{"id":10021,"date":"2003-10-19T17:42:04","date_gmt":"2003-10-19T22:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=10021"},"modified":"2024-04-30T21:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T02:23:52","slug":"acts-of-the-apostles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/","title":{"rendered":"Acts of the Apostles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\n<h1>Acts of the Apostles<\/h1>\nby Jeffrey W. Hamilton<br \/>\nOctober 2001\n<p>Outline Study of the book of Acts. This series is currently incomplete.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lesson 1\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/introduction-and-the-ascension-of-jesus\/\">Introduction and the Ascension of Jesus<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 1:1-11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/replacing-judas\/\">Replacing Judas<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 1:12-26)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 2\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/baptism-by-the-holy-spirit\/\">Baptism by the Holy Spirit<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 2:1-13)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/peters-first-sermon\/\">Peter&#8217;s First Sermon<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 2:14-36)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-establishment-of-the-church\/\">The Establishment of the Church<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 2:37-47)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 3\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-healing-of-the-lame-man\/\">The Healing of the Lame Man<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-arrest-of-peter-and-john\/\">The Arrest of Peter and John<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 4:1-31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 4\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/sharing-among-believers\/\">Sharing Among Believers<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 4:32-5:11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/popularity-and-persecution\/\">Popularity and Persecution<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 5:12-42)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/growing-pains\/\">Growing Pains<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 6:1-7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 5\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-trial-of-stephen\/\">The Trial of Stephen<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 6:8-15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/stephens-defense-early-history-of-israel\/\">Stephen&#8217;s Defense &#8211; Early History of Israel<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 7:1-19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/stephens-defense-the-rejection-of-moses\/\">Stephen&#8217;s Defense &#8211; The Rejection of Moses<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 7:20-41)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/stephens-defense-the-worship-of-god\/\">Stephen&#8217;s Defense &#8211; The Worship of God<\/a> (Acts 7:42-50)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-death-of-stephen-and-the-persecution-of-the-church\/\">The Death of Stephen and the Persecution of the Church<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 7:51-8:4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 6\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/philips-preaching-in-samaria\/\">Philip&#8217;s Preaching in Samaria<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 8:5-24)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-ethiopians-conversion\/\">The Ethiopian&#8217;s Conversion<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 8:26-40)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 7\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-conversion-of-saul\/\">The Conversion of Saul<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 9:1-19)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/preaching-the-gospel\/\">Preaching the Gospel<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 9:19-43)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 8\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/peters-vision\/\">Peter&#8217;s Vision<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 10:1-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-first-gentile-converts\/\">The First Gentile Converts<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 10:24-48)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/trouble-back-in-jerusalem\/\">Trouble Back in Jerusalem<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 11:1-18)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 9\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-church-in-antioch\/\">The Church in Antioch<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 11:19-30)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/herod\/\">Herod<\/a>\u00a0(Acts 12:1-24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 10\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/pauls-first-journey\/\">Paul&#8217;s First Journey<\/a> (Acts 12:25-13:43)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/completion-of-pauls-first-journey\/\">Completion of Paul&#8217;s First Journey<\/a> (Acts 13:44-14:28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 11\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/doctrinal-problems-in-the-church\/\">Doctrinal Problems in the Church<\/a> (Acts 15:1-35)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 12\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/pauls-second-journey\/\">Paul&#8217;s Second Journey<\/a> (Acts 15:36-16:12)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/conversions-in-philippi\/\">Conversions in Philippi<\/a> (Acts 16:13-40)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/paul-in-thessalonica-and-berea\/\">Paul in Thessalonica and Berea<\/a> (Acts 17:1-15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/paul-in-athens\/\">Paul in Athens<\/a> (Acts 17:16-34)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/paul-in-corinth\/\">Paul in Corinth<\/a> (Acts 18:1-22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 13\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/pauls-third-journey\/\">Paul&#8217;s Third Journey<\/a> (Acts 18:22-19:10)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/riot-in-ephesus\/\">Riot in Ephesus<\/a> (Acts 19:11-41)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/pauls-continued-travel\/\">Paul&#8217;s Continued Travel<\/a> (Acts 20:1-15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/farewell-to-ephesus\/\">Farewell to Ephesus<\/a> (Acts 20:16-38)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 14\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/pauls-return-to-jerusalem\/\">Paul&#8217;s Return to Jerusalem<\/a> (Acts 21:1-26)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/paul-arrested-in-jerusalem\/\">Paul Arrested in Jerusalem<\/a> (Acts 21:27-22:29)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/paul-before-the-sanhedrin-council\/\">Paul Before the Sanhedrin Council<\/a> (Acts 22:21-23:11)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/paul-removed-from-jerusalem\/\">Paul Removed from Jerusalem<\/a> (Acts 23:12-35)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 15\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Before Felix (Acts 24:1-27)<\/li>\n<li>Paul Before Festus (Acts 25:1-12)<\/li>\n<li>Paul Before Agrippa (Acts 25:13-26:32)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 16\n<ul>\n<li>Paul&#8217;s Journey to Crete (Acts 27:1-13)<\/li>\n<li>Storm and Shipwreck (Acts 27:14-44)<\/li>\n<li>Paul in Malta (Acts 28:1-10)<\/li>\n<li>Paul in Rome (Acts 28:11-31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lesson 17\n<ul>\n<li>What Happened Next?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" 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Hamilton October 2001 Outline Study of the book of Acts. This series is currently incomplete. Lesson 1 Introduction and the Ascension of Jesus\u00a0(Acts 1:1-11) Replacing Judas\u00a0(Acts 1:12-26) Lesson 2 Baptism by the Holy Spirit\u00a0(Acts 2:1-13) Peter&#8217;s First Sermon\u00a0(Acts 2:14-36) The Establishment of the Church\u00a0(Acts 2:37-47) Lesson 3 The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10021","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10028,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/replacing-judas\/","url_meta":{"origin":10021,"position":0},"title":"Replacing Judas","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Replacing Judas Text: Acts 1:12-26 [Outline missing] Prior Lesson Acts of the Apostles Next Lesson","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10163,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/the-first-gentile-converts\/","url_meta":{"origin":10021,"position":1},"title":"The First Gentile Converts","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The First Gentile Converts Text Acts 10:24-48 Notes were lost. 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It cut them to their hearts. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Peter accused them of killing the Messiah and their king and they understood that he was right. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWhat shall we do?\u201d shows they believed the message. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yet there was more\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10188,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/acts-of-the-apostles\/pauls-second-journey\/","url_meta":{"origin":10021,"position":5},"title":"Paul\u2019s Second Journey","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"September 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Paul\u2019s Second Journey Text: Acts 15:36- 16:12 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paul desired to return to the cities where he and Barnabas had established churches. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Barnabas wanted to bring John Mark with him again, but Paul opposed it. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paul remembered how John Mark had left them before. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The disagreement became heated, so the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10021\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}