The witness of the church in jerusalem 2:5 – 7:60

THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM 2:5 – 7:60

The Orchestrated Power of the Progressive Witness of the ChurchActs

Six weeks into Semester… Our fifth time together Hope you had a great week

Today’s activities If you did Commentary #1, this is the day to hand it in; We review our last lecture with the Pop Quiz on Acts 3-5

Then we engage in: Acts 6:1–8:4 “Mission in Jerusalem.”

B. The Witness of the Church

(2:5 – 7:60)

(6:1-7)

• If Luke’s first work in the Gospel was to communicate the person and ministry of Jesus – that is, what Christ began,

• then Luke’s second work in the book of Acts was to communicate about the Holy Spirit’s work in the lives and activities of the apostles in the early church – what the Holy Spirit continued to do.

Acts Opening thoughtsIts place in connection with the Gospels

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 1:8 “But you will

receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 2:32 “This Jesus God

raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.”

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 3:26 “God, having

raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 4:12 “And there is

salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” JESUS

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 5:32 “And we are

witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 6:14 “for we have

heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.”

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA key verse 7:60 “And falling to

his knees he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.”

Acts 1:1 – 7:60 Opening thoughtsA reminder of the structure of the book

THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM (1:1 – 7:60)

THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (8:1 – 12:25)

THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (13:1 – 28:31)

Inception of the Church1:1 – 2:4

Jerusalem2:5-7:60

Judea Samaria8:1-12:25

End of the Earth13:1-21:16

All boundaries21:17-28:31

3%

22%

18%

32%

25%

The Book of Acts: Amount of time spent on each section

Acts 1:1 – 7:60How Section I is structured

I. THE WITNESS OF THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM (1:1 – 7:60)

A. The Inception of the Church in Jerusalem

(1:1 – 2:4)

B. The Witness of the Church in Jerusalem

(2:5 – 7:60)

The Witness of Stephen (6:1-7:60)

His designation (6:1–7) His detention His defence His death


(2:5 – 7:60)



(2:5 – 7:60)

(6:1-7)

Highlights: 6:1 a complaint by the Hellenists

arose6:1 against the Hebrews6:1 were being neglected



(2:5 – 7:60)Witness of Stephen

(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)


Highlights: 6:2 “It is not right that



(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)


Highlights: 6:3 men of good repute6:3 full of the Spirit6:3 [full of] wisdomB. The

Witness of the Church


(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)


Highlights: 6:4 ourselves to prayer 6:4 of the word



(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)


Highlights: 6:5 And … pleased the whole gathering



(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)


Highlights: 6:6 and laid their hands on them



(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)


Highlights: 6:7 and a great many of the priests



(6:1 – 7:60)

His designation

(6:1–7)

And so we come to a division…

The Witness of Stephen(6:1–7:60)

His designation (6:1–7) His detention (6:8-15) His defence His death


(2:5 – 7:60)



(2:5 – 7:60)

(6:8-15)


Highlights: 6:8 Stephen



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:9 [from lots of places]



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:10 the wisdom and the Spirit



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:11 Moses and God



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:12 and seized him



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:13 never ceases to speak



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:14 this Jesus of Nazareth



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


Highlights: 6:15 saw that his face



(6:1 – 7:60)

His detention

(6:8–15)


The Witness of Stephen(6:1-7:60)

His designation (6:1–7) His detention (6:8-15) His defence (7:1-53) His death


(2:5 – 7:60)



(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:1)


Highlights: 7:1 Are these things so?”



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) High Priest’s Question

(7:1)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:2 The God of glory appeared



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) Patriarchs of Israel

(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:3 that I will show you



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:4 he went out



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:5 inheritance



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:6 sojourners



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:7 they serve7:7 will judge7:7 they shall come out7:7 and worship me



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:2-8)


Highlights: 7:8 the covenant of circumcision



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:2-8)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:9 jealous7:9 God with him



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) Oppressors of Israel

(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:10 rescued him7:10 made him ruler



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:11 a famine7:12 there was grain



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:13 became known



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:14 sent7:14 summoned



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:16 [having died in Egypt] they were

carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought.



