#danwallace #hub #overview #acts # 📖 Acts > [!info] Info > [[#📖 Summary of Book]] > [[#🧭 Theme Verse]] > [[#🧭 Major Themes]] > [[#📅 Outline of Book]] > **[[#✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes]]** > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflections]] > [[#📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights]] ## 📖 Summary of Book > The book of Acts records the birth and expansion of the early church through the power of the Holy Spirit. Beginning in Jerusalem, the Gospel spreads to Judea, Samaria, and ultimately to the ends of the Roman Empire through the missionary work of Peter, Paul, and others. Acts highlights how God uses ordinary people to fulfill His global mission, empowered by the Spirit and rooted in the resurrection of Jesus. --- ## 🧭 Theme Verse > Acts 1:8 – “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.” --- ## 🧭 Major Themes - Empowerment by the Holy Spirit - Bold proclamation of the Gospel - Unity and diversity in the Church - God’s sovereignty through persecution - The mission to all nations, beginning with the Jews --- ## 📅 Outline of Book I. The Church is Born in Jerusalem (Chapters 1–7) - Chapter 1 – Jesus’ ascension and the replacement of Judas - Chapter 2 – Pentecost: Holy Spirit poured out, Peter preaches, 3,000 saved - Chapters 3–4 – Healing at the temple, Peter and John’s boldness - Chapter 5 – Ananias and Sapphira, apostles arrested and released - Chapter 6 – Appointment of the seven (including Stephen) - Chapter 7 – Stephen’s defense and martyrdom II. The Gospel Spreads to Judea and Samaria (Chapters 8–12) - Chapter 8 – Philip in Samaria and with the Ethiopian eunuch - Chapter 9 – Saul’s conversion on the Damascus road - Chapter 10 – Peter and Cornelius: the Gospel to the Gentiles - Chapter 11 – Peter explains Gentile inclusion; church grows in Antioch - Chapter 12 – James martyred; Peter miraculously freed from prison III. The Gospel Goes to the Ends of the Earth (Chapters 13–28) A. Paul’s First Missionary Journey (Chapters 13–14) - Sent from Antioch; preaches in Cyprus, Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, Derbe B. Jerusalem Council (Chapter 15) - Debate over Gentile inclusion and circumcision; grace affirmed C. Paul’s Second Missionary Journey (Chapters 15:36–18:22) - Revisits churches; evangelizes Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth D. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey (Chapters 18:23–21:17) - Strengthens churches; long stay in Ephesus; returns to Jerusalem E. Paul’s Arrest and Trials (Chapters 21:18–26:32) - Arrested in Jerusalem; trials before Felix, Festus, and Agrippa F. Paul’s Journey to Rome (Chapters 27–28) - Shipwreck en route; proclaims Gospel in Rome under house arrest --- ## ✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes - [[Acts 7]] --- ## 🙏 Devotional Reflections - --- ## 📚 Further Study / Interesting Insights Dan Wallace thinks Luke and Acts were written at the same time but would not fit on one role. That’s why they ended up as two different parchments. This is how they eventually were separated into two books. ---