A series of Bible lessons from the Acts of the Apostles, developed for the Becoming Closer fellowship (www.becomingcloser.org). These lessons are suitable for individual study, but are also intended to be teachers' notes. Originally delivered 2005-2007, they comprise a series of lessons which should provide a thorough examination of the Gospel of Matthew for the typical adult Bible fellowship or Sunday School class.
Specific Lessons included are:
Waiting - Acts 1:1-7
The Ascension - Acts 1:9-11
Betrayal - Acts 1:15-26
Pentecost - and the Spirit - Acts 2:1-13
Peter's First Sermon - Acts 2:14-41
The Early Church - Acts 2:42-47
In the NAME of Jesus of Nazareth - Acts 3
Opposition from Authority - Acts 4:1-31
Ananias, Sapphira - and the Loving God - Acts 4:32 - 5:16
God’s Providence for God’s Purposes - Acts 5:17-42
Growing Strong Through Dispute - Acts 6:1-10
The Martyrdom of Stephen - Acts 6:8 – 7:60
Simon the Sorcerer - Acts 8:1-25
The Ethiopian Eunuch - Acts 8:26-40
The Road to Damascus - Acts 9:1-31
God's Timing - Acts 9:32-10:23
God Opens Doors - Acts 10:24-48
On Dispute - Acts 11:1-18
Encouragement - Acts 11:19-30
Get Out of Jail Free - Acts 12:1-19
The Glory of God - Acts 12:19-25
The Missionary - Acts 13:1-12
Evidence - Acts 13:13-52
The Perils of the Imitation of Christ - Acts 14
Testing God - Acts 15:1-31
On Failure - Acts 15:35 - 16:5
On Hospitality - Acts 16:6-15
The Midnight View - Acts 16:16-40
The Incarnation - Acts 17
The Tent Maker - Acts 18:1-17
A Model of Unity - Acts 18:18 - 19:10
The Name - Acts 19:11-20
Making a Buck - Acts 19:21-41
Preparation - Acts 20
New Testament Prophecy - Acts 21:1-16
The Primacy of God - Acts 21:17-22:30
Testimony - Acts 23
Two Years - Acts 24
God's Ways, Our Ways - Acts 25-26
Lesson in the Storm - Acts 27
A Happy Habit - Acts 28:1-15
Redemption - Acts 28:16-31
These lessons are also available at the web site above, which does not include the audio of the lessons. (Listening to the audio when available is recommended for those using this as teaching material.) The site is www.becomingcloser.org; click on Matthew as shown on the bookshelf icon. For confirmation of authorship, see the note in white-on-blue text at the bottom left of the website home page (www.becomingcloser.org).
