Paul began, however, not as a devoted christian but as a committed opponent of christianity. This bible story was made as part of the miracle of. Acts 1 niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway. This involved salvation going to gentiles through pauls ministry, paul preaching faith in gods grace christs finished crosswork as means of salvation. Could you compare and contrast peters ministry and pauls. In pauls solemn charge to timothy, he wrote, preach the word ii timothy 4. The first part of acts is primarily about the activity of the. This great chapter in the bible is one of the most studied, most taught, and often times the most wrongly taught. Acts 2 is the second chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible.
The ministries of peter and paul amazing grace bible. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. Author although the author does not name himself, evidence outside the scriptures and inferences from the book itself lead to the conclusion that the. Paul has already been briefly mentioned in acts in chapters 7 and 8, in connection with the stoning of stephen. They have followed the part of deuteronomy, but not the second part of. In comparison, lets look at the differences in peters and pauls ministries.
Acts does feature the notable figures in the early years. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. Apr 20, 2020 im studying pauls life, ministry, and journey. On the first journey paul had founded churches in the southern part of what we call asia minor or turkey as any bible map will show, at iconium, lystra, and derbe. We can better understand the true nature of the ministry by listening to what paul says about his own ministry. Peter appealed to the inspired word of god for the answer to the witnessed phenomena. Back we offer thousands of quality curricula, workbooks, and references to meet your homeschooling needs. The early church historian eusebius writing about ad 325 supported this with his claim that pauls martyrdom was not during the period described in the book of acts, see h. Chapter 15 paul s ministry, dissension within, dissension about circumcision. The greek manuscripts title it acts, and many add of the apostles.
Oct, 2014 paul said he preached the gospel of the uncircumcision, the gospel of the grace of god galatians 2. In the pentecost experience, the spirit becomes, in pauls words, the. His writings occupy nearly onefourth of the whole book. It begins in jerusalem just after jesus resurrection, recounts how the gospel reached what are syria, lebanon, cyprus, turkey, greece, and malta today, and closes with the apostle paul s two year ministry in rome. The ascended lord jesus christ wanted paul to have a firm grasp of the doctrine committed to him before he began sharing it with israels apostles in galatians chapter 2 acts chapter 15. This content is part of a series the book of acts, chapter 2. Leadership training in the book of acts, part 2 founders. Paul was not only the greatest of the apostles in the extent of his labors and his sufferings, but he was the most voluminous of all the writers of the new testament. Written by the physician luke, it presents a dynamic account of christian activity over a period of some 28 years from 33 c. The simple answer is that it is what the apostles taught or the teaching of the apostles to the church. In the first post of this series i highlighted the unity of lukeacts. In chapter 9 of acts, we come into close contact with saul, later known as paul, for the first time. His ministry was primarily to the gentiles galatians 2.
The bible book of acts provides a comprehensive history of the establishment of the christian congregation and its subsequent expansion. Can you please explain pauls ministry during the book of acts by shawn brasseaux. The author of the book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke. In many quarters there is a total departure in presentday preaching from this pentecostal procedure. Harley howard 42 and they continued stedfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. It started with the ministry of john the baptist, whose teaching had produced a number of converts, men and women who looked for the messiah, promised by the old testament prophets, who was his forerunner. Understanding the ministry of the gospel pauls ministry. Pauls mission strategies in the light of book of acts. Acts 28 nkjv pauls ministry on malta now when bible.
In the book of acts we first meet timothy in chapter 16, during what is known as pauls second missionary journey. Paul, still called saul at this point, has taken an active part in the persecution of the christian movement after the. Chapter 17 ministry to thessalonica and beraea 114, to athens and corinth. Paul said he preached the gospel of the uncircumcision, the gospel of the grace of god galatians 2. But since colossae was the opposite direction from spain, and since we have some reason to believe that paul. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. It is believed that pauls conversion occurred in 36 a. Chapter 16 paul s extended tour in asia minor, lystra. It s based on many chapters in acts but focuses primarily on his conversion in acts 9. Eventually he converted and began a missionary journey throughout a large part of the empire. The students will have an opportunity to remember the many ways paul, empowered by the holy spirit, faithfully served jesus in each circumstance he faced as he shared the good news. The western manuscript d adds a few words to the beginning of this verse.
