Getting the Big Picture: Session 12
The Life of Christ The Church of Christ
History Acts Letters Romans 1&2 Corinthians Galatians Prison Epistles Pastoral Epistles General Epistles
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” ▪ Acts 1:8
In Jerusalem In Judea & Samaria To the ends of the earth Chapters 1-7Chapters 8-12Chapters Mainly JewishTransitionalMainly Gentile Focus on Peter & Philip Focus on Paul
The ascension of Christ, 1:1-11 The appointment of Matthias, 1:15-26 The Day of Pentecost, 2 The lame man healed, 3-4 Growth & persecution of the Church, 5 Martyrdom of Stephen, 6-7
Philip’s ministry, 8 Saul’s conversion, 9:1-30 Peter & Dorcas, 9:31-43 Peter & Cornelius, Peter & Herod, 12
Paul the missionary, 13:1-21:14 First missionary journey, Jerusalem council, 15 Second missionary journey, 16:1-18:22 Third Missionary journey, 18:23-21:14 Paul the Prisoner, 21:15-28:31 Arrest in Jerusalem, 21:15-36 Sent to Caesarea, 23:11-35 Journey to Rome, 27:1-28:16
10?BirthActs 22:3 35Stoning of StephenActs 7: Persecuting ChristiansActs 9:1-2 37ConversionActs 9: Visit to JerusalemActs 9: Brought to AntiochActs 11:25-26 Based on Unger’s Bible Handbook, Moody Press
45Cyprus crusadeActs 13: PergaActs 13:13 46Pisidian AntiochActs 13: IconiumActs 13:51-14:5 46DerbeActs 14:20 47Lystra, Iconium, Pisidian AntiochActs 14: Perga, AttaliaActs 14: Syrian AntiochActs 14: Jerusalem CouncilActs 15 Based on Unger’s Bible Handbook, Moody Press
50Antioch via Syria, CiliciaActs 15:41 50Derbe and LystraActs 16:1-5 50Phrygia and GalatiaActs 16:6 50Troas, Samothrace, Neapolis, and PhilippiActs 16: ThessalonicaActs 17:1-9 50BereaActs 17: AthensActs 17: CorinthActs 18: Wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians 53Ephesus, Caesarea, JerusalemActs 18: Return to Antioch Based on Unger’s Bible Handbook, Moody Press
54Galatia, PhyrgiaActs 18: EphesusActs 19: Wrote 1 & 2 Corinthians 57Wrote Galatians 57Wrote Romans 57Macedonia, AchaiaActs 20:1-5 57MiletusActs 20: Journey to JerusalemActs 21: Arrest in JerusalemActs 21:27-36 Based on Unger’s Bible Handbook, Moody Press
58-60Prisoner at CaesareaActs 23: Journey to RomeActs 27 61Arrival in RomeActs 28: First imprisonment 61-62Wrote Philemon, Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians 64-67?Release 64-67Wrote 1 Timothy, Titus 64-67Spain(?), CreteTitus 1: Asia2 Timothy 1: Macedonia1 Timothy 1: Greece2 Timothy 4:20 67Second arrest 67Wrote 2 Timothy 68?Death Based on Unger’s Bible Handbook, Moody Press