Saul was present and approved of the death of ______.
Who is Stephen?
How did Peter escape jail?
Angel walked him out
Describe what happened when the holy spirit arrived.
Rushing wind
Fire above head
Able to proclaim the gospel other languages
Who was the first martyr?
Stephen
What does Kerygma mean?
Proclamation
Paul began ministering __________.
What is immediately?
A lame beggar
Aeneas
Dorcas
What was given to the Gentiles that greatly surprised the “circumcised believers”? Why?
Holy Spirit
Who was the second martyr?
James
What title was first used in Antioch for believers/disciples?
Christians
What two things happened on the way to Damascus?
Struck blind by God and heard from Jesus directly .
Peter answered for them to judge whether they should hearken to them rather than God, for they could not stop speaking of what they had seen and heard
Who is known as the son of encouragement?
Barnabas
Who killed James and why?
Herod Agrippa I for political influence
How and why did Herod Agrippa I die
Eaten by worms because of his pride and accepting praise from the crowd calling him god
Who laid hands on Paul to heal his blindness?
Ananias
Who did Peter went to this man's home after seeing a vision. Who was the man? What was his job? Why was this surprising?
Cornelius
Roman centurion
Gentile
Where did Philip go to preach the gospel first? Why was this a big deal?
Samaria
Enemies of the Jews
Describe 3 key details from the death of Stephen
Preached/explained the Old and New Testament
Face shone like an angel
He asked God to forgive them
He sees the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand
What happened to Ananias and Sapphira and why?
Struck to death for lying about the money they gave. Lied to gain popularity.
After Paul's conversion what was the response from other believers and why?
Scared/skeptical because Saul had been persecuting Christians
Describe the vision Peter saw on the rooftop and what it meant.
Vision: Clean and unclean animals on a sheet from heaven
Meaning: The gospel was for all people (gentiles)
Where were the apostles told to go witness? What does this look like for us today?
Jerusalem, Judead and Samaria and to the ends of the world
Witness to people in our life
Family-->Communities-->World
Three characteristic of the early church and explain
Devoted to prayer
Devoted to fellowship
Devoted to breaking bread
Devoted to scripture
Awe Inspiring
United
Generous
Evangelistic
Joyful
Worshipful
Reputable
Growing
Two of the promises Jesus gave to His apostles before ascending into heaven?
In a few days they would be baptized by the Holy Spirit
They would receive power from the Holy Spirit
They would be Jesus’ witnesses