INTRODUCTION:

In this last part of the series on the book of Acts of the Apostles. We shall be concentrating on the crucial theme of mission. The Book of Acts has provided a lot of inspiration for missionaries since the beginning of the church. It adequately documents the joys and travails of mission work which every church and believer should be involved in, in one way or another. Prominent and towering above all else in his missionary efforts is Apostle Paul. Through his missionary works and ministry the church advanced to the end of the earth.

A.)   The First Missionary Journey (13,14)

1.       The Holy Spirit Set Paul and Barnabas Apart (13:1-3)

2.       Cyprus and Proconsul (13:4-12)

3.       Pisidian Antioch: Paul’s Sermon & the Reaction (13:13-52)

4.       From Iconium to Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe (14:1-7)

5.       Lystra: A Lame man Healed and the Reaction (14:8-20a)

6.       The Return to and Stay at Antioch (14:20b-28)

B.)    The Jerusalem Council (15:1-35)

1.       The Problem: Those from Syrian Antioch (15:1-5)

2.       The Discussion: The Argument from James (15:6-18)

3.       The Conclusion and Application (15:19-35)

a.       The Consensus Among the Leadership (15:6-22)

b.      The Letter Written (15:23-29)

c.       The Letter Delivered to Antioch (15:30-34)

4.       Paul and Barnabas Stayed In Antioch to Teach (15:35)

C.)    The Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22)

1.       Paul and Barnabas Disagree on John Mark (15:36-40)

2.       Syria and Cilicia Revisited (15:41)

3.       Paul/timothy in S. Galatia To deliver council’s Decrees (16:1-5)

4.       From Galatia-Mysia to troas (16:6-10)

5.       The work in Philippi (16:11-40)

6.       The work at Thessalonica (17:1-9)

7.       The work in Berea (17:10-14)

8.       The work in Athens (17:15-34)

9.       The work in Corinth (18:1-17)

a.       Paul’s work in the Synagogue (1-6)

b.      Paul’s Work at the House Titus Justus (7-11)

c.       Paul charged by the Jews (12-17)

10.   Paul in Ephesus en route to Antioch of Syria (18:18-22)

D.)   The Third Missionary Journey (18:23-19:19)

1.       Paul in Galatia and Phrygia (18:23)

2.       Apollos goes from Ephesus to Corinth (18:24-28)

3.       Paul in Ephesus (19:1-41)

a.       The twelve men (1-7)

b.      In the Synagogue and school of Tyrannus (8-10)

c.       God confirming Paul’s message by miracles (11,12)

d.      Seven sons of the church in Asia (20)

e.      Mass repentance (18,19)

f.        A summary report of the church in Asia (20)

g.       Paul’s statement of his plans: Jerusalem and Rome (21,22)

h.      Demetrius and the riot in Ephesus (23-41)

4.       Three months in Greece (20:1-5)

5.       Paul’s Sermon & Healing at Troas (20:6-12)

6.       Paul’s words at Miletus with the Ephesian elders (20:13-38)

7.       Paul at Caesarea with Philip the Evangelist (21:1-14)

E.)    Paul in Jerusalem (21:15-23:22)

1.       Welcomed by brethren (21:15-26)

2.       Arrested by the Jews (21:27-40)

3.       Paul’s defense (22:1-21)

4.       The Response of the People (22:22-29)

5.       Paul before the Sanhedrin (23:1-10)

6.       The Plot against Paul (23:11-22)

F.)    Paul in Caesarea (23:23-26:32)

1.       Paul escorted to Caesarea (23:23-35)

2.       Paul before Felix (24:1-21)

3.       Paul Imprisoned (24:22-27)

4.       Paul before Festus (25)

5.       Paul before Agrippa (26)

G.)   Paul in Rome (27, 28)

1.       The shipwreck (27)

2.       Paul in Malta (28:1-15)

3.       Paul in Rome (28:16-31) 

Life application question:

What is your involvement in missionary works and how best do you think you can contribute to mission work.