Its based on many chapters in acts but focuses primarily on his conversion in acts 9. Paul twice says, i was made a minister verses 23,25. The holy spirit plays a key role in the acts of the apostles, leading to the use of the titles book. Read leadership training in the book of acts, part 2 by founders ministries blog on christian blogs. Furthermore, the distinctly jewish nature of the future ministry of the twelve matthew 19. Paul never claimed to be one of the twelve, though he did contend that his official apostleship had come to him as a direct commission from the lord. During the book of acts, why did the apostle paul heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out devils, water baptize, offer sacrifices in jerusalems temple, physically circumcise timothy, and place his hands on people to impart the holy ghost to them. William neil, the acts of the apostles,the new century bible commentary.
Chapter 15 pauls ministry, dissension within, dissension about circumcision. Paul s mission strategies in the book of acts will enable the christian ministers to carry out the mission of god in better way. Quotations of the old testament that testify about the messiah. This book records the origin and early days of the church, emphasizing the ministries of peter, stephen, philip, and paul. A timeline of pauls ministry in galatians and acts. Acts 19 is the nineteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Paul calls himself an apostle of jesus christ by the will of god. Ministry partnerships are essential for creating durable ministry and sustaining those in ministry. Chapter 2 the book of acts authorship of acts western. For instance, in acts chapter 2 verse 40, he mentioned that peter also spoke many. The story of the evangelization of ephesus does not begin in chapter 19, or even in chapter 18 of the book of acts. The book of acts is pivotal in understanding god s kingdom economy and transition from israel to the revelation of the church. It moves from peter s ministry in jerusalem with the jewish believers chapters 1 12 to paul s ministry in antioch chapters 28 now including gentiles along with jews.
Lifestudy of acts by witness lee living stream ministry. Jul 22, 2016 this bible story shows the catalyst for paul s ministry. This post will begin to take a look at the initial signs of leadership training development in acts with the jerusalem church, barnabas, and the seven and their connections. Btw, i really liked your article on pauls ministry in arabia in 3 years. Pauls apostolic ministry in acts forget the channel. The greek word translated acts praxeis was often used to describe the achievements of great men. This 192page book can be studied in a comparatively short time, and those rightly disposed for everlasting life should be able to learn enough.
The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. This is the real beginning of pauls ministry of the preaching of what he called the gospel of christ. A chronological study of pauls ministry xenos christian. The descending of the holy spirit upon his disciples is called pentecost and we read about in the book of acts, chapter 2. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. As the second book luke addressed to theophilus see luke 1. However, it is not clear that paul turns away from the jews completely in ephesus. When the day of pentecost came, they were all together in one place. The model of multiethnicity acts is a great illustration that ministry with a multiethnic character is not simply some recent fad, but rather a concern deeply rooted in kingdom values. The book focuses primarily on the acts of two apostles, peter and paul. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Highlights from the book of acts watchtower online library.
Jan 05, 2009 in chapter nine of acts, luke tells us the famous story of paul s conversion. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of acts. For example the book of acts relates that when the apostle paul came to a. They did this, not simply out of duty, but because of their loving desire to praise god and to bring the hope of salvation to others. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. Olivet near jerusalem and concludes with the imprisonment of paul in rome. Consider acts chapter verses 7 through 12, where pauls ministry was. Jan 02, 2011 the book of acts sunday school lesson series january 2, 2011 by kelly henderson take your students on a journey through the book of acts where they will learn lessons from the early church after jesus ascended to heaven and believers received the gift of the holy spirit. It was written from macedonia in the autumn of 57 a. It will help the reader to employ few of paul s method in their respective ministry places. Acts 28 new king james version nkjv pauls ministry on malta. It seems to me, this is a silent period in pauls life.
In 1971 my wife and i went to the largely unevangelized. Pauls arrest in jerusalem, and imprisonment at caesarea acts 21. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. Following his conversion to christianity, paul embarked on a missionary journey, bringing his message primarily to gentiles throughout the roman empire. Acts chapter 2 is the beginning of many great things. It records part of the third missionary journey of paul. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. The spiritfilled church made possible by pentecost existed in some continuity with israel. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early. I emphasized that the two books seem to show us that the ministry of jesus is continued through his church. This bible story shows the catalyst for pauls ministry. Do you know of any article or a chapter in a book that explains pauls first imprisonment in caesarea.