The Acts of the
Apostles
Session 22: Chapter 21
Essential arrest
The Acts of the
Apostles
Spring 2014
Current Schedule:
Session
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Date
Passages
8-Sep-13
Introduction
15-Sep-13
1:1 - 26
22-Sep-13
2:1 - 13
29-Sep-13
2:14 - 47
6-Oct-13
3:1-26
13-Oct-13
4:1-31
20-Oct-13
4:32-5:11
27-Oct-13
No Acts
3-Nov-13
No Acts
8
10-Nov-13
5:12 - 41
9
17-Nov-13
6:1- 8:3
10
24-Nov-13
8:4-8:40
11
1-Dec-13
9:1 - 31
12
8-Dec-13
9:32-10:33
13
15-Dec-13
10:34-11:18
14
22-Dec-13
11:19-12:25
29-Dec-13
No Acts - Class TBD
5-Jan-14
No Acts – Class TBD
Beginning of Spring 2014 Semester
1
12-Jan-14
13:1-50
2
19-Jan-14
13:51-14:28
3
26-Jan-14
15:1-41
4
2-Feb-14
16:1 - 40
5
9-Feb-14
17:1-34
6
16-Feb-14
18:1-23
7
23-Feb-14
18:24 - 19:41
8
2-Mar-14
20:1 - 21:16
9-Mar-14
Missions
16-Mar-14
Missions
9
23-Mar-14
21:17-22:21
10
30-Mar-14
22:22 - 23:33
11
6-Apr-14
23:34-25:22
12
13-Apr-14
25:23-26:32
13
20-Apr-14
27:1-44
14
27-Apr-14
28
Topic
Overview of Acts
Jesus' Final Message
Pentecost - Fulfillment
Pentecost - 1st Sermon
Lame man and 2nd Sermon
Peter & John: Prison and Trial
Ananias & Sapphira
Missionary Visit
Missionary Visit
Apostles Persecution
Deacons and Stephen
Philip
Saul Conversion
Peter: Lydda, Joppa, Caesarea Vision
Gentiles Converted and Defended
Antioch, Herod
1st Missionary Journey
Iconium, Lystra
Jerusalem Council
2nd Derbe, Lystra, Troas, Philippi
Thessalonica, Berea, Athens
Corinth to Antioch
3rd - Galatia, Ephesus
Macedonia, Troas Miletus, Tyre, Caesarea
Paul Jews, arrest, crowd
Centurion , Sanhedrin, Jews plan to kill Paul, rescue
Felix - Festus
Agrippa
Shipwreck
Malta & Rome
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The Acts of the
Apostles
Spring 2014
Review
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The Essential Background – The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus
The Essential Role – to be a witness
The Essential Beginning – The Gift of the Holy Spirit
The Essential Message – Jesus
The Essential Proofs – Signs and Wonders authenticating the Apostles Message
The Essential Boldness – for sharing the Word of God
The Essential Character – avoiding hypocrisy with Godly stewardship
The Essential Principle – obey God rather than man
The Essential Sacrifice – The martyrdom of Stephen
The Essential Evangelism – Adjust the methods, but never the message
The Essential Conversion – Paul on the Damascus road
The Essential Understanding – Gentiles are accepted because God does not show partiality
Essential Surprises
Essential Missions – Requires everyone
Essential Work – Sharing, Strengthening, Appointing, and Committing
Essential Decision – Salvation is by grace alone
Essential Church Plant
Essential Riot – God uses all things
"One day last year an English teacher, Alan Beals, became curious about a plaque
attached to the old state gym. Under a coat of dust and bird droppings was a tribute to
Trice. Beals assigned some students to find out why? Jack Trice, they learned, was a
sophomore in 1923. He was married, majored in animal husbandry with a 90 average,
and played football. He also was black. Because of that, he was kept out of the first two
games of the season, but the team and coaches rallied behind him, and he started against
Minnesota at Minneapolis."
