Queen's Road Cell

1. From your study of Acts, what would you say the church is?   The new community of believers, Jew and Gentiles together.  Those who are 'saved'. (2:47) Their activity is given in 2:42-47   2. What is the church’s mission? Witnessing to Jesus' death and resurrection. Witnessing to Jesus as judge (10:42)  Declaring forgiveness of sins through Jesus (5:31,  13:38) Reasoning with and convincing (18:4) Healing and ministering to people Breaking the power of Satan (16:19. 19:11)    3. In a few sentences, summarize the Christian message—who Jesus is, what He has done, and how we should respond. (Try to avoid Christian jargon that an unbeliever wouldn’t know.)  The Jewish Messiah. - the promised One.  Foretold in the Old Testament Scriptures Anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power (10:38)  Died on a tree (10:39, risen from the dead (10:40)  We have forgiveness of sin through him. Repent, believe in Him (16:31)   4. Who is t...

 For Thought and Discussion: Why do you think Luke wrote so little about the church in Rome? How did his choice of information in 28:17-31 serve his overall plan for Acts? Acts does not give the history of individual churches. Rome was already evangelized. Luke wanted to descrbe how the gospel reached Rome through an apostle through the work of the Spirit   Acts describes the foretold reception of the gospel by Gentiles (1:8) even as it describes the rejection of the Jews. Paul is potrayed as a non-political figure, innocent of legal charges.      For Thought and Discussion: Why do you think Luke ended Acts where he did? What does this tell you about the theme of Acts?    At the end of Acts the gospel is stll being proclaimed without hindrance. The task is unfinished.   For Thought and Discussion:  a. Why was it so important to Luke to show how Paul related to the Jews?   Paul approached the Jews first. He was courteous. He made the...