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The Story of a Witnessing Church

  1. The Risen Lord (Acts 1:1-26)
    1. His Confirming (Acts 1:1-5)
      1. The Confirmation (Acts 1:1-3)
      2. The Command (Acts 1:4-5)
    2. His Commissioning (Acts 1:6-11)
      1. The Confusion (Acts 1:6)
      2. The Clarification (Acts 1:7)
      3. The Commission (Acts 1:8)
      4. The Ascension (Acts 1:9-11)
    3. His Choosing (Acts 1:12-26)
      1. The Prayer Meeting (Acts 1:12-15)
      2. The Business Meeting (Acts 1:16-26)
        1. The Defection of Judas (Acts 1:16-20)
        2. The Election of Matthias (Acts 1:21-26)
  2. Witnessing in Jerusalem (Acts 2:1-7:60)
    1. Pentecost and Peter’s first sermon (Acts 2:1-47)
      1. The Power of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13)
        1. The Sound (Acts 2:1-2)
        2. The Sights (Acts 2:3)
        3. The Speeches (Acts 2:4)
        4. The Crowd (Acts 2:5-11)
        5. The Confusion (Acts 2:12-13)
      2. The Preaching of Pentecost (Acts 2:14-36)
        1. The Clarification (Acts 2:14-21)
        2. The Condemnation (Acts 2:22-28)
        3. The Conclusion (Acts 2:29-36)
      3. The Results of Pentecost (Acts 2:37-47)
        1. The Conviction (Acts 2:29-32)
        2. The Commands (Acts 2:38-39)
        3. The Challenge (Acts 2:40)
        4. The Conversions (Acts 2:41)
        5. The Communion (Acts 2:42-47)
    2. The First Apostolic Miracle: Lesson for Witnessing (Acts 3:1-26)
      1. The Miracle (Acts 1:1-11) the Lame Man at the Gate
        1. Two Consecrated Men (Acts 3:1)
        2. One Lame Man (Acts 3:2-11)
          1. The Money (Acts 3:2-3)
          2. The Miracle (Acts 3:4-11)
      2. The Message (Acts 3:12-26) Peter’s Second Sermon
        1. Explanation (Acts 3:12-16)
          1. Restoration (Acts 3:12-13a, 16)
          2. Rejection (Acts 3:13b-15a)
          3. Resurrection (Acts 3:15b)
        2. Exhortation (Acts 3:17-26)
          1. The Divine Plea (Acts 3:17, 19)
          2. The Divine Program (Acts 3:18, 20-26)
    3. The First Persecution: Lesson for Service (Acts 4:1-37)
      1. Persecution (Acts 4:1-22)
        1. Frustration (Acts 4:1-3)
        2. Multiplication (Acts 4:4)
        3. Interrogation (Acts 4:5-22)
          1. First Ordeal (Acts 4:5-12)
          2. Private Meeting (Acts 4:13-17)
          3. Second Ordeal (Acts 4:18-22)
      2. Prayer (Acts 4:23-30)
        1. Acknowledging God’s Sovereignty (Acts 4:25-28)
        2. Asking for God’s Strength (Acts 4:23-24, 29-30)
      3. Provision (Acts 4:31-37)
        1. Demonstration (Acts 4:31)
        2. Cooperation (Acts 4:32-35)
        3. Exemplification (Acts 4:36-37)
    4. The First Sin and Trouble in the Church (Acts 5:1-42)
      1. Purging from Within (Acts 5:1-11)
        1. The Deception (Acts 5:1-2)
        2. The Discovery (Acts 5:3-4)
        3. The Deaths (Acts 5:5-11)
      2. Purging from Without (Acts 5:12-42)
        1. The Power of the Early Church (Acts 5:12-16)
        2. The Persecution of the Early Church (Acts 5:17-42)
          1. The Anger of the Sadducees (Acts 5:17-18)
          2. The Angel of the Lord (Acts 5:19-21)
          3. The Astonishment of the Jailers (Acts 5:22-26)
          4. The Accusation of the Sanhedrin (Acts 5:27-28)
          5. The Answer of the Apostles (Acts 5:29-32)
          6. The Advice of the Lawyer (Acts 5:33-42)
            1. The Counsel (Acts 5:33-37)
            2. The Conclusion (Acts 5:38-39)
            3. The Consensus (Acts 5:40)
            4. The Commitment (Acts 5:41-42)
    5. The First Administrative Problem: the First Deacons (Acts 6:1-7)
      1. The Complaint of the Church Leaders (Acts 6:1)
      2. The Conference of the Church Leaders (Acts 6:2-4)
