ACTS

The Spirit of God in Mission

Taught by Lec SK. KIERU

A five-day study of the Spirit-empowered mission of the church, from the textbook by Denzil R. Miller.

Course dates

Day 1
25 Sept
Understanding Acts and Preparing for Pentecost
Chapters 1, 2, 3
Day 2
29 Sept
The Spirit-Empowered Church in Jerusalem and Beyond
Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7
Day 3
2 Oct
The Gentile Mission and Paul's Missionary Expansion
Chapters 8, 9, 10
Day 4
6 Oct
Paul's Missionary Journeys, Jerusalem and Rome
Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14
Day 5
9 Oct
Final examination
60 marks

ACTS 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

The empowerment-witness motif

Holy Spirit
The Spirit comes on the believer
Power
"You will receive power"
Witness
"You will be my witnesses"
Mission
The gospel advances to the nations

The outline of the book

Jerusalem
Acts 1:1-8:1 · The Jewish mission · Units 1 and 2
Judea and Samaria
Acts 8:1-12:25 · The transitional period · Unit 3
The ends of the earth
Acts 13:1-28:31 · The Gentile mission · Units 4 and 5

The author presents Acts 1:8 as both the interpretative key to Acts and a table of contents for the book. Source: Chapter 1, p. 18.

Five units, fourteen chapters

Unit 1

Introduction

1. Introduction to Acts
2. Preparation for Pentecost

Unit 2

The Jewish Mission

3. The Day of Pentecost
4. Ministry in Jerusalem

Unit 3

The Transitional Period

5. Persecution and Witness
6. Continued Expansion of the Church
7. The Inclusion of the Gentiles

Unit 4

The Gentile Mission

8. Paul's First Missionary Journey
9. Missionary Council in Jerusalem
10. Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Part 1)
11. Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Part 2)
12. Paul's Third Missionary Journey

Unit 5

Jerusalem and Rome

13. Jerusalem and Trials
14. Journey to Rome