The Acts of the Apostles

Summary of the Acts of the Apostles

I. The Prologue (1:1-8)

II. The Growth and Expansion 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 and Barnabas’ 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)

Some Things to Remember from Acts:

● A profound and abiding commitment to the witness of the apostles

● Believers take care of each other

● The gospel rescues people from all different walks of life

● Salvation overcomes all and every ethnic difference and concern

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)

5. The Outreach in Thessalonica (17:1-9)

6. The Outreach in Berea (17:10-15)

7. The Outreach in Athens (17:16-34)

8. The Outreach in Corinth (18:1-22)

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)

3. The Outreach in Ephesus (19:1-20:1)

4. Outreach in Macedonia and Greece (20:2-6)

5. The Journey to Jerusalem (20:7-21:16)