time is able to live permanently in believers ( Jn 16:7; Acts 1:1-8; 2:1-4 )

  • Is the FIRST, church body AFTER, the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ! This indicates that the work of Jesus in the gospels, wasn’t the end, or just for Him, but the beginning, and should CONTINUE with us!

  • Acts was the FIRST, message of the gospel to Gentiles

  • Highlights- ( Acts 1:8 ) Receive power when Holy Ghost upon you; ( Acts 2:1-4 )- DAY OF PENTECOST  Holy Spirit permanent arrival, speak in tongues and power; ( Acts 2:21 )- WHOSOEVER shall call upon the Lord, can be saved; ( Acts 2:25-32 )- Jesus visited hell; ( Acts 2:38-39 )- Promise of Holy Ghost for All, not just Apostles; ( Acts 3:1-16 )- through name Jesus people made whole; ( Acts 4:8 )- Peter filled with Holy Spirit; ( Acts 4:12 )- No other name than Jesus, is there salvation; ( Acts 4:24-30 )- A prayer; ( Acts 5:1-5 )- Ananias, Sapphira, lied to disciples about money; ( Acts 5:4 )- Holy Ghost is God; ( Acts 5: 15-16 )- Peters shadow overshadowed people, all sick healed by disciples; ( Acts 5:29 )- Obey God, rather than man; ( Acts 6:1-8 )- Benevolence responsibility; ( Acts 7 )- Stephen’s sermon; ( Acts 8:7 )- Philip healed many sick; ( Acts 8:14-17 )– Holy Spirit baptism ; ( Acts 9: 1-20 )- Paul’s conversion; Holy Spirit baptism v 17-18; ( Acts 9:32-34 )- Peter healed a man of palsy; ( Acts 9:38-43 )- Peter rose a woman from the dead; ( Acts 10:38 )- God anointed Jesus, who healed all opposed of devil; ( Acts 10 )- Holy Spirit baptism v 44-48, first gentile conversion; ( Acts 11:15-17 )- Baptism Holy Ghost, is a sign you are a believer; ( Acts 12:20-25 )- Angel of Lord strike Herod dead; ( Acts 13:4-11 )- Paul, filled with Holy Ghost, struck Bar-Jesus blind; ( Acts 13:48-52 )– Holy Spirit baptism; ( Acts 14: 7-10 )- Man never walked before, healed by Paul; ( Acts 16:6 )- Holy Ghost, forbid Paul to preach in Asia; ( Acts 16:14-18 )- Certain demon possessed girl, Paul casted out demons after many days of following him; ( Acts 16:19-25 )- Earthquake praise; ( Acts 17:11 )- Search scriptures daily to see if preachers of word are speaking truth; ( Acts 17:28 )- In him we live, move, have our being; ( Acts 18:3 )- Paul sold tents as occupation; ( Acts 19:1-6 )– Holy Spirit baptism; ( Acts 19:12 )- Handkerchiefs from Paul’s body, healed sick; ( Acts 19:13-16 )- Jew, Priest, tried casting out demons, on Paul’s revelation of Jesus, didn’t work; ( Acts 20:6-12 )- Guy fell out window, Paul healed him; ( Acts 20:24 )- Don’t count life your own, finish with joy, don’t be moved; ( Acts 20:35 )- More blessed to give then to receive; ( Acts 22:7-21 )- Paul’s conversion testimony; ( Acts 26: 14-18 )- Jesus tells Paul reason for ministry, Paul’s testimony again; ( Acts 27:14-44 )- Rough ship ride; ( Acts 27:25 )- We believe God, because it is told us in His word!

  • Events by Chapters

  • ( Chap 1 )- Jesus taken up to heaven

  • ( Chap 2 )- Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost

  • ( Chap 3 )- Peter heals cripple

  • ( Chap 4 )- Peter and John before Sanhedrin- 23 to 71 men of council appointed to every city in Israel

  • ( Chap 5)- Ananias and Sapphira

  • ( Chap 6 )- The choosing of 7

  • ( Chap 7 )- Stephen’s speech to the Sanhedrin

  • ( Chap 8 )- Expansion of the church

  • ( Chap 9 )- Paul’s conversion

  • ( Chap 10 )- Cornelius calls for Peter

  • ( Chap 11 )- Peter explains his actions

  • ( Chap 12 )- Peter miraculous escapes from prison

  • ( Chap 13-21 )- Paul’s 3 missionary trips; 1. First trip- ( Acts 13:1- 14:28 ); 2. Second trip- ( Acts 15:36- 18:22 ); 3. Third trip- ( Acts 18:23- 21:16 );

  • ( Chap 16 )- Paul, Silas in Prison;

  • ( Chap 17 )- Paul in Thesslonica

  • ( Chap 18 )- Paul in Corinth

  • ( Chap 19 )- Paul in Ephesus

  • ( Chap 20)- Paul through Macedonia, and Greece

  • ( Chap 21 )- Paul on to Jerusalem

  • ( Chap 22 )- Paul speaks to the crowd

  • ( Chap 23 )- Before the Sanhedrin

  • ( Chap 24 )- The trial before Felix

  • ( Chap 25 )-  The trial before Festus

  • ( Verses 25:23-27 )- Paul before Agrippa

  • ( Chap 27 )- Paul Sails for Rome

  • ( Verses 27:27-42 )- The shipwreck

  • ( Chap 28 )- Ashore on Malta

Miracles

  1.  of rushing wind (2:2).

  2. Tongues of fire (2:3).

  3. Miraculous speech (2:4).

  4. Lame man healed (3:1-10).

  5. Building shaken (4:31).

  6. Sudden death of Ananias and Sapphira (5:1-11).

  7. Imprisoned apostles freed by angel (5:17-21).

  8. Philip transported from desert to Azotus (8:40).

  9. Light and voice at Saul’s conversion (9:1-9).

  10. Saul blinded and healed (9:8-19).

  11. Aeneas healed of paralysis (9:32-35).

  12. Dorcas restored to life (9:36-41).

  13. Herod’s violent death (12:20-23).

  14. Elymas the sorcerer blinded (13:6-11).

  15. Cripple at Lystra healed (14:8-10).

  16. Demons cast out of a slave girl (16:16-18).

  17. Paul freed from prison by earthquake (16:25-27).

  18. Eutychus raised from death (20:7-12).

  19. Paul unaffected by viper’s bite (28:3-5).

  20. Father of Publius healed (28:8).

Cluster miracles

  1. “Many wonders and signs” (2:43).

  2. “Many signs and wonders” (5:12).

  3. “The shadow of Peter” apparently healed some, and “a multitude gathered… and they were all healed” (5:15-16).

  4. “Stephen… did great wonders and signs” (6:8).

  5. “The multitudes… heeded…, hearing and seeing the miracles which [Philip] did” (8:6).

  6. “The Lord… [granted] signs and wonders to be done by their hands” (14:3).

  7. “Barnabas and Paul [declared] how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them” (15:12).

  8. “God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul… even handkerchiefs or aprons” (19:11-12).

  9. “The rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed” (28:9).