The Acts of the Apostles
The Growth and Expansion of the Church to the Ends of the Earth
Progress Report #6
I. The Prologue (1:1-8)
II. The Founding of the Church in Jerusalem (1:9-8:3)
III. The Growth and Expansion of the Church in Judea and Samaria (8:4-
12:25)
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)
Progress Report #5 (16:5)
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)
c. The Rescue of the Demoniac (16:16-24)
d. The Conversion of the Jailer (16:25-34)
e. The Safeguarding of the Church (16:35-40)
5. The Outreach in Thessalonica (17:1-9)
a. The Ministry Pattern Proved to Be Fruitful (17:1-4)
b. The Pattern of Opposition Continued (17:5-9)
6. The Outreach in Berea (17:10-15)
a. Berea’s Response to the Gospel (17:10-12)
b. Thessalonica’s Hindrance of the Gospel (17:13-15)
7. The Outreach in Athens (17:16-34)
a. Christ against the Philosophies of Men (17:16-21)
b. Christ through the Philosophies of Men (17:22-31)
c. Christ over the Philosophies of Men (17:32-34)
8. The Outreach in Corinth (18:1-22)
a. Paul Introduced the Gospel to Corinth (18:1-4)
b. Paul Intensified His Ministry in Corinth (18:5-11)
c. Paul Prepared to Defend His Ministry in Corinth (18:12-17)
d. Paul Concluded His Corinthian Ministry (18:18-22)
D. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (18:23-21:16)
1. The Commencement of the Journey (18:23)
2. Parenthesis: Apollos in Ephesus(18:24-28)
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a. The Man (18:24)
b. His Ministry (18:25-26a)
c. His Limitations (18:26b-c)
d. His Plans (18:27-28)
3. The Outreach in Ephesus (19:1-20:1)
a. The Consolidation of Previous Ministry (19:1-7)
b. The Forging of New Ministry (19:8-20)
Progress Report #6 (19:20)
c. Parenthesis: Paul’s Future Ministry Plans (19:21-22)
d. The Uprising in Ephesus (19:23-41)
e. The Conclusion of the Ephesian Mission (20:1)
4. Outreach in Macedonia and Greece (20:2-6)
a. His Ministry in Macedonia (20:2)
b. His Ministry in Greece (20:3-4)
c. His Journey to Troas (20:5-6)
5. The Journey to Jerusalem (20:7-21:16)
a. The Layover in Troas (20:7-12)
b. The Layover in Mileus (20:13-38)
1) From Troas to Miletus (20:13-16)
2) Paul’s Farewell to the Elders of Ephesus (20:17-38)
a) Paul Called for the Elders (20:17)
b) Paul Reviewed with the Elders (20:18-24)
(1) His Ministry In Ephesus (20:18-21)
(2) His Future Plans (20:22-24)
c) Paul Admonished the Elder (20:25-35)
(1) In Light of His Departure (20:25)
(2) In Light of His Service/Ministry (20:26-27)
(3) In Light of Their Duty (20:28-32)
(4) In Light of His Example (20:33-35)
d) Paul Parted from the Elders (20:36-38)
c. The Route to Jerusalem from Miletus (21:1-16)
1) From Miletus to Tyre (21:1-6)
2) From Tyre to Caesarea (21:7-14)
3) From Caesarea to Jerusalem (21:15-16)