Section 7: "To Rome then Heaven" [19:21]

Review of Outline of Acts

• Maps of Paul’s missionary journeys

Outline: Revisited the churches [19:21-21:14] Uproar in Ephesus [19:23-19:41] Revisited Greece [20:1-6] Man raised from the dead [20:7-12] Ephesus: tearful goodbyes [20:13-38] Prophetic warnings [21:1-14] Arrest and trials [21:15-26:32] Trouble in Jerusalem [21:15-36] Testimony to Jews [21:37-22:29] Tried by Jewish leaders [22:30-23:11] Tried by Felix [23:12-24:27] Tried by Festus [25:1-12] Tried by Agrippa (testimony) [25:13-26:32] Journey to Rome [27-28] Shipwreck [27:9-44] Malta: Snakebite & healing [28:1-10] Rome: proclaiming the Kingdom without hindrance [28:11-30]

7.1 Revisited the churches [19:21-21:14]

Uproar in Ephesus [19:23-19:41]

Revisited Greece [20:1-6]

Man raised from the dead [20:7-12]

• [20:7-12] Raised from the dead
  • not for evangelistic purposes, but simply to encourage them
  • Table of all occurrences of signs and wonders in Acts

Ephesus: tearful goodbyes [20:13-38]

• Ephesus had become the centre of the church in “Turkey”
  • What do we know of them later?

Prophetic warnings [21:1-14]

• Were the prophets wrong?
• Should Paul have followed what they told him to do?

7.2 Arrest and trials [21:15-26:32]

• Was Paul wrong to do what he did?

Trouble in Jerusalem [21:15-36]

Testimony to Jews [21:37-22:29]

Tried by Jewish leaders [22:30-23:11]

• What do you think about the way Paul saved himself?

Tried by Felix [23:12-24:27]

Tried by Festus [25:1-12]

Tried by Agrippa (testimony) [25:13-26:32]

7.3 Journey to Rome [27-28]

Shipwreck [27:9-44]

Malta: Snakebite & healing [28:1-10]

• Do you remember where Jesus said something about this?

Rome: proclaiming the Kingdom without hindrance [28:11-30]

• [28:26-27] is a hard quote. What does it mean?

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Response time

• Do you believe that Acts is a one-off, or can see that level of the supernatural again in the church?
  • We must never stop being hungry for more
  • never grow complacent
• Do you think that Jesus will pour out the Spirit like this again before he returns
  • I think so!
  • Are you excited?
  • Lets really be passionate about praying for more!