2. Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a
narra5ve of the things that have been accomplished
among us, just as those who from the beginning
were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have
delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also,
having followed all things closely for some 5me
past, to write an orderly account for you, most
excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty
concerning the things you have been taught.
Luke 1:1-­‐4 (ESV)

3. In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with
all that Jesus began to do and teach, un5l the
day when he was taken up, aBer he had given
commands through the Holy Spirit to the
apostles whom he had chosen. He presented
himself alive to them aBer his suffering by many
proofs, appearing to them during forty days and
speaking about the kingdom of God.

4. And while staying with them he ordered them
not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the
promise of the Father, which, he said, “you
heard from me; for John bap5zed with water,
but you will be bap5zed with the Holy Spirit not
many days from now.”
Acts 1:1-­‐5 (ESV)

5. • Luke’s Gospel: “…all that Jesus began to do
and teach.”
• Luke’s 2nd book: all that Jesus CONTINUED to
do and teach through the church.

6. “Contemporary Chris5ans who read Acts with an
open mind will find themselves challenged with
pointed applica5ons by what happened in the
early church.”
-­‐-­‐Ajith Fernando

8. “The Book of Acts is in a real sense a book for
renewal. It calls the church back to its roots… It
sets a paTern for faithful discipleship, for a
witness that walks in the footsteps of the
Master, a wholehearted commitment with a
willingness to sacrifice and even to suffer. It
speaks to us when discouraged, reminding us
that all 5me is in God’s hands, reassuring us of
the reality of his Spirit in our lives and witness.”