1. The Acts of the Apostles
Acts 11 – The Faith is Defended and Extended
Sunday – July 2, 2017
Many of the slides used in this presentation are prepared by Joe Price and are used and adapted with his permission.

2. Worksheet On Acts 11
9. What conclusion did the group then reach? 10. What did those do who were scattered abroad as a result of the tribulation that arose about Stephen? a. Did these limit their speaking? 11. What happened when some came to Antioch?

3. Worksheet On Acts 11 12. How does Luke describe their conversion?
How did the church in Jerusalem respond to the conversion of those in Antioch?
14. What did Barnabas do when he came among those new converts in Antioch?
15. To what is one added when they are “added unto the Lord”? cf. Acts 11:24; 2:47; Ephesians 1:22-23.

4. Worksheet On Acts 11
16. What do we learn from the use of the word “Christian” in this chapter? Cf. Isa. 62
 a. List all other times the word “Christian” is used in the Bible and tell what is indicated about a Christian from these passages.
17. What prophet coming from Jerusalem revealed bad news and what did he reveal?
 a. When did this come to pass?

5. Worksheet On Acts 11
18. What did the disciples in Antioch determine to do?
19. Is this passage an example of the church helping all of the needy of the world? Acts 11:29.
 a. Who was helped by the efforts of the brethren at Antioch?

6. Worksheet On Acts 11
20. Does this passage state that the relief was sent to the elders of the church at Jerusalem, and they became the “sponsoring church” to distribute the relief throughout Judea? a. Were there other congregations and other elders in Judea? cf. Acts 9:31, 32, 36; 14:23; Galatians 1:22. b. Be prepared to explain the error involved in the sponsoring church arrangement.