OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

1

• Address to Theophilus (1-5)

• Witnesses to the ends of the earth (6-8)

• Jesus ascends to heaven (9-11)

• Disciples gather in unity (12-14)

• Matthias chosen to replace Judas (15-26)

2

• Holy spirit poured out at Pentecost (1-13)

• Peter’s speech (14-36)

• Crowds respond to Peter’s speech (37-41)

  • 3,000 baptized (41)

• Christian fellowship (42-47)

3

• Peter heals a lame beggar (1-10)

• Peter’s speech at Solomon’s Colonnade (11-26)

  • “Restoration of all things” (21)

  • A prophet like Moses (22)

4

• Peter and John arrested (1-4)

  • Believers now number 5,000 men (4)

• Trial before the Sanhedrin (5-22)

  • “We cannot stop speaking” (20)

• Prayer for boldness (23-31)

• Disciples share possessions (32-37)

5

• Ananias and Sapphira (1-11)

• Apostles perform many signs (12-16)

• Imprisoned and set free (17-21a)

• Brought before the Sanhedrin again (21b-32)

  • ‘Obey God rather than men’ (29)

• Gamaliel’s advice (33-40)

• Preaching from house to house (41, 42)

6

• Seven men chosen to minister (1-7)

• Stephen accused of blasphemy (8-15)

7

• Stephen’s speech before the Sanhedrin (1-53)

  • Era of the patriarchs (2-16)

  • Moses’ leadership; Israel’s idolatry (17-43)

  • God does not live in man-made temples (44-50)

• Stoning of Stephen (54-60)

8

• Saul the persecutor (1-3)

• Philip’s fruitful ministry in Samaria (4-13)

• Peter and John sent to Samaria (14-17)

• Simon tries to buy holy spirit (18-25)

• The Ethiopian eunuch (26-40)

9

• Saul on the way to Damascus (1-9)

• Ananias sent to help Saul (10-19a)

• Saul preaches about Jesus in Damascus (19b-25)

• Saul visits Jerusalem (26-31)

• Peter heals Aeneas (32-35)

• Generous Dorcas resurrected (36-43)

10

• Cornelius’ vision (1-8)

• Peter’s vision of cleansed animals (9-16)

• Peter visits Cornelius (17-33)

• Peter proclaims good news for Gentiles (34-43)

  • “God is not partial” (34, 35)

• Gentiles receive holy spirit and get baptized (44-48)

11

• Peter reports to the apostles (1-18)

• Barnabas and Saul in Antioch of Syria (19-26)

  • Disciples first called Christians (26)

• Agabus foretells famine (27-30)

12

• James killed; Peter imprisoned (1-5)

• Peter miraculously set free (6-19)

• Herod struck by an angel (20-25)

13

• Barnabas and Saul sent as missionaries (1-3)

• Ministry on Cyprus (4-12)

• Paul’s speech in Antioch of Pisidia (13-41)

• Prophetic command to turn to the nations (42-52)

14

• Increase and opposition in Iconium (1-7)

• Mistaken for gods in Lystra (8-18)

• Paul survives stoning (19, 20)

• Strengthening the congregations (21-23)

• Returning to Antioch of Syria (24-28)

15

• Dispute in Antioch regarding circumcision (1, 2)

• Question brought to Jerusalem (3-5)

• Elders and apostles meet together (6-21)

• Letter from the governing body (22-29)

  • Abstain from blood (28, 29)

• Congregations encouraged by letter (30-35)

• Paul and Barnabas go separate ways (36-41)

16

• Paul selects Timothy (1-5)

• Vision of the Macedonian man (6-10)

• Lydia’s conversion in Philippi (11-15)

• Paul and Silas imprisoned (16-24)

• Jailer and his household baptized (25-34)

• Paul requests an official apology (35-40)

17

• Paul and Silas in Thessalonica (1-9)

• Paul and Silas in Beroea (10-15)

• Paul in Athens (16-22a)

• Paul’s speech at the Areopagus (22b-34)

18

• Paul’s ministry in Corinth (1-17)

• Return to Antioch of Syria (18-22)

• Paul departs for Galatia and Phrygia (23)

• Eloquent Apollos gets help (24-28)

19

• Paul in Ephesus; some rebaptized (1-7)

• Paul’s teaching activities (8-10)

• Success despite demonism (11-20)

• Riot in Ephesus (21-41)

20

• Paul in Macedonia and Greece (1-6)

• Eutychus resurrected in Troas (7-12)

• From Troas to Miletus (13-16)

• Paul meets with Ephesian elders (17-38)

  • Teaching from house to house (20)

  • “More happiness in giving” (35)

21

• En route to Jerusalem (1-14)

• Arrival in Jerusalem (15-19)

• Paul follows the elders’ counsel (20-26)

• Riot in the temple; Paul arrested (27-36)

• Paul allowed to address the crowd (37-40)

22

• Paul’s defense before the crowd (1-21)

• Paul uses his Roman citizenship (22-29)

• Sanhedrin assembled (30)

23

• Paul speaks before the Sanhedrin (1-10)

• Paul strengthened by the Lord (11)

• Conspiracy to kill Paul (12-22)

• Paul transferred to Caesarea (23-35)

24

• Accusations against Paul (1-9)

• Paul’s defense before Felix (10-21)

• Paul’s case put on hold for two years (22-27)

25

• Paul’s trial before Festus (1-12)

  • “I appeal to Caesar!” (11)

• Festus consults with King Agrippa (13-22)

• Paul before Agrippa (23-27)

26

• Paul’s defense before Agrippa (1-11)

• Paul describes his conversion (12-23)

• Festus’ and Agrippa’s responses (24-32)

27

• Paul sails for Rome (1-12)

• Storm strikes the ship (13-38)

• Shipwreck (39-44)

28

• Ashore on Malta (1-6)

• Publius’ father healed (7-10)

• On to Rome (11-16)

• Paul speaks to Jews in Rome (17-29)

• Paul preaches with boldness for two years (30, 31)