1. Bible Study for Dummies the Rest of Us I can do this!

2. Acts of the Apostles 2:475:416:112:251:128:16-31 Witness in JerusalemWitness in Judea, Samaria PentecostPentecost EpilogueEpilogue 3:1 ProloguePrologue Witness into Gentile Territory 21:3613:121:3728:15 Prisoner to Rome Witnesses to the Resurrection Introduction 1:1-2:47 Geographic Progression…to Rome

3. Acts of the Apostles 2:475:416:112:251:128:16-31 Witness in JerusalemWitness in Judea, Samaria PentecostPentecost EpilogueEpilogue 3:1 ProloguePrologue Witness into Gentile Territory 21:3613:121:3728:15 Prisoner to Rome Witnesses to the Resurrection Climactic Empowerment to Witness in World Climax 28:27-28 For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.' "Therefore I want you to know that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!"

4. 2:12:242:5132:3741 2:42 47 Setting Coming of the Spirit Peter’s Pentecost Sermon Life in the Community Descent of the Spirit Reactions of Multitude Declarations of Peter Response to Peter’s Declarations 1.Q.-What-Do? (37) 2. Answer (38-40) 3. Action (41) A. Preparation (2:14a) B. Speech (2:14b-36) (a) Identification- Event: Fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy (2:14b-21) (“Men of Judah…give ear to my words”) (b) Implications-Event: Exaltation of Jesus (2:22-36) (“Men of Israel…hear these words”) Q. - What does this mean? (2:13) 2:2 132:14 2:41 2:14 36 Answer Repent Be Baptized Climax Effect Acts 2 Cause

5. Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

6. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 1. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. 2:43 2. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. 2:44-45 3. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts. 2:46 4. Praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. 2:47a General Acts 2:42 Particulars Acts 2:43-47a And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. 2:47b Summary Acts 2:47b