The Acts of the Apostles You Cannot Overthrow What Is Of God Acts 5:38-39 Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown: but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God. Sunday – November 27, 2016 Many of the slides used in this presentation are prepared by Joe Price and are used and adapted with his permission.

Review Of Acts 5 QUESTIONS: 1. What is related about the wrong of a man and his wife? 2. What did Peter ask the man? 3. What did Peter state about the ownership of the possession? 4. Why were some selling their possessions?

Review Of Acts 5 5. To whom had they lied as a result of their actions? a. b. Note: What conclusion must then be drawn? 6. What did Ananias do when he heard these words? 7. How did this affect all that heard?

Review Of Acts 5 8. When did Sapphira, his wife, come in? 9. What did Peter say to her? a. What was her response? b. What did Peter accuse them both of? 10. What happened to Sapphira?

Review Of Acts 5 11. What was the effect of these startling events? 12. What happened by the hands of the apostles and how did the people react to the apostles? 13. Who were added to the Lord? Who did this adding? cf. Acts 2:47 a. Could this have included infants? Why or why not?

Review Of Acts 5 14. What prompted the arising of opposition by the high priest and his cohorts? 15. What did the angel do and say? 16. When did they enter the temple and who else assembled together? 17. When the council sent for the apostles, where were they found?

Review Of Acts 5 18. What did the chief priest say to the apostles? (verse 28) Where had this charge been made? (passage) 19. What was the apostles reply? 20. What familiar sermon topic did Peter then deal with?

Review Of Acts 5 21. What was different about the action of these Jews and the response of those on the day the church began? 22. Who among the council spoke with wisdom regarding the apostles? a. What did this man say to the council to caution them and what advice did he give?

Review Of Acts 5 23. How did the council react to his suggestion, and what did they do? 24. How did the apostles react toward this whole event?

The Acts of the Apostles In Those Days Acts 6:1 Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. Sunday – November 27, 2016 Many of the slides used in this presentation are prepared by Joe Price and are used and adapted with his permission.

Which Chapter Is It In? ______ Ascension of Christ. ______ Peter's third sermon before the Sanhedrin. ______ Paul before the Sanhedrin. ______ Conclusion of the first journey. ______ Paul before Festus. ______ Horrible death of Herod Agrippa I. 1 4 23 14 25 12

Which Chapter Is It In? ______ Raising of Dorcas (Tabitha) from the dead by Peter. ______ Simon the sorcerer. ______ Completion of the second tour. ______ Paul with Aquila and Priscilla at Corinth. ______ First evangelistic tour begins at Antioch. ______ Paul and Silas at Thessalonica. 9 8 18 18 13 17

Which Chapter Is It In? ______ Gamaliel's advice concerning Christianity before the Sanhedrin. ______ The first sermon under the gospel by Peter. ______ Second evangelistic tour begins. ______ Stephen's defense and martyrdom. ______ Paul stoned at Lystra. ______ Conversion of Cornelius. 5 2 15 7 14 10

Which Chapter Is It In? ______ Paul before Herod Agrippa II. ______ Peter's second sermon. ______ The healing of the impotent man at Lystra. ______ Demetrius, the silversmith, and his opposition to Paul. ______ Apostolic miracles. ______ The apostles arrested by the Jews and miraculously released. 26 3 14 19 5 5

Acts 6 In Those Days There is work we call can do! Matthew 10:42 Acts 6 gives us a snapshot of the work going on in the Jerusalem church

Acts 6 In Those Days The problem: Some widows were being neglected in the daily service, cf. Acts 4:35.  This neglect was compounded by the appearance that favoritism was behind the problem. Two groups of Jews: Hebrews: Native speakers, localized. Hellenists (Grecian Jews): Jews who lived among the Gentiles and spoke the Greek language (cf. 2:5).

Acts 6 In Those Days Murmuring: “a secret displeasure not openly avowed,” Philippians 2:14; 1 Peter 4:9. Has the potential of greatly disrupting the work of the gospel. No respect of persons by Christians, James 2:1. When the problem and the complaint became know it was immediately addressed and solved, Acts 6:2-7.

THE CHURCH IN THOSE DAYS. Acts 6 The Church Still had Problems to Address, Acts 6:1. Growth for the sake of numbers is not apostolic, Acts 5:14. Neither is ignoring problems for the sake of “peace.” Bible solutions produce the climate for more growth (numerical and spiritual), 6:7;  Ephesians 4:11-16.

Acts 6 In Those Days In those Days the Gospel Continued to be Preached in Spite of Opposition, 5:40-42.  In those Days Many Miracles Occurred that Confirmed the Word, 5:14-16 (32); Mark 16:20.  In those Days the Church was Growing in Number, 6:1, 7. NOTE: Growth is connected to the spread of the word of God.  Conversion of many priests a significant milestone (John 12:42).