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2. Judea – Influence of the gospel on others
3. Samaria – Invasion of the gospel into new areas
4. Uttermost Parts of the Earth
A is based on persons; B is based on growth; C is based on doctrinal progress; D is
based on geographic spread of the gospel. Reminds us that the Book of Acts is historical,
geographic, doctrinal, dispensational.
Location

Follows the Gospels and answers:
• Matthew – Will the King reign?
• Mark – Is the work of the Servant hindered?
• Luke – Is grace frustrated?
• John – Will the Son be honored?
Locale

There is the overriding prominence of the Roman world, but we see the Jewish world
as well as the Greek world intersecting here. This society did not believe in resurrection
– Athenians scoffed at it; Sadducees did not believe in it; Agrippa thought it incredible.
Epicureans believed that everything was made of atoms and held to a theory of evolu-
tion. So the doctrine which the early evangelists proclaimed was not popular. Yet Paul
did not water down divine truth.

Light
• Transition from Israel to the Church
• Handbook on Evangelism (22 sermons)
• Dynamic for Church Order and Practice
• Seed Plot for the Epistles
Language
• Book of the Acts of the Holy Spirit
• In the OT, God is prominent
• In the Gospels, Christ is actively intervening
• Acts and Present Age – Spirit of God intervening and present on earth; we see His
activity, authority, adequacy for the great work of world evangelism.

Lessons
• Christ: His resurrection (7x), His Redemptive Work (exclusive), His Reign (8x)
• Church: Pattern, Prayer (20x), Preaching, Problems and the blessing when they
were resolved spiritually
• Christian: Prison scenes, Potential, Prayer (1:14,24; 2:42; 3:1; 4:24-31; 6:4,6; 7:59; 8:15;
9:11,40; 10:9; 12:5,12; 13:3; 14:23; 16:13,16,25; 20:36; 21:5; 22:17; 27:35; 28:8)

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