The Study of Acts with Pastor Jim

Tuesday, August 26th
Intro to the Study –
Acts 1:1–26
1:1–14 Waiting and Praying for Restoration
1:15–26 Leadership in the Community

Tuesday, September 2nd
The Community Is Born: What Happened on Pentecost (2:1–47)
2:1–13 The Sound of a Mighty Wind: Pentecost
2:14–41 What Does This Mean? A Pentecost Sermon
2:42–47 The Gospel Embodied in Community
What Does the Gospel Do? (3:1–4:31)

Tuesday, September 9th
3:1–10 Healing and Witness at the Temple
3:11–26 Testimony Before the People

Tuesday, September 16th
4:1–22 Testimony Before the Authorities
4:23–31 A Prayer for Boldness
Challenges Within and Without (4:32–6:7)
4:32–5:11 The Challenge of Possessions

Tuesday, September 23rd
5:12–42 Again, Healing and, Again, Official Opposition

Tuesday, September 30th
6:1–7 Leadership in the Community
The Story of Stephen (6:8–8:3)
6:8–7:53 Arrest and Witness
7:54–8:3 Martyrdom of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church

Tuesday, October 7th
8:4–25 The Gospel Is not Magic nor Is It for Sale
8:26–40 The Unhindered Gospel

Tuesday, October 14th Ann Johson to lead study
9:1–19a An Enemy Becomes a Brother: The Conversion of Saul
9:19b–31 The Persecutor Becomes the Persecuted
9:32–43 Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha
Reflection: Luke and His Fellow Jews

Tuesday, October 21st
10:1–11:18 To the Gentiles Also
Reflection: Conversion in Acts

Tuesday, October 28th
11:19–30 Two Congregations: Antioch and Jerusalem
12:1–25 Persecution and Deliverance: Beware of Kings
Reflection: The Politics of Luke

Tuesday, November 4th
13:1–14:28 The Gentile Mission Confirmed: Paul and Barnabas at Work
Success in Mission, Trouble at Home (15:1–35)
Work Among the Churches (15:36–19:20)

Tuesday, November 11th
15:36–16:10 The Gentile Mission Continues: On to Macedonia

Tuesday, December 18th
16:11–40 Captivity and Release in Philippi

Tuesday, November 25th
17:1–15 Empire in Uproar: Thessalonica and Beroea
17:16–34 Paul in Athens Before Cultured Idolaters

Tuesday, December 2nd
18:1–19:20 Success and Opportunity for Paul

Tuesday, December 9th
The Final Journey
19:23–41 A Riot in Ephesus

BREAK FOR CHRISTMAS, MONTH OF JANUARY

Tuesday, February 3rd NEED SOMEONE TO LEAD
20:1–12 The Comforting Gospel
20:13–38 Leadership in the Church: Paul’s Speech to the Ephesian Elders

Tuesday, February 10th NEED SOMEONE TO LEAD
21:1–16 The Cost of Discipleship
Paul’s Arrest and the Journey to Rome (21:17–28:28[29])
21:17–26 Return to Jerusalem
21:27–22:21 Being Zealous for God: Paul’s Speech at the Temple

Tuesday, February 17th
22:22–23:11 Defense Before the Council

Tuesday, February 24th
23:12–25:12 Accounting for the Hope That Is in You

Tuesday, March 3rd
25:13–26:32 Defense Before Agrippa

Tuesday, March 10th
27:1–28:16 Perilous Voyage

Tuesday, March 17th FINAL STUDY
28:17–28[29] This Salvation of God
Preaching and Teaching Unhindered (28:30–31)