Sometimes we feel powerless and purposeless. Not so for the people of the early Christian church. Jesus transformed their lives, the Holy Spirit empowered them--and they changed the world! Acts is the extraordinary record of what they did.As we move through these studies on the book of Acts, we see transforming power in action. And we learn what God can do with us to change our own world.



Phyllis J. Le Peau (1944-2022) worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for over two decades in St. Louis and the Chicago metro area. She is the author or coauthor of several Bible study guides, including Ephesians, Women of the New Testament, and Grandparenting in the LifeGuide® Bible Studies series. She and her husband, Andy, have four married children and thirteen grandchildren.



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Introducing Acts



Part 1: God's Power in Jerusalem and Judea - Acts 1--12

1. You Will Be My Witnesses - Acts 1

2. Receiving the Power -Acts 2

3. Healing Power - Acts 3

4. Called into Question - Acts 4:1-31

5. Oneness of Heart - Acts 4:32--5:16

6. Persecution and Expansion - Acts 5:17--6:7

7. Stephen, Full of Spirit and Wisdom - Acts 6:