Lesson 11 - The Jerusalem Council - In the Word with Michele Telfer

In the Word with Michele Telfer

Lesson 11 - The Jerusalem Council

Acts 15:1–35, Acts 14:8–28

Acts 14:8-15:35 After Paul and Barnabas returned from a very eventful first missionary journey, it was not long before false teachers began to disrupt the church in Antioch with their doctrine of circumcision teaching that salvation was only for the Jews. This caused such distress Paul and Barnabas were sent to Jerusalem to speak with the Apostles. The Council of Jerusalem as it came to be known, issued a firm decree confirming that salvation is for both Jew and Gentile alike and that it is given by grace, not by the Law.

Lesson 1 - Wait for God’s Promise

Acts 1

Acts 1:1-26. Jesus commanded His disciples in Acts 1 to wait for the promised infilling of the Holy Spirit to empower them to become His witnesses to the ends of the earth. One of the most amazing and uplifting observations about the early church is that a small band of ordinary people, who likely had never travelled outside of Judea before, somehow evangelized the whole world in the power of the Holy Spirit!

Lesson 2 - Filled with His Spirit

Acts 2

Acts 2:1-47. As Acts 2 opens Christ’s followers waited to be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus had instructed them. Luke records the miraculous events of Pentecost and how the believers’ effectiveness changed so radically as a result!

Lesson 3 - Learning to Walk!

Acts 3, Acts 4:1–22

Acts 3:1-4:22. God uses Peter and John to heal a man who had been lame since birth. What a remarkable miracle that was! It was extraordinary because the man was given the ability to do something he had never done before! The crowd marveled at what they saw, but surprisingly the religious leaders could not find it in their hearts to praise God for what had occurred!