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Acts of the Apostles
T H E S W I T C H O N T H E F L A S H L I G H T C L I C K S . But instead
of a bright beam piercing the darkness, there is only a faint yellow
glow. The batteries are low; there is not much power left. Sometimes
the Christian life is like that. We want to shine brightly for the Lord,
to accomplish great things for him. But instead we let off only a dull
flicker. We lack the power and energy. What is wrong? The answer may
be simple: We may not be fueling our lives with the power of the Holy
Spirit, relying instead on our own energy to fuel our Christian walk. It
is not enough.
Jesus told his followers that they would have
What you will be
power when the Holy Spirit came upon them.
reading about
The book of Acts records the Spirit’s coming
1:1-26
and what happened when the early disciples
Jesus ascends to heaven
allowed his power to fuel their lives and work for
2:1- 47
the Lord.
The Holy Spirit comes to
believers
The coming of the Holy Spirit was not something the disciples accomplished. They prayed
3:1– 8:40
The church grows and faces
and submitted themselves to the Lord. He did the
persecution
rest, sending the Holy Spirit to empower them for
9:1-31
life and for service.
Paul (Saul) becomes a
Acts is often called the Acts of the Apostles,
Christian on the Damascus
but it is more properly described as the Acts of
road
the Holy Spirit through the Apostles. The first
9:32 – 12:25
half is the story of Peter’s ministry; the second
The ministry of Peter
half is the story of Paul’s ministry. And scattered
13:1– 21:14
throughout are the empowered works of others
Paul’s missionary journeys
such as Stephen, Philip, Barnabas, and Silas.
21:15 – 23:35
They were heroic figures because they were
Paul is arrested in Jerusalem
plugged in to the ultimate power source: God’s
24:1– 26:32
Holy Spirit. This book shows us just how brightly
Paul is put on trial
we can shine when this happens.
27:1– 28:31
Acts tells the story of the birth of the Christian
Paul’s journey to Rome
church. The Gospels tell the story of what Jesus
began to do on earth; Acts tells the story of what
he continued to do through the Holy Spirit. It is a book about what happens when
Christians obediently take the gospel to lost people. It is a book about the power
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