The Book Of Acts

In the New Testament, right after the Gospels and right after the great stories of Jesus & His life, there was the creation of what we know as the Church. Acts tells us about the birthing of the church. When Luke first wrote the book of Acts, he did not put a title on it. About the middle of the second centurey it became known as the book of the Acts of the Apostles. There's that process of God sending His Son, Jesus. Jesus dies on the cross, was buried, and raises from the dead. Jesus, said, "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. In fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you." (John 14:6,12,16;15:26;16:7 NLT) You can get a full feel of what Jesus tells us about the Holy Spirit in John Chapters 14 through 17. The Holy Spirit came to explain Jesus to us, and a study of the book of Acts will help us grow closer to Jesus and His purpose for the Church.
The messages in this series are entitled: "Introduction"; "The Gift Of The Holy Spirit Part 1 & 2"; "Acts Chapter 2 Part 1, 2 & 3"; "Acts Chapters 2, 3, & 4"; "Acts Chapter 5"; "Acts Chapter 8"; "Acts Chapter 9"; "Acts Chapter 10"; "Acts Chapter 11"; "Acts Chapter 12"; "Acts Chapter 13"; "Acts Chapter 14"; "Acts Chapter 16"; "Acts Chapter 17"; "Acts Chapter 18"; "Acts Chapter 19"; "Acts Chapter 20"; "Acts Chapter 21"; "Acts Chapters 21-22"; "Acts Chapters 23-24"; "Acts Chapters 25-26"; "Acts Chapter 27"; and "Acts Chapter 28".

“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father." - John 14:12 NLT

Introduction - The Book Of ActsPastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 1:1-11; John 14; John 15; John 16; John 17; 2 Kings 2:9-11; Exodus 34:28; Acts 1:3; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 14

The Gift Of The Holy Spirit Part 1Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 14; Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 9; Romans 10:4; Acts 1:1-11; John 4:1-42; Acts 2:1-4

A Better Covenant
Woman at the well

The Gift Of The Holy Spirit Part 2Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 14; Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 9; Romans 10:4; Acts 1:1-11; John 4:1-42; Acts 2:1-4

A Better Covenant
Woman at the well

Acts Chapter 2 Part 1Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 2:1-47

Pastor Ron's Testimony.
The Holy Spirit comes to the upper room.
Salvation
Water Baptism
The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Peter Preaches to the Crowd

Acts Chapter 2 Part 2Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 1:4; 1 Corinthians 12; 1 Corinthians 14 Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 9;, Romans 10:4; John 4:1-42; Acts 2:1-4

Pastor Ron's Testimony.
The Holy Spirit comes to the upper room.
Salvation
Water Baptism
The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Peter Preaches to the Crowd

Acts Chapter 2 Part 3Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 13:8

The Believers form a Community.
Devoted to Teaching, Fellowship, Sharing and Prayer.
Sense of Awe.
Leading People We Meet to Christ.

Acts Chapters 2, 3, & 4Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 2:42-47; Acts 3:1-26; Acts 4:1-37

Believers Share Their Possessions
Believers Had a United Heart and Mind
The Spirit of the New Church Was Seeing Needs and Then Meeting Their Needs
We Are The Church!
Look for Answers in the Word of God (True North)
Peter Walked on the Water Toward Jesus
God is in Total Control!
Jesus Calms the Storm
Thomas Puts His Hand in His Side
Peter Heals a Crippled Beggar
Peter Preaches in the Temple
Peter and John Before the Council
There is Salvation in No One Else and No Other Name Under Heaven Than Jesus
The Believers Pray for Courage
The Believers Were Filled with the Holy Spirit, Then They Preached the Word of God with Boldness
Scriptures for Salvation (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-10; 2 Corinthians 5:17)

Acts Chapter 5Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 5:1-42; Acts 4:32-36; Genesis 3:1-24

Ananias and Sapphira Lie to the Holy Spirit
Adam and Eve Sin in the Garden of Eden
The Apostles Heal Many at Solomon's Colonade in Temple
"All of the Sick Were Healed" (Acts 5:16)
Aimee Semple McPherson - 20th Century Evangelist
DreamCenter Hospital in Los Angeles
The Apostles Meet Opposition in the First Church
The Holy Spirit is given by God to those who obey Him (Acts 5:32)
"Jesus is the Messiah" (Acts 5:42)

