Dangerous Church

Okay, it's been a while sense the last time I posted a series of blogs here on a book in the Bible. So I'm ready to start again.

I know this blog set up is called, the 'Gospels' so you would suspect that I am either going to work through Matthew, Mark or Luke...but I'm not...I'm gonna work on Luke's second book, the book of Acts...

I plan on following the following schedule:

The first blog after today will be a summary on the historicity, culture, and context of the book. after that, the blogs will follow the following outline, which I stole from John Stott and Dennis Johnson

Acts:
I. Introduction – Acts 1:1-5
II. In Jerusalem – Acts 1:6-6:7
a. Waiting for Pentecost – 1:6-26
i. They received their commission – 1:6-8
ii. They saw Jesus ascend to heaven – 1:9-11
iii. The prayer for the Spirit to come – 1:12-14
iv. They replaced Judas with Matthias as an apostle – 1:15-26
b. The Day of Pentecost – 2:1-47
i. The event of Pentecost – 2:1-13
ii. Peter’s 'Come to Jesus' Sermon – 2:14-41
1. Peter's Plagiarism - 2:14-21
2. Peter's Testimony of Jesus - 2:22-41
iii. The Church’s Life: The effect of Pentecost – 2:42-47
c. The Outbreak of Persecution – 3:1-4:31
i. The cripple are healed – 3:1-10
ii. Peter preaches to the crowd – 3:11-26
iii. The council brings the apostles to trial – 4:1-(7)22
1. Peter's defense - 4:8-12
2. The Court's decision 4:13-22
iv. The Church prays – 4:23-31
d. Satanic counter attack – 4:32-6:7
i. The Believers enjoy common life – 4:32-37
ii. Ananias and Sapphira are punished for hypocrisy – 5:1-11
iii. The Apostles heal many people – 5:12-16
iv. The Sanhedrin intensifies its opposition - 5:17-42
1. The Imprisonment - 5:18-25
2. The Trial - 5:26-39
3. The Conclusion - 5:40-42
v. The 7 are chosen and commissioned – 6:1-7
1. The Problem - 6:1
2. The Solution - 6:2-7
III. We're going Global – Acts 6:8-12:24
a. Stephen the martyr – 6:8-7:60
i. Stephen is accused – 6:13-15
ii. Stephen makes his defense – 7:1-53
iii. Stephen is stoned – 7:54-60
b. Philip the evangelist – 8:1-40
i. Philip, the Samaritans, the apostles, and the Holy Spirit – 8:1-25
ii. Philip and the Ethiopian leader – 8:26-40
c. The conversion of Saul – 9:1-31
i. Saul and Jesus: his conversion on the Road to Damascus – 9:1-9
ii. Saul and Ananias: His welcome into the church – 9:10-25
iii. Saul and Barnabas: Introduction to the apostles in Jerusalem – 9:26-31
d. The conversion of Cornelius – 9:32-11:18
i. Paul heals Aeneas & raises Tabitha – 9:32-43
ii. Peter is sent for by Cornelius – 10:1-8
iii. Peter receives a vision – 10:9-23
iv. Peter preaches to Cornelius’ household – 10:23b-48
v. Peter justifies his actions – 11:1-18
e. Expansion and opposition – 11:19-12:24
i. Expansion: the church in Antioch – 11:19-30
ii. Opposition: the church in Jerusalem – 12:1-25
IV. The Apostle to the Gentiles – Acts 12:25-21:17
a. The first missionary journey – Acts 12:25-14:28
i. Barnabas and Paul and sent out from Antioch – 12:25-13:4a
ii. Barnabas and Paul in Cyprus – 13:4b-12
iii. Barnabas and Paul in Pisidian Antioch – 13:13-52
iv. Barnabas and Paul in Iconium – 14:1-7
v. Barnabas and Paul in Lystra and Derbe – 14:8-20
vi. Barnabas and Paul return to Syrian Antioch – 14:21-28
b. The Council of Jerusalem – 15:1-16:5
i. The point at issue – 15:1-4
ii. The debate in Jerusalem – 15:5-21
iii. The Council’s letter – 15:22-29
iv. The sequel to the council – 15:30-16:5
c. Mission in Macedonia – 16:6-17:15
i. The Mission in Philippi – 16:6-40
ii. The Mission in Thessalonica – 17:1-9
iii. The Mission in Berea – 17:10-15
d. Paul in Athens – 17:16-34
e. Corinth and Ephesus – 18:1-19:41
i. Paul in Corinth – 18:1-18a
ii. Paul in transit – 18:18b-28
iii. Paul in Ephesus – 19:1-41
f. More about Ephesus – 20:1-21:17
i. Paul in northern and southern Greece – 20:2-6
ii. A week in Troas – 20:7-12
iii. Paul’s address to the Ephesian elders – 20:17-38
iv. On to Jerusalem – 21:1-17
V. On the Way to Rome – Acts 21:18-28:31
a. Paul’s arrest and self-defense – 21:18-23:35
i. Paul accepts James proposal – 21:18-26
ii. Paul is assaulted and arrested – 21:27-36
iii. Paul defends himself before the crowd – 21:37-22:22
iv. Paul is protected by Roman Law – 22:23-29
v. Paul Stands before the Sanhedrin – 22:30-23:11
vi. Paul is rescued from a Jewish plot – 23:12-35
b. Paul on Trial – 24:1-26:32
i. Paul before Felix – 24:1-27
ii. Paul before Festus – 25:1-22
iii. Paul before Agrippa – 25:23-26:32
c. Rome at Last – 27:1-28:31
i. From Caesarea to Crete – 27:1-12
ii. Storm at Sea – 27:13-20
iii. Paul’s three interventions – 27:21-38
iv. Shipwreck on Malta – 27:39-28:10
v. Arrival in Rome – 28:11-16
vi. The Gospel for Jews and Gentiles – 28:17-31