      3. The Choice of the Church Leaders (Acts 6:5-7)
    6. The First Martyr (Acts 6:8-8:3)
      1. The Slander of Stephen (Acts 6:8-15)
        1. The Miracle of Stephen (Acts 6:8)
        2. The Malice Against Stephen (Acts 6:9-14)
        3. The Meekness of Stephen (Acts 6:15)
      2. The Sermon of Stephen (Acts 7:1-53)
        1. Israel Favored by God Before Tabernacles (Acts 7:1-38)
          1. Illustrated by Abraham (Acts 7:1-8)
          2. Illustrated by Joseph (Acts 7:9-16)
          3. Illustrated by Moses (Acts 7:17-38)
        2. Israel Favored by God After Tabernacles (Acts 7:39-53)
          1. They Rebelled During the Tabernacle (Acts 7:39-43a, 44-45)
          2. They Rebelled During the First Temple (Acts 7:43b, 46-50)
          3. They Rebelled During the Second Temple (Acts 7:51-53)
      3. The Stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:54-8:3)
        1. His Persecutor (Acts 7:54, 57-58)
        2. His Preview of Glory (Acts 7:55-56)
        3. His Prayers (Acts 7:59-60a)
        4. His Passing (Acts 7:60b)
        5. His Prosecutor (Acts 8:1-3)
  3. Witnessing in Judea and Samaria (Acts 8:4-40)
    1. The Great Samaritan Revival: a Lesson on Renewal (Acts 8:4-8, 26-40)
      1. Philip in Samaria (Acts 8:4-8)
      2. Philip in Gaza (Acts 8:26-40)
    2. Simon the Pretender (Acts 8:9-25)
      1. The Circumstances (Acts 8:14-17)
      2. The Confrontation (Acts 8:9-13, 18-25)
        1. The Pride of Simon (Acts 8:9)
        2. The Popularity of Simon (Acts 8:10-11)
        3. The Profession of Simon (Acts 8:12-13)
        4. The Perversion of Simon (Acts 8:18-19)
        5. The Punishment of Simon (Acts 8:20-23)
        6. The Plea of Simon (Acts 8:24-25)
  4. Witnessing in the Lives of Saul and Peter (9:1-13:3)
    1. Paul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-31)
      1. Saul’s Vendetta Against the Saints of God (Acts 9:1-2)
      2. Saul’s Vision of the Son of God (Acts 9:3-9)
        1. The Revelation (Acts 9:3-6)
        2. The Results (Acts 9:7-9)
      3. Saul’s Visitation by the Servant of God (Acts 9:10-25)
        1. Preceding the Visit (Acts 9:10-16)
        2. During the Visit (Acts 9:17-19)
        3. After the Visit (Acts 9:20-25)
      4. Saul’s Validation by the Statesman of God (Acts 9:26-31)
        1. The Person (Acts 9:26-27)
        2. The Preaching (Acts 9:28)
        3. The Plot (Acts 9:29-31)
    2. Peter’s Experiences (Acts 9:32-11:30)
      1. Peter in Lydda (Acts 9:32-35) Heals a Paralytic 
      2. Peter in Joppa (Acts 9:36-43) Raises Tabitha (Dorcus)
        1. Her Deeds (Acts 9:36)
        2. Her Death (Acts 9:37)
        3. He Deliverance (Acts 9:38-43)
      3. Peter in Caesarea (Acts 10:1-48) 
        1. Cornelius, Religious Sinner (Acts 10:1-8)
          1. Veneration for God (Acts 10:1-2)
          2. Visitation from God (Acts 10:3-8)
        2. Peter, Reluctant Soul-winner (Acts 10:9-23)
          1. The Visions Upstairs (Acts 10:9-17a)
          2. The Visions Downstairs (Acts 10:17b-23)
        3. Cornelius and Peter, Redeemed Saints (Acts 10:24-48)
          1. His Conversation (Acts 10:24-35)
          2. His Clarification (Acts 10:36-43)
          3. His Conversion (Acts 10:44-48)
      4. Peter in Caesarea: a World-Wide Vision (Acts 11:1-18) Gentiles Can Be Saved!
        1. The Accusation (Acts 11:1-3)
        2. The Argument (Acts 11:4-17)
        3. The Acceptance (Acts 11:18)
      5. The First Gentile Church: God’s Pattern (Acts 11:19-30) in Antioch
        1. The Christian Assembly in Antioch (Acts 11:19-21)
        2. The Christian Associates in Antioch (Acts 11:22-30)
          1. Barnabas (Acts 11:22-24)
          2. Paul (Acts 11:25-26)
          3. Agabus (Acts 11:27-30)
