Acts | |||||
Luke begins the Book of Acts where he left off in his gospel. Acts records the initial fulfillment of the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 as it traces the beginning and growth of the New Testament church. Christ's last words before His ascension were so perfectly realized in the Book of Acts that they effectively and concisely outline its contents: " ' You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem [chs. 1-7], and in all Judea and Samaria [chs. 8-12] and to the end of the earth [chs. 13-28]' " (1:8), Thus, Acts traces the rapid expansion of the gospel, beginning in Jerusalem and spreading throughout the Roman Empire. | |||||
Focus | Witness in Jerusalem | Witness in Judea & Samaria | Witness to the Ends of the Earth | ||
1:1 8:4 | 8:5 12:25 | 13:1 28:31 | |||
Divisions | Power of the Church | Progress of the Church | Expansion of the Church | Paul's Three Journeys | Paul's Three Trials |
1:1 2:47 | 3:1 8:4 | 8:5 2:25 | 13:1 21:16 | 21:17 28:31 | |
Topics | Jews | Samaritans | Gentiles | ||
Peter | Philip | Paul | |||
Place | Jerusalem | Judea & Samaria | Uttermost Part | ||
Time | 2 Years (A.D. 33-35) | 13 Years (A.D. 35-48 | 14 Years (A.D. 48-62) | ||
Sunday, November 3, 2013, Pastor Duckett preached from the book of Acts.
John | |||||
The Gospel of John is a gospel apart. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic gospels because, despite their individual emphases, they describe many of the same events in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. John draws mainly upon events and discourses not found in the other gospels to prove to his readers that Jesus is God in the flesh, the eternal Word come to earth, born to die as God's sacrifice for human sin. Seven miraculous signs prove that "Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name" (20:31). No finer gospel tract has ever been penned than John's inspired account of Christ's life, death and resurrection. | |||||
Focus | Incarnation of the Son of God | Presentation of the Son of God | Opposition to the Son of God | Preparation of the Son's Disciples | Crucifixion and Resurrection of the Son of God |
1:1 1:18 | 1:19 4:54 | 5:1 12:50 | 13:1 17:26 | 18:1 21:25 | |
Divisions | Introduction to Christ | Revelation of Christ | Rejection of Christ | Revelation from Christ | Rejection of Christ |
1:1 1:18 | 1:19 4:54 | 5:1 12:50 | 13:1 17:26 | 18:1 21:25 | |
Topics | Seven Miracles | Upper Room Discourse | Supreme Miracle | ||
"That You May Believe" | "That You May Have Life" | ||||
Place | Israel | ||||
Time | A Few Years | A Few Hours | A Few Weeks | ||
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