The Acts of the Apostles

Summary of the Acts of the Apostles (Part 2)

I. The Prologue (1:1-8)

A. Luke’s Purpose (1:1-5)

B. Christ’s Commissioning of the Apostles (1:6-8)

II. The Growth and Expansion of the Church in Jerusalem (1:9-8:3)

A. The Prelude to Pentecost (1:9-26)

B. The Day of Pentecost: The Age of the Spirit (2:1-47a)

1. The Advent of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13)

2. The Explanation of the Spirit’s Advent (2:14-36)

3. The Consequence of the Spirit’s Advent (2:37-40)

4. The Response to the Spirit’s Advent (2:41-47a)

C. The Growth of the Church (3:1-8:3)

1. In the Face of Opposition (3:1-6:7)

a. In the Face of Governmental Oppression (3:1-4:31)

b. In the Face of Hardship (4:32-37)

c. In the Face of Transgression (5:1-11)

d. In the Face of Governmental Oppression (5:12-42)

e. In the Face of Misunderstanding (The Church and

Ethnicity) (6:1-7)

2. In the Face of Religious Persecution: The Ministry and Martyrdom

of Stephen (6:8-8:3)

a. The Ministry and Arrest of Stephen (6:8-15)

b. The Trial of Stephen (7:1-7:53)

c. The Aftermath of Stephen’s Persecution (8:1-3)

III. The Growth and Expansion of the Church in Judea and Samaria (8:4-12:25)

A. The Missionary Work of Philip (8:4-40)

1. Amongst the Samaritans (8:4-25)

2. With an Ethiopian (8:26-40)