    3. The First Jerusalem Church Protected (Acts 12:1-25)
      1. The Death of James (Acts 12:1-2)
      2. The Deliverance of Peter (Acts 12:3-19a)
        1. Success in Escaping the Prison (Acts 12:3-11)
        2. Struggle in Entering the House (Acts 12:12-19a)
      3. The Death of Herod (Acts 12:19b-23) Eaten by Worms and He Died
        1. The Reason for Their Meeting (Acts 12:19b-20)
        2. The Results of This Meeting (Acts 12:21-25)
      4. The Dispersion of the Gospel (Acts 12:24-25)
    4. The First Missionaries: a Challenging Call (Acts 13:1-3)
      1. Chosen by the Spirit of God (Acts 13:1-2)
      2. Commissioned by the Church of God (Acts 13:3)
  5. Witnessing to the Ends of the Earth (Acts 13:4-28:31)
    1. The First Missionary Journey (Acts 13:4-15:35)
      1. Cyprus: the Beginning of Missions (Acts 13:4-12)
        1. The Openness to God’s Word (Acts 13:4-7)
        2. The Opposition to God’s Word (Acts 13:8-11)
        3. The Obedience to God’s Word (Acts 13:12)
      2. Pisidian Antioch: the Preaching of Paul (Acts 13:14-49) 
        1. Mark Leaving (Acts 13:13)
        2. Paul Preaching (Acts 13:14-52)
          1. First Message (Acts 13:14-23)
            1. Overview of the Messiah (Acts 13:14-27)
            2. Offer of the Messiah (Acts 13:38-41)
          2. Second Message (Acts 13:44-52)
            1. Unbelieving Jews (Acts 13:44-46, 50-52)
            2. Believing Gentiles (Acts 13:47-49)
      3. Iconium: God’s Pattern for Witnessing (Acts 14:1-7)
        1. The Conversations (Acts 14:1)
        2. The Confirmation (Acts 14:3)
        3. The Contrast (Acts 14:4)
        4. The Conspiracy (Acts 14:5-7)
      4. Lystra: Heathen and Superstitious People (Acts 14:8-20)
        1. The Cripple (Acts 14:8)
        2. The Command (Acts 14:9-10)
        3. The Confusion (Acts 14:11-14)
        4. The Correction (Acts 14:15-18)
        5. The Conspiracy (Acts 14:19-20)
      5. Derbe: How Churches are Made Strong (Acts 14:21-28)
        1. Responding (Acts 14:21)
        2. Strengthening Churches (Acts 14:22)
        3. Selecting Elders (Acts 14:23-25)
        4. Reporting (Acts 14:26-27)
        5. Remaining in Jerusalem (Acts 14:28)
      6. The Jerusalem Council: (Acts 15:1-35)
        1. Dissension (Acts 15:1-5)
        2. Discussion (Acts 15:6-18)
        3. Decision (Acts 15:19-29)
        4. Delivery of the Letter (Acts 15:30-35)
    2. The Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36-18:22)
      1. Personnel Chosen (Acts 15:36-40) Regarding John Mark
        1. Reason for the Disagreement (Acts 15:36-38)
        2. The Result of the Disagreement (Acts 15:39-40)
      2. The Circumcision at Lystra (Acts 15:41-16:5)
        1. The Recipient (Acts 16:3b)
        2. The Reason (Acts 16:1-3a)
        3. The Results (Acts 16:4-5)
      3. The Call to Europe (Acts 16:6-10)
        1. The Spirit Tells Them Not to Go North or East (Acts 16:6-8)
        2. The Spirit Tells Paul to Go West (Acts 16:9-10)
      4. The Work in Philippi (Acts 16:11-40)
        1. The Businesswoman (Acts 16:11-15)
        2. The Slave Girt (Acts 16:16-21)
        3. The Prison Guard (Acts 16:24-34)
        4. At the Jailer’s House (Acts 16:35-40)
          1. The Authorities Fear (Acts 16:35-39)
          2. The Apostle’s Freedom (Acts 16:40)
      5. The Work in Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens (Acts 17:1-34)
        1. Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9)
          1. Faithfulness of the Missionaries (Acts 17:1-3)
          2. Fruitfulness of the Missionaries (Acts 17:4)
          3. Foes of the Missionaries (Acts 17:5-9)
        2. Berea (Acts 17:10-15)
          1. Openness to God’s Word (Acts 17:10-12)
          2. Opposition to God’s Word (Acts 17:13-15)