Acts Chapter 8Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 8:1-40

Persecution Scattered the Believers
Philip Preaches in Samaria
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

Acts Chapter 9Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 9:1-43

Saul's Conversion
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas

Acts Chapter 10Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 10:1-48

Cornelius Calls for Peter
Peter Visits Cornelius
Gentiles Hear the Good News
Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit

Acts Chapter 11Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 11:1-30

Cornelius Calls for Peter
Peter Visits Cornelius
Gentiles Hear the Good News
Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit
Peter Explains His Actions The Church in Antioch of Syria

Acts Chapter 12Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 12:1-25

James is Killed and Peter is Imprisoned
Church Prays Very Earnestly For Him
Peter Was Asleep and Chained Between Two Guards
An Angel Awakened Him
Peter Didn't Realize What Was Happening
The Angel Suddenly Left Him
Rhoda Recognizes Peter's Voice and Ran Without Opening Door
Herod Interrogated the Guards and Sentenced Them to Death
Cities Were Dependent Upon Herod’s Country for Food
An Angel Struck Herod with Sickness for Accepting God's Glory From People
The Word of God Continued to Spread With Many New Believers

Acts Chapter 13Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 13:1-52

Barnabas and Saul Are Commissioned - Acts 13:2-3
While fasting and praying, the men heard from the Holy Spirit - Act 13:2
Paul's First Missionary Journey
They fasted and prayed laying hands on then for their missionary journey - Acts 13:3
Sent Out by the Holy Spirit - Acts 13:4
Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke from God to the sorcerer, Bar-Jesus - Acts 13:4-12
Paul Preaches in Antioch of Pisidia Giving a Testimony of the Gospel - Acts 13:13-40
Paul Turns to the Gentiles - Acts 13:44-52

Acts Chapter 14Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 14:1-28

Paul & Barnabas in Iconium
Miraculous Signs & Wonders
Paul & Barnabas to Lystra & Derbe
Paul Stoned, but went back
Paul & Barnabas Return to Antioch of Syria
They Stayed with Believers in Antioch a Long Time

Acts Chapter 16Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 16:1-40

Paul's Second Missionary Journey
Timothy Joins Paul on his Journey
A Call from Holy Spirit Preventing from Preaching in Asia
Paul had a Vision from Man from Macedonia in northern Greece
Lydia of Philippi and her entire family was baptized
Slave Girl delivered from demon within her to tell future
Paul and Silas severely beaten and thrown in prison
Paul and Silas Chains fell off while praying and singing hymns to God
Jailer and his entire household were baptized
City Officials apologized to Paul and Silas and release them

Acts Chapter 17Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 17:1-34; Jeremiah 31:31

Paul Preaches in Thessalonica
Paul goes for three Sabbaths to Jewish synagogue
Paul uses the scriptures (Old Testament) to reason in synagogue
We need to speak the gospel in a language they can understand
The Word of God is the absolute truth - Jeremiah 31:31, Luke 1:37
Jesus Loves You is an absolute truth - 1 John 4:7-8
Paul and Silas in Berea
Paul Preaches in Athens

Acts Chapter 18Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 18:1-28

Paul left Athens and went to Corinth
Paul Meets Priscilla and Aquila in Corinth
Paul was a tent maker made from leather
Paul was at the synagogue each Sabbath
Paul was trying to convince Jews that Jesus was the Messiah - Mark 6:7-12
Stand up for the truth of the Gospel
Be involved in your children's education as Paul was
The promise of Jesus the Messiah is throughout the entire Old Testament
Titius Justus was a Gentile living next to the synagogue and everyone in his household believed in the Lord - Acts 16:34
Corinth was a city filled with lots of sin and their pagan rituals started sliding into the church
The Corinthians (like Americans) let their culture into their church instead of taking their church into their culture - 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians
85% of Christians believe the Bible is God's Word by only about 60% of Christians study the Word
Everything in church should be done decently and in order - 1 Corinthians 14:40
Paul was spoke to in a vision from God - Acts 18:9-10
Paul stayed in Corinth for one and a half years
Paul accused of teaching people contrary to the traditions of God and taken to court
Gallio governor of Achaia refused to accept their case and through them out of the courtroom, and the people beat up Sosthenes (leader of the synagogue) in the courtroom where the judge ignored this and let Paul go
True justice comes from the Lord in an eternal scope - revenge is God's not ours
Paul Returns to Antioch of Syria
Paul saved his head and set sail for Syria with Priscilla and Aquila
Paul was moving around to many places by walking or by ship which could have been months of journey time
Apollos Instructed at Ephesus
Apollos taught with an enthusiastic spirit, but only knew about John's baptism
Priscilla and Aquila explained the way of God even more accurately to Apollos
This is the same Apollos from 1 Corinthians 3 (NLT)
We all preach the message of the Gospel, even though we may each preach it differently