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:17 increased and multiplied



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:18 who did not know



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


Highlights: 7:19 He dealt shrewdly with



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:9-19)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:20 Moses7:21 was adopted 7:21 and brought him upB. The



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) Rejection of Moses by Israel

(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:22 instructed in all the wisdom



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:23



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:24 and avenged him



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:25 He supposed… that God by

His hand



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:26 and tried to reconcile them



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:27 Who made you ruler and

judge over us?



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:28



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:29 Moses fled and became an

exile in the land of Midian



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:30 an angel… in a flame of fire

in a bush



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:31 the voice of the Lord



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:32 trembled and did not dare

to look



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:33 the sandals from your feet



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:34 I have surely seen7:34 to deliver them7:34 I will send B. The



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:35 Moses whom they rejected7:35 ruler and redeemer



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:36 led them out



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:37 a prophet like me



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:38 This is the one



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


Highlights: 7:39 in their hearts



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:20-39)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:40-43)


Highlights: 7:40 we do not know



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) Rejection of Israel by God

(7:40-43)


Highlights: 7:41 rejoicing



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:40-43)


Highlights: 7:42 and gave them over



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:40-43)


Highlights: 7:43 that you made



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:40-43)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:44-50)


Highlights: 7:44 the tent of witness



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) Tabernacle and Temple

(7:44-50)


Highlights: 7:45 Joshua



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:44-50)


Highlights: 7:46 who found favor in the sight



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:44-50)


Highlights: 7:48-50the Most High doesnot dwell in houses made by hands



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:44-50)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:51-53)


Highlights: 7:51 in heart



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence

(7:1–53) Israel’s rejection of Christ

(7:51-53)


Highlights: 7:52 whom you have now

betrayed and murdered



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:51-53)


Highlights: 7:53 and did not keep it.



(6:1 – 7:60)

His defence


(7:51-53)



His designation (6:1–7) His detention (6:8-15) His defence (7:1-53) His death (7:54-64)


(2:5 – 7:60)



(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:54-60)


Highlights: 7:54 they were enraged



(6:1 – 7:60)

His death

(7:54–60)


Highlights: 7:55-56 But, Stephen full of the

Spirit

…standing at theright hand of God, Jesus



(6:1 – 7:60)

His death

(7:54–60)


Highlights: 7:57 and stopped their ears



(6:1 – 7:60)

His death

(7:54–60)


Highlights: 7:58



(6:1 – 7:60)

His death

(7:54–60)


Highlights: 7:59 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit



(6:1 – 7:60)

His death

(7:54–60)


Highlights: 7:60 to his knees



(6:1 – 7:60)

His death

(7:54–60)




Reminder: The main points of section B (6:1 – 7:60)


(2:5 – 7:60)


Let’s look at a summary; And, then close in prayer.


(2:5 – 7:60)



(2:5 – 7:60)

(6:1-7)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(6:8-15)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:1)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:2-8)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:9-19)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:20-39)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:40-43)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:44-50)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:51-53)


(2:5 – 7:60)

(7:54-60)

main points of the beginning of section B (6:1 – 7:60)

The Witness of Stephen (6:1-7:60)



(2:5 – 7:60)


In summary…How Section I is structured


A. The Inception of the Church in Jerusalem

(1:1 – 2:4)

B. The Witness of the Church in Jerusalem

(2:5 – 7:60)

Inception of the Church1:1 – 2:4

Jerusalem2:5-7:60

Judea Samaria8:1-12:25

End of the Earth13:1-21:16

All boundaries21:17-28:31

3%

22%

18%

32%

25%

The Book of Acts: Amount of time spent on each section

Thank you Lord for the inception of the Church!

Thank you Lord for this beginning witness of the Church in Jerusalem; especially the witness of Peter and John, of the apostles, and of Stephen.

We look forward to see how you orchestrate the witness of the Church; a witness by the Church of You.

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