The Church commissioned and empowered
Acts is written by and addressed to who?
Luke and Theophilus
True or False: Ananias and Saphira both lied to God about the money they were giving to his church showing the selfishness and deceit in their hearts
True
True or False: When Jesus appears to Paul the bright light hurts Paul but doesn't blind him
False
True or False: Touching the skin of a dead animal or eating unclean foods made a Jew not be able to worship in the temple for a number of days
True
True or False: When the sorcerers in Ephesus were saved, they sold their scrolls for money
False
What is the great commission?
Make disciples of all nations, baptizing them, teaching them to obey all I commanded you
What do many Christians decide to do after Stephen is stoned?
Flee to Samaria
While Philip is ministering to the Samaritans the Holy Spirit stops him and tells him to go where?
To a desert
Why do we as Gentiles not have to become Jews first before we become Christians?
Jesus fulfilled the OT Jewish law
Who does Paul appeal to in his case and this appeal brings him to Rome?
Caesar
Why did Peter quote the OT when preaching to the crowd in Acts 2?
To show prophecy is being fulfilled and to connect to the Jews
What similar words does Stephen say when he is killed that Jesus said when he was on the cross?
Father forgive them
What does Jesus infer telling Saul he is persecuting him?
If Saul persecutes the church, he persecutes Christ
How do most Jews respond to Paul when he shares the gospel on his first missionary journey?
They become jealous of the Gentiles and reject him
Why did a silversmith who made idols in Ephesus cause a riot in the city?
Many people were becoming Christian and stopped buying idols
What words did we understand to describe the Holy Spirit?
Invisible but essential
Who was the man in the Sanhedrin who told his fellow Jewish leaders to leave the apostles alone?
Gamaliel
How did God prepare the Ethiopian to hear the gospel from Philip?
He was reading a verse from Isaiah but couldn't understand it
Of the choices, what is a reason Paul and Barnabas end up leaving a city in their 1st missionary journey?
The people thought they were Zeus and Hermes
What different kinds of groups did Paul speak the gospel to during his life?
Jews, the Sanhedrin, Roman officials and governors
What are some actions the Holy Spirit does in Acts?
Came on people who heard the Word of God, called Barnabas and Paul to be missionaries, and directed Paul on where to preach
What is the reason the man gives as to why the Sanhedrin should leave the apostles alone in Acts 5?
They might end up fighting against God, People have risen up, were killed, and then their movement failed
How do we know Simon the sorcerer did not have a right heart towards God?
Desired the Holy Spirit in order to become powerful and sought to buy the Holy Spirit
How did God prepare Peter to bring the message of salvation to the Gentile Cornelius?
vision God showed, shown multiple times to Peter, God uses visions to tell Peter Gentiles and Jews are both people who he wants to save
Did Paul and Barnabas first intend to save Jews or Gentiles with the gospel and what was the general reaction from the two groups?
Jews but they became jealous of the Gentiles and rejected and the Gentiles increased in people of God