"Ahead 14-10 in the third quarter, Minnesota ran a cross buck and the Iowa State
defensive line crumbled. Trice rushed in to close the gap. He stopped the play, but fell on
his back and three charging Minnesota players ran over him. As he was carried from the
field Minnesota fans rose and chanted, 'We're sorry Ames, we're sorry.' Trice returned to
Ames, lying on a bed of straw in a Pullman railroad car. He was taken immediately to the
college hospital, two days later died of hemorrhaging lungs and internal bleeding. The
day Trice was buried friends found in his jacket pocket a note that he had written to
himself, in the Minneapolis hotel room, on the night before the game - headed, 'My
thoughts just before the first real college game of my life,' It read: 'The honor of my race,
my family and myself is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My
whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field. Every time the ball is
snapped I will be trying to do more than my part."
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The Acts of the
Apostles
Spring 2014
The Journey …
Review
1. Collected the gift 1 Cor 16:1-4
2. Heading to Jerusalem to provide the gifts
3. BUT in every city the Spirit testifies that there will be
He was a man with conviction
To
Jerusalem
To Rome
To Spain
Romans 15:24-28 (ESV)
24
I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain,
and to be helped on my journey there by you,
once I have enjoyed your company for a
while. 25 At present, however, I am going to
Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. 26 For
Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to
make some contribution for the poor among
the saints at Jerusalem. 27 For they were
pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to
them. For if the Gentiles have come to share
in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to
be of service to them in material blessings.
28
When therefore I have completed this and
have delivered to them what has been
collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you.
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The Acts of the
Apostles
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Meeting with the Leaders … (Acts 21:17-26)
Related what GOD had done…(not even what God had done through him)
Result: Glorified God
You teach to Forsake Moses
- Not to circumcise the children
- Not to walk according to the customs…
Why should they keep the customs and traditions?? Who cares!!!!
But did Paul teach that? obviously not…and James knows it..
Is this a changing of the decision of Acts 15? No he even states the letter
Is this a salvation issue? No
The point: how can we unite the Jews and Gentiles…
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Apostles
Spring 2014
Arrested in the Temple … (Acts 21:27-36)
Falsely accused (like Jesus)
Going to go through 5 trials (like Jesus)
Going to be beaten and imprisoned (like Jesus)
Going to be seen as innocent by the Romans (like Jesus)
Paul’s speech to the people … (Acts 21:36-22:21)
Why not just go into the barracks quietly?
Why not just ‘behave’?
Why speak to a mob that is wanting to kill you?
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The Acts of the
Apostles
Spring 2014
Conclusions:
The Essential Arrest…because of his convictions
He obediently went to Jerusalem
He humbly submitted to the elders
He willing went to prison
He boldly faced his accusers
What are you willing to sacrifice everything for?
For Next week:
1. Read Acts Chapter 22:23-23:11
2. Mediate on:
a. Paul’s actions and testimony
b. What can we learn about how to choose our words?
c. How can we prepare for the next difficulty in our spiritual journey?
Bibliography:
Jensen, Irving, Acts A Self Study Guide Moody Press 1969
Swindoll, Charles Acts The Birth of An Exciting Vision Insight for Living 1979
Acts: Life Change Series NavPress 1992
Boice, James Acts Baker Books, 1997
Girard, Robert The Book of Acts Thomas Nelson, 2007
Stott, John The Message of Acts BST , IVP 1990
Pentecost, J. Dwight New Wine a Study of Transition in the Book of Acts Kregel, 2010
Bruce, FF The Book of the Acts Eerdmans 1988
Edersheim, Alfred Sketches of Jewish Social Life Hendrickson 1994
Books on the Feasts:
Howard, Kevin & Rosenthal, Marvin The Feasts of the Lord, Nelson 1997
Glaser, Mitch & Zhava The Fall Feasts of Israel Moody Press 1987
Rose Publishing Feasts of the Bible 2011
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