Bible Outline: Acts

Peace & Blessings Beloved,

TGBTG for allowing us to see another day. I pray all is well with you and yours, and that your week has been fruitful & blessed thus far.

In this Series, we are going to further our in-depth study of each book of the Holy Bible, breaking each book into the major themes and topics contained therein. Today we'll outline the first book of the New Testament, and forty-fourth book of the Holy Bible, Acts.

Outline:

Peter and the Beginnings of the Church in the Holy Land (chapters 1-12)

• "Throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria" (1:1 -- 9:31; see 9:31 and note)

• Introduction (1:1-2)

• Christ's resurrection ministry (1:3-11)

• The period of waiting for the Holy Spirit (1:12-26)

• The filling with the Spirit (ch. 2)

• The healing of the lame man and the resultant arrest of Peter and John (3:1;4:31)

• The community of goods (4:32;5:11)

• The arrest of the 12 apostles (5:12-42)

• The choice of the Seven (6:1-7)

• Stephen's arrest and martyrdom (6:8;7:60)

• The scattering of the Jerusalem believers (8:1-4)

• Philip's ministry (8:5-40)

• In Samaria (8:5-25)

• To the Ethiopian eunuch (8:26-40)

• Saul's conversion (9:1-31)

• "As far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch" (9:32;12:25;11:19;)

• Peter's ministry on the Mediterranean coast (9:32;11:18)

• To Aeneas and Dorcas (9:32-43)

• To Cornelius (10:1;11:18)

• The new Gentile church in Antioch (11:19-30)

• Herod's persecution of the church and his subsequent death (chapter 12)

• Paul and the Expansion of the Church from Antioch to Rome (chapters 13-28)

• "Throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia" (13:1 -- 15:35; see 16:6 and note)

• Paul's first missionary journey (chapters 13-14)

• The Jerusalem conference (15:1-35)

• "Over to Macedonia" (15:36;21:16;16:9;)

• Paul's second missionary journey (15:36;18:22)

• Paul's third missionary journey (18:23;21:16)

• "To Rome" (21:17;28:31;28:14;)

• Paul's imprisonment in Jerusalem (21:17;23:35)

• Arrest (21:17;22:29)

• Trial before the Sanhedrin (22:30;23:11)

• Transfer to Caesarea (23:12-35)

• Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea (chapters 24-26)

• Trial before Felix (ch. 24)

• Trial before Festus (25:1-12)

• Hearing before Festus and Agrippa (25:13;26:32)

• Voyage to Rome (27:1;28:15)

• Two years under house arrest in Rome (28:16-31)

May we establish, nurture, and grow a sincere love for the word of God, and study it lovingly & faithfully.

I pray you receive this with the love intended, and apply it to wisdom.

Love you much.

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Blessed!

-Humble Servant

P.S- If you have not given your life to Jesus Christ, I implore you to take the time to do so right now. Use John 3:16 & Romans 10:9-10 as a foundation for making your confession of faith. And use Ephesians 2:1-10 to provide proper context for your salvation.