        3. Athens (Acts 17:16-34) Only Paul / Mars Hill
          1. The Need for the Sermon (Acts 17:16-17)
          2. The Audience for the Sermon (Acts 17:18-21)
          3. The Introduction to the Sermon (Acts 17:22-23)
          4. The Points in the Sermon (Acts 17:24-31)
            1. The Past (Acts 17:24-26, 28-29)
            2. The Present (Acts 17:27, 30)
            3. The Future (Acts 17:31)
          5. The Reaction to the Sermon (Acts 17:32-34) Mocking, Delaying, Believing
      6. The Work at Corinth (Acts 18:1-17)
        1. Paul’s Friends in the City (Acts 18:1-3)
        2. Paul’s Faithfulness in the City (Acts 18:4-5)
        3. Paul’s Foes in the City (Acts 18:6, 12-17)
        4. Paul’s Fruit in the City (Acts 18:7-8)
        5. Paul’s Heavenly Father in the City (Acts 18:9-11)
      7. The Journey Completed (Acts 18:18-22)
        1. Paul in Cenchrea (Acts 18:18)
        2. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 18:19-21)
        3. Paul in Syrian Antioch (Acts 18:22)
        4. Paul in Galatia and Phrygia (Acts 18:23)
    3. The Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:24-21:26)
      1. Ephesus: Apollos Preparing the Way (Acts 18:24-28)
        1. Apollos in Ephesus (Acts 18:24-26)
        2. Apollos in Greece (Acts 18:27-28)
      2. Ephesus: Salvation and Renewal (Acts 19:1-41)
        1. The Disciples of John (Acts 19:1-7)
        2. The Declaration of the Gospel (Acts 19:8-10)
        3. The Distribution of Prayer Cloths (Acts 19:11-12)
        4. The Divination of Sceva’s Sons (Acts 19:13-17)
        5. The Dedication of New Converts (Acts 19:18-20)
        6. The Decision of Paul (Acts 19:21-22)
        7. The Defenders of Artemus (Acts 19:23-41)
          1. The Lecture of Demetrius (Acts 19:23-27)
          2. The Lunacy of the Crowd (Acts 19:28-34)
          3. The Logic of the Mayor (Acts 19:35-41)
      3. Europe and Asia Minor (Acts 20:1-38)
        1. Greece (Acts 20:1-6) 
          1. Three Months in Greece (Acts 20:1-3)
          2. Traveling to Troas (Acts 20:4-6)
        2. Asia Minor (Acts 20:4-38) 
          1. In Troas (Acts 20:7-16)
            1. The Midnight Message (Acts 20:7)
            2. The Mishap (Acts 20:8-9)
            3. The Miracle (Acts 20:10-12)
            4. To Mileta (Acts 20:13-16)
          2. In Mileta (Acts 20:17-38) with Ephesian Elders
            1. The Participants (Acts 20:17)
            2. The Perspective (Acts 20:18-35)
              1. He Reviews His Past (Acts 20:18-21, 26-27, 31, 33-35)
              2. He Overviews His Present (Acts 20:22-25, 28, 32)
              3. He Previews His Future (Acts 20:29-30)
            3. The Prayer (Acts 20:36-38)
      4. Paul in Jerusalem: Compelled to Preach (21:1-26)
        1. Miletus to Caesarea (Acts 21:1-15)
          1. Traveling To Tyre (Acts 21:1-3)
          2. In Tyre (Acts 21:4-6)
          3. In Ptolemais (Acts 21:7)
          4. In Caesarea (Acts 21:8-15)
            1. The Warrior of God (Acts 21:8)
            2. The Women of God (Acts 21:9)
            3. The Warning from God (Acts 21:10-12)
            4. The Will of God (Acts 21:13-15)
        2. Paul with the Jerusalem Church (Acts 21:16-40)
          1. The Report (Acts 21:16-19)
          2. The Rumor (Acts 21:20-26)
          3. The Reprobation (Acts 21:27-29)
          4. The Riot (Acts 21:30-31)
          5. The Rescue (Acts 21:32-36)
          6. The Request (Acts 21:37-40)
    4. Paul’s Experiences in Jerusalem (Acts 22:1-23:11)
      1. Paul’s Defense: Message for Upset People (Acts 22:1-21)
        1. Concerning His Pre-Conversion (Acts 22:1-5, 20)
        2. Concerning His Conversion (Acts 22:6-16)
        3. Concerning His Post-Conversion (Acts 22:17-19, 21)
