Acts of the Apostles (Biblia.com)

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Models for church government, guidelines for evangelism and mission work, the challenge to triumphant faith in the face of opposition and persecution—this is the book of Acts. The book of Acts is critical for our understanding of the church—its origins, mission, and purpose, both in its early days and into the present. Acts explains God’s new ways of revealing himself. We see this most vividly in...

the Lord, “multitudes both of men and women” (v. 14). Nothing will sap the power of a church’s testimony more quickly than pews filled with sinning Christians. There is no substitute for personal purity but it costs to attain it. II. PERSECUTION, 12–42 A. The Prelude, 12–16 Certain events within and outside the church led to the second persecution. One was the miracle working power of the apostles. This authenticated the message and drew fire from the Sadducees. Another was the accord of the believers

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