Facts on Acts
How many chapters in Acts: 20, 26, 28?
28
True or False? King Herod is a good leader
False, he opposed the church
True or False: An angel told Cornelius to send for Peter.
True
What did the Jews do after hearing Peter’s story?
They praised God.
What did the Christians do while Peter was in prison?
They prayed very hard for him.
Who wrote the book of Acts?
Luke
What is an angel?
A messenger from God
Was Cornelius a Jew or a Gentile?
A Gentile.
Why were some Jewish believers upset with Peter?
Because he ate with Gentiles.
What did King Herod do to the Christians?
He arrested and killed some
What Book comes after Acts?
Romans
What did Saul do before following Jesus?
He persecuted Christians.
What city was Peter in during his vision?
A) Jerusalem
B) Joppa
C) Antioch
D) Rome
B
What did Peter see in his vision?
A sheet full of animals coming down from heaven.
How was Peter freed?
An angel led him out of prison while the guards were sleeping.
Who were the Gentiles?
Non-Jews
Who was Cornelius?
A Roman soldier who loved God.
What happened while Peter was preaching at Cornelius’s house?
The Holy Spirit came on all who were listening
Who preached to Gentiles in Antioch?
Believers who had left Jerusalem after Stephen’s death.
What happened to King Herod?
He was punished by God and died
Acts is read in the second half of the liturgy (Liturgy of the Faithful)
False
Who was Rhoda?
A servant girl who answered the door when Peter knocked.
God told Peter, “Do not call anything __________ that I have made clean.”
Unclean
What is the memory verse? And for double points recite it!
Acts 11:18 ( and they glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”)
What does this teach us?
God answers prayer and protects His people.