      2. Paul’s Direction Through Trials (Acts 22:22-23:10)
        1. Before the Roman Military (Acts 22:22-29)
        2. Before the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 22:30-23:10)
          1. The Assault (Acts 23:1-2)
          2. The Anger (Acts 23:3)
          3. The Apology (Acts 23:4-5)
          4. The Argument (Acts 23:6-10)
          5. The Comfort of God (Acts 23:10)
      3. Paul’s Final Journey: Rome (Acts 23:11-28:31)
        1. Man’s Deception, God’s Providence (Acts 23:11-35)
          1.  The Comfort (Acts 23:11)
          2. The Conspiracy (Acts 23:12-24) 
            1. The Reprisal Against Paul (Acts 23:12-15)
            2. The Relative of Paul (Acts 23:16-22)
            3. The Removal of Paul (Acts 23:23-24)
          3. The Communication (Acts 23:25-30)
          4. The Confinement (Acts 23:31-35)
        2. Before Felix: What Real Worship is (Acts 24:1-27)
          1. Felix Reviews the Charges (Acts 24:1-23)
          2. Felix Refuses the Christ (Acts 24:24-25)
          3. Felix Requests Some Cash (Acts 24:26-27)
        3. Before Festus: an Appeasing Visit (Acts 25:1-27)
          1. Festus and Paul (Acts 25:1-12)
            1. The Governor and the Plotters (Acts 25:1-5)
            2. The Governor and the Prisoner (Acts 25:6-12)
          2. Festus and Agrippa (Acts 25:13-27)
            1. Information About Paul (Acts 25:13-22)
            2. Introduction of Paul (Acts 25:23-27)
        4. Before Agrippa: Life Conversion (Acts 26:1-32)
          1. The Permission (Acts 26:1)
          2. The Personal Testimony (Acts 26:2-23)
          3. The Protest (Acts 26:24-25)
            1. Festus’ Accusation (Acts 26:24)
            2. Paul’s Answer (Acts 26:25)
          4. The Persuasion (Acts 26:29)
            1. Paul to Agrippa (Acts 26:26-27)
            2. Agrippa to Paul (Acts 26:28)
            3. Paul to Agrippa (Acts 26:29)
          5. The Postscript (Acts 26:30-32)
        5. Paul Sails to Rome: Trust and Care (Acts 27:1-44) Voyage and Shipwreck
          1. Caesarea to Sidon (Acts 27:1-3)
          2. Sidon to Myra (Acts 27:4-6)
          3. Myra to Fair Havens (Acts 27:7-12)
            1. Reason for the Warning (Acts 27:7-10)
            2. Rejection of the Warning (Acts 27:11-12)
          4. Fair Havens to Malta (Acts 27:13-44)
            1. The Fearful Storm (Acts 27:13-20)
            2. The Cheerful Saint (Acts 27:21-44)
              1. Foretelling (Acts 27:21-38)
              2. Fulfilling (Acts 27:39-44)
        6. Paul Sails to Rome: Shipwrecked (Acts 28:1-31)
          1. In Malta (Acts 28:1-10)
            1. The People on the Island (Acts 28:1-6)
            2. The Politician on the Island (Acts 28:7-10)
          2. Malta to Rome (Acts 28:11-14)
          3. In Rome (Acts 28:15-31)
            1. Where (Acts 28:15-16)
            2. Who (Acts 28:17-29)
              1. First Meeting (Acts 28:17-20)
                1. His Review (Acts 28:17-20)
                2. Their Reaction (Acts 28:21-22)
              2. Second Meeting (Acts 28:23-29)
                1. The Revelation (Acts 28:23)
                2. The Responses (Acts 28:24)
                3. The Reminder (Acts 28:25-29)
            3. When (Acts 28:30-31) Two Years in a Rented House

KEY THEMES

  1. Witnessing – Greek “martyr”
    1. Life – Stephen and James
    2. Freedom – Paul and Peter
  2. Conversion – some of the more notable
    1. The Ethiopian – Acts 8:30
    2. Saul of Tarsus – Acts 9:1-19
    3. Lydia – Acts 16:14
    4. Philippian jailer – Acts 16:29-30
  3. Team Evangelism – a pattern for missionary work
    1. Set up strategic centers
    2. Spread through surrounding areas
    3. Associates to take over after the missionary moved on
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