Acts Chapter 19Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 19:1-41

Paul's Third Missionary Journey - Acts 19:1-7
Baptism is an act of obedience
Twelve men were baptized in the Holy Spirit
Paul Ministers in Ephesus - Acts 19:8-22
Paul preached boldly for about 3 months
Some became stubborn, publicly speaking against the Way
Paul left the synagogue and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus for the next two years
God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles - Acts 19:11
Some people today believe that healing and miracles ended with new testament church
These miraculous signs will follow those who believe - Mark 16:15-18
We have authority over demons only because of what Jesus did at the cross
As the day of Jesus approaches we will see more and more need to drive demons out in the name and power of Jesus
Don't mess with demons if you don't know Jesus as your savior and are a believer
Sometimes there is no demon, it's just simply that we need to get right with God
Burned sorcery and incantation books valued at about several million dollars in today's value
The message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect - Acts 19:20
The Riot in Ephesus
Demetrius, a silversmith with large business, spoke bad about the Way
Paul was begged not to risk his life in the crowd at the amphitheater
Two things are very important to believers:
(1) Always have honor for the name and power of Jesus
(2) Know why we are doing Christlike work and understand God Word
There are times coming when the forces of darkness will have an onslaught attack on Christians and we must know how to make proper choices to walk in victory
Do I understand everything? No, it's a faith walk
Let's don't make a formula out of it but trust and walk in the Holy Spirit

Acts Chapter 20Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 19:23-41; Acts 20:1-38

Paul Goes to Macedonia and Greece - Acts 20:1-6
Continues from Acts 19:23-41 from the end of the uproar in Ephesus - Acts 20:1
Paul is always encouraging believers - Acts 20:2
Paul was always having uproars from plots against him - Acts 20:3
Paul Final Visit to Troas - Acts 20:7-12
Paul gathered with believers on the first day of the week to share the Lord's Supper - Acts 20:7
A young man named Eutychus falls from windowsill, dropped three stories to his death as he listened to Paul - Acts 20:9
Paul took him in his arms and said "Don't worry", "he's alive". - Acts 20:10-12
They continued to enjoy the Lord's Supper and Paul talked until dawn - Acts 20:11
Paul Meets the Ephesian Elders - Acts 20:13-38
Paul was hurrying to get to Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Pentecost - Acts 20:16
Story of the Passover - Exodus 14
Song of the horse and rider - Exodus 15
People complain and God provides Manna and Quail - Exodus 16
God reveals himself to the people of Israel - Exodus 19
God gives them the law - Exodus 20
We need to have memorials of what God has done in our lives and we need to thank Him!
However, Paul sent a message to elders of church at Ephesus to come and meet with him - Acts 20:17
Paul spoke of many tears - Acts 20:19
Paul has one message the Gospel - Acts 20:20-24
Paul was assigned his work by Jesus - Acts 20:24
Paul knew that he would suffer - Acts 20:23
Paul warns about false teachers - Acts 20:28-31
God keeps all your tears in a bottle and writes them down in a book - Psalm 56:8
Paul had many tears for them - Acts 20:31
Why to we wait to let God do His work in our lives?
The hunger for God that I experienced in India is what I desire for New Beginning in America!
Paul's hunger was to help people, to encourage them, to build them up, and was very emotional for God in their lives
Paul was a tent maker (actually a leather worker - Acts 20:34
Paul was a constant example to others for working hard - Acts 20:35
We are called to touch every person we can for Jesus!
We have divine appointments from God and we need to be ready for each!
Remember the words of Jesus, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." - Acts 20:35
Paul just talked about what God had done for him when he met the savior, Jesus!
The good news of the gospel permeated all of Paul's messages
Paul says to make the most of any opportunity to spread the good news! - Acts 20:26-27
Paul knelt and prayed with them and they all cried - Acts 20:36-38
We are all on a missionary journey in every step we take every day as we meet others!
Let's show others the love of God and the truth of the gospel.
Every trip of every day is an opportunity if we are looking for it!
We have a world of lost and dying that we need to take the truth of the gospel too!
God will direct our steps and our words to others to spread the Gospel.
The word of God is new every day. May God give us a hunger for the word.

