Acts Bible study part 2 completes the story of the history of the early followers of Jesus.  The focus of the manifestation of Jesus in Acts comes primarily through the lives of two men, Peter and Paul. There are striking parallels in the events of their lives.

They both had the healing of a cripple in their journey. Healing in both of their ministries occurred by strange means: the shadow of Peter and the clothing of Paul. They both also have an encounter with an sorcerer. During both of their preaching, a person was raised from the dead.  They both were miraculously set free from prison.

Acts Bible study part 2 establishes the life Paul.

Paul is introduced to the reader of Acts at the stoning and death of Stephen. The persecution of the believers by Paul and his conversion to the faith which he fought brings him into focus for the second part (Chapters 13-28) of Acts. After his conversion on the Damascus road, he began his mission journeys with Barnabas from Antioch.

Acts Bible study part 2 has us traveling with Paul as he experiences the will of God.  Miracles, signs and wonders, and unbelievable persecutions give record that Jesus was alive and at work in his life. The relationships that were recorded between Paul and the many groups of believers that were formed in his journeys can only be described as a love that is beyond the knowledge of this world.

During the last twelve days in Jerusalem Paul faced great persecutions for preaching the gospel (Acts 23:10-15).  In a tremulous journey across the great sea to Rome, Paul faced great peril and danger (Acts 27:1-44). His final days as a prisoner in Rome found him chained to a Roman guard (Acts 28:16).  The life of  Paul, although facing many tribulations and persecutions, amply demonstrated that he was experiencing the resurrection power of the risen Jesus.

Acts Bible study part 2 closes with Paul preaching the kingdom of God.

While confined by Rome, Paul preached to the many people that came to see him. Even though some believed and some did not, Paul was consisted in “preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him” (Acts 28:31).

The manifestation of the risen Jesus, as in the lives of Peter and Paul, is the recorded history of how the church went forth from Jerusalem to Rome. It is the story of the continuing ministry of the risen Jesus among his people. Revealing the power of God intervening into the affairs of man, the record of Acts forever proclaims the wonder of God’s miraculous deliverance of man. Jesus has risen and he lives.

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Preface

Paul is introduced to the reader of the Acts of the Apostles at the stoning and death of Stephen. The persecution of the believers by Paul and his conversion to the faith which he fought brings him into focus for the second part (Chapters 13-28) of the Acts. After his conversion on the Damascus road, he began his mission journeys with Barnabas from Antioch.

The first convert on these missionary journeys was an official on the isle of Crete, Sergius Paulus. This conversion brought also the first persecution of Paul by Elymas, a chief consultant and servant of Sergius Paulus. The preaching of the gospel by Paul always brought results: some believed, others wanted to hear more, and some openly opposed the message of grace (Acts 17:32-34).

Through three missionary journeys, three trip to Jerusalem, and to this final designation, Rome, the manifestation of Jesus in the life of Paul as recorded in the Acts brought many “sign and wonders.” The dead was raised, the lame walked, and devils were cast out. Many people were being set free from the bondage they were experiencing in their lives.

The preaching of the gospel also brought great persecutions to Paul. In addition, to the continually trouble Paul faced on his missionary journeys, his third trip to Jerusalem was filled with much tribulations. In the twelve days of Paul’s final visit to Jerusalem (Acts, Chapters 22-24), he was accosted by an angry crowd when he was in the Temple.

The same crowd threw him out of the Temple and slam shut the doors. Certain Jews sought to kill him by attempting to beat him to death. He was rescued by the chief captain only to be bound with chains. Believed to be the leader of a band of 4,000 murderers, he was kept in captivity. Although he was saved from being examined by scourging, he nevertheless was mocked and bound with thongs.

Commanded to be slapped on the mouth for his preaching, the anger crowd was literally about to pull him to pieces. A band of forty Jews swore an oath together that they would not eat until they had killed Paul. The message of grace and truth, amazingly, was being opposed by many of the people to whom God had sent this great message of freedom.

The manifestation of Jesus in Acts is the recorded history of the preaching of the gospel as it went forth from Jerusalem to Rome. It is the story of the continuing ministry of Jesus among his people. Revealing the power of God intervening into the affairs of man, the record of the Acts of the Apostles forever proclaims the wonder of God’s miraculous deliverance of man.

Table of Content – Part 2

Session 1: Introduction to Paul — 13:1-3
Session 2: Paul Preaching the Gospel — 13:4-52
Session 3: Grace By Grace — 4:1-28
Session 4: Grace Versus Law — 15:1-29
Session 5: Jesus, the Christ — 15:30-16:15
Session 6: World Turned Upside Down — 16:16-17:15
Session 7: Christ Gives to All — 17:16-34
Session 8: The Way –18:1-28
Session 9: The Real Issue of Life — 19:1-32
Session 10: All the Counsel of God — 19:33-20:27
Session 11: The Resurrection Event — 20:28-21:33
Session 12: The Hand of God — 21:34-23:11
Session 13: Living in Resurrection Power — 23:12-24:27
Session 14: Almost Persuaded — 25:1-26:32
Session 15: Stay in the Ship — 27:1-28:10
Session 16: Experiencing the Kingdom of God — 28:11-31

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