The Acts and Letters of the Apostles
2019 - 2020

This series, The Acts and Letters of the Apostles, captures the joys and sorrows in the lives of first-generation Christians for 30 years after Jesus Christ ascended to heaven. The series describes the Holy Spirit's empowering of the Apostles' intrepid mission to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the world.

The Book of Acts can also be called the Acts of the Holy Spirit, as it describes Jesus Christ fulfilling His promise to dwell in the Apostles through the Holy Spirit. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit enabled the Apostles to perform acts that were previously impossible when Jesus Christ was with them, but not in them.

LESSON

SUBJECT

HOMILETICS

LINK

Overview

The Lord Plants the Church

Lesson Focus

Notes

1

Preparing for Pentacost

Lesson Focus
Acts 1:1 ‐ 4
Acts 1:4 ‐ 8
Acts 1:4 ‐ 11
Acts 1:12 ‐ 26
Review
Homiletics

Notes

2

The Day of Pentacost

Lesson Focus
Acts 2:1 ‐ 13
Acts 2:14 ‐ 21
Acts 2:22 ‐ 35
Acts 2:36 ‐ 47
Review
Homiletics

Notes

3

Peter and John

Lesson Focus
Acts 3:1 ‐ 10
Acts 3:11 ‐ 26
Acts 4:1 ‐ 22
Acts 4:23 ‐ 27
Review
Homiletics

Notes

4

Church Growth and Satan's Attacks

Lesson Focus
Acts 5:1 ‐ 11
Acts 5:12 ‐ 16
Acts 5:17 ‐ 42
Acts 6:1 ‐ 7
Review
Homiletics

Notes

5

Stephen's Witness

Lesson Focus
Acts 6:8 ‐ 15
Acts 7:1 ‐ 53
Acts 7:1 ‐ 53
Acts 7:54 ‐ 60
Review
Homiletics

Notes

6

Philip's Ministry and Paul's Conversion

Lesson Focus
Acts 8:1 ‐ 8
Acts 8:9 ‐ 40
Acts 9:1 ‐ 19a
Acts 9:19b ‐ 30
Review
Homiletics

Notes

7

Paul's Gentile Ministry
and the Antioch Church

Lesson Focus
Acts 9:31 ‐ 43
Acts 10
Acts 11:1 ‐ 18
Acts 11:19 ‐ 30
Review
Homiletics

Notes

8

Victory Over Persecution

Lesson Focus
Acts 12:1 ‐ 5
Acts 12:6 ‐ 11
Acts 12:12 ‐ 17
Acts 12:18 ‐ 25
Review
Homiletics

Notes

9

New Life in a Living Hope

Lesson Focus
1 Peter 1:1 ‐ 12
1 Peter 1:13 ‐ 25
1 Peter 2:4 ‐ 10
1 Peter 2:11 ‐ 25
Review
Homiletics

Notes

10

Living as Jesus Christ's Followers

Lesson Focus
1 Peter 3:1 ‐ 7
1 Peter 3:8 ‐ 22
1 Peter 4
1 Peter 5
Review
Homiletics

Notes

11

Sending the First Missionaries

Lesson Focus
Acts 13:1 ‐ 14a
Acts 13:14b ‐ 41
Acts 13:42 ‐ 52
Acts 14
Review
Homiletics

Notes

12

The First Church Council Meeting
at Jerusalem

Lesson Focus
Acts 15:1 ‐ 11
Acts 15:12 ‐ 21
Acts 15:22 ‐ 35
Galatians 2
Review
Homiletics

Notes

13

The Superiority of Jesus Christ

Lesson Focus
Hebrews 1
Hebrews 2
Hebrews 3
Hebrews 4:1 ‐ 13
Review
Homiletics

Notes

14

The Superiority of Jesus Christ's Priesthood

Lesson Focus
Hebrews 4:14 ‐ 5:10
Hebrews 5:11 ‐ 6 : 3
Hebrews 6:4 ‐ 20
Hebrews 7
Review
Homiletics

Notes

15

The Superiority of Jesus Christ's
Covenant and Consecration

Lesson Focus
Hebrews 8
Hebrews 9:1 ‐ 14
Hebrews 9:15 ‐ 28
Hebrews 10
Review
Homiletics

Notes

16

The Superiority of Faith in
Jesus Christ Alone

Lesson Focus
Hebrews 11:1 ‐ 16
Hebrews 11:17 ‐ 40
Hebrews 12
Hebrews 13
Review
Homiletics

Notes

17

Paul's Second Missionary Journey

Lesson Focus
Acts 15:36 ‐ 41
Acts 16:11 ‐ 40
Acts 17
Acts 18:1 ‐ 22
Review
Homiletics

Notes

18

Living for Jesus Christ's Return

Lesson Focus
1 Thessalonians 1
1 Thessalonians 2 & 3
1 Thessalonians 4:1 ‐ 5:28
1 Thessalonians 4:13 ‐ 5:11
Review
Homiletics

Notes

19

The Day of the Lord

Lesson Focus
2 Thessalonians 1
2 Thessalonians 2:1 ‐ 12
2 Thessalonians 2:13 ‐ 17
2 Thessalonians 3
Review
Homiletics

Notes

20

Paul's Third Missionary Journey

Lesson Focus
Acts 18:23 ‐ 28
Acts 19
Acts 20:1 ‐ 12
Acts 20:13 ‐ 21:15
Review
Homiletics

Notes

21

Countercultural Unity

Lesson Focus
1 Corinthians 1:1 ‐ 17
1 Corinthians 1:18 ‐ 2:16
1 Corinthians 3
1 Corinthians 4
Review
No Homiletics

Notes

22

Countercultural Relationships

Lesson Focus
1 Corinthians 5
1 Corinthians 6:1 ‐ 8
1 Corinthians 6:9 ‐ 20
1 Corinthians 7
Review
No Homiletics

Notes

23

Countercultural Worship

Lesson Focus
1 Corinthians 8 & 9
1 Corinthians 10 & 11
1 Corinthians 12 ‐ 14
1 Corinthians 12 ‐ 14
Review
No Homiletics

Notes

24

Countercultural Hope

Lesson Focus
1 Corinthians 15:1 ‐ 11
1 Corinthians 15:12 ‐ 34
1 Corinthians 15:35 ‐ 58
1 Corinthians 16
Review
No Homiletics

Notes

25

Paul in Jerusalem

Lesson Focus
Acts 21:16 ‐ 36
Acts 21:37 ‐ 22:29
Acts 22:30 ‐ 23:11
Acts 23:12 ‐ 35
Review
Homiletics

Notes

26

Paul's Testimony

Lesson Focus
Acts 24
Acts 25
Acts 26:1 ‐ 23
Acts 26:24 ‐ 32
Review
Homiletics

Notes

27

On to Rome

Lesson Focus
Acts 27:1 ‐ 26
Acts 27:27 ‐ 44
Acts 28:1 ‐ 10
Acts 28:11 ‐ 31
Review
Homiletics

Notes

28

Authentic Faith

Lesson Focus
James 1:1 ‐ 18
James 1:19 ‐ 27
James 2:1 ‐ 13
James 2:14 ‐ 26
Review
Homiletics

Notes

29

Living as a Christian

Lesson Focus
James 3
James 4:1 ‐ 10
James 4:11 ‐ 17
James 5
Review
Homiletics

Notes

Notes