Acts Chapter 21Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 21:1-40

Paul's Journey to Jerusalem - Acts 21:1-14
Paul Arrives at Jerusalem - Acts 21:15-25
Paul is Arrested - Acts 21:26-36
Paul Speaks to the Crowd - Acts 21:37-40

Acts Chapter 21 & 22Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 21:1-40; Acts 22:1-30

Paul's Journey to Jerusalem - Acts 21:1-14
Paul Arrives at Jerusalem - Acts 21:15-25
Paul is Arrested - Acts 21:26-36
Paul Speaks to the Crowd - Acts 21:37-40, Acts 22:1-23
Paul Reveals His Roman Citizenship - Acts 22:24-29
Paul before the High Council - Acts 22:30

Acts Chapter 23 & 24Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 22:30; Acts 23:1-35; Acts 24:1-27

Introduction - Acts 22:30
Paul Before the High Council - Acts 23:1-11
High priest orders Paul to be slapped - Acts 23:2-3
Paul states that he is being persecuted because of his belief in resurrection - Acts 23:6
Soldiers rescue Paul from the crowd - Acts 23:10
The Lord appeared to Paul with His plan for Paul witness in Jerusalem and to go to Rome - Acts 23:11
The one constant is life is what God is speaking to you
The Plan to Kill Paul - Acts 23:12-22
Jewish men take a vow to not eat or drink until they kill Paul - Acts 23:12-14
God brings a rescue through Paul's nephew - Acts 23:16-22
Paul is Sent to Caesarea - Acts 23:23-35
470 soldiers escort Paul to safety - Acts 23:23-32
Paul Appears Before Felix - Acts 24:1-27
Paul accused of being a troublemaker - Acts 24:5
Paul has a personal audience with the governor, Felix and Drusilla - Acts 24:24-26
How can I be a blessing for God in bad situations?
Paul was a master at turning bad situations around for the glory of God

Acts Chapter 25 & 26Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 25:1-27; Acts 26:1-32

Paul Appears Before Festus - Acts 25:1-22
High priests make charges
Paul appeals to Caesar
Festus decides to send to Caesar in Rome
Paul Speaks to Agrippa - Acts 25:23-27; Acts 26
Paul gives his testimony once again before Agrippa
We too, need to give our testimony to others
Can you tell your testimony in 3 minutes or less on how you would share to others?
What we were before for one minute?
What Christ did in us when we were saved for one minute?
What Christ has done in us since we were saved in one minute?
Paul used this way to give his testimony to Agrippa

Acts Chapter 27Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 27:1-44

Paul Sails for Rome - Acts 27:1-12
The Storm at Sea - Acts 27:13-26
The Shipwreck - Acts 27:27-44

Acts Chapter 28Pastor Ron Isam

Scriptures: Acts 28:1-31

Paul on the Island of Malta - Acts 28:1-10
Paul is bitten by poisonous snake but not harmed.
Paul, laying hands on Publius’s father, he was healed in Jesus name.
Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed.
Paul Arrives at Rome - Acts 28:11-16
Paul set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead.
The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum on the Appian Way.
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier.
Paul Preaches at Rome under Guard - Acts 28:17-31
Paul said to the Jewish leaders in Rome, "I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come."
A large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures.
For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him, boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him.