The Acts of the Apostles
The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth
Acts 13:1-28:31 (19)
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22) (4)
IV. The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth (13:1-28:31)
A. Paul’s First Missionary Journey (13:1-14:28)
B. The Jerusalem Council: Gentile Salvation (15:1-35)
C. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22)
1. The Separation of Paul and Barnabas (15:36-41)
2. The Formation of Paul’s Missions Team (16:1-4)
3. The Call to Macedonia (16:6-10)
4. The Outreach in Philippi (16:11-40)
a. The Journey to Philippi (16:11-12)
b. The Conversion of Lydia (16:13-15)
1) The Place They Met (16:13)
2) The Person She Was (16:14a)
a) Her Name (16:14a1-6)
b) Her Birthplace (16:14a7-11)
c) Her Trade (16:14a12-16)
d) Her Religious Disposition (16:14a17-20)
e) Her Focus (16:14a21-22)
3) The Way She was Saved (16:14b)
● Divine intervention is necessary for the sinner to embrace the gospel.
● For the gospel to be embrace, the human heart must be opened.
● The gospel must be both agreed with and responded to.
○ respond to devote to, to occupy, to take care to do
4) The Manner She Responded (16:15)
a) She Submitted to Christian Baptism (16:15a)
● The Importance of Baptism
● Pado-Baptism vs Credo-Baptism
b) She Extended Christian Hospitality (16:15b-d)