Detailed Outline of Acts

§1. They’ve just Begun [1]

• Before Pentecost [1:1-26]
  • Jesus’ final words and ascension [1:1-11]
  • Devoted to prayer [1:12-14]
  • Replacement of Judas [1:15-26]
• Day of Pentecost [2:1-41]
  • The Spirit is poured out [2:1-13]
  • Peter preaches (1st time) [2:14-41]
• Character of the first church [2:42-47]

§2. They start to Do [3]

• Healing miracle [3:1-31]
  • Lame man healed [3:1-10]
  • Peter preaches (2nd time) [3:11-26]
  • First arrest [4:1-22]
  • Holy Spirit fills them all again [4:23-31]
• Ananias & Sapphira [4:32-5:11]
• More healings lead to second arrest [5:12-42]
• The Seven appointed [6:1-7]

§3. They’re forced to flee [6:8]

• Stephen, the first martyr [6:8-8:1]
  • Stephen’s teaching leads to his arrest [6:8-15]
  • Stephen speaks out against Jewish false religion [7:1-53]
  • Stephen stoned to death [7:54-8:1]
• Persecution spreads the Gospel [8:1-40]
  • Persecution scatters the church [8:1-3]
  • Philip brings revival among the Samaritans [8:4-25]
  • Philip & Ethiopian eunuch [8:26-40]
• Saul is saved [9:1-31]

§4. God Opens Doors [9:32]

• Peter raises the dead [9:32-43]
• The Gospel comes to the Gentiles [10:1-11:18]
  • Visions [10:1-23]
  • The Spirit falls on Gentiles [10:23-48]
  • Peter defends the Gentiles [11:1-18]
  • Antioch church grows strong in the Spirit [11:19-30]
• James killed but angel frees Peter [12]

§5. A Missions drive [13]

• Journey to Galatia via Cyprus [13-14]
  • Paul and Barnabas set apart [13:1-3]
  • Cyprus: Elymas struck blind [13:4-12]
  • Pisidia: preached in Synagogue [13:13-52]
  • Iconium: signs & wonders [14:1-7]
  • Lystra: Cripple healed, Paul stoned [14:8-20]
  • Back to Antioch [14:21-28]
• Jerusalem council about Gentiles [15:1-35]
  • Dispute about circumcision [15:1-5]
  • The apostles and elders meet [15:6-29]
  • The churches are encouraged [15:30-35]
• Paul returns to Galatia & strengthens the churches [15:36-16:5]

§6. Extended Trips [16:6]

• Mission trip to Greece
  • Holy Spirit direction [16:6-10]
  • Philippi: Lydia & Jailer [16:11-40]
  • Thessalonica: attacked [17:1-9]
  • Berea: received the word [17:10-15]
  • Athens: preached to pagans [17:16-34]
  • Corinth: Two years of teaching [18:1-17]
  • Return to Antioch [18:18-22]
• Ephesus: Two years of teaching & miracles [18:23-19:20]

§7. To Rome, then heaven [19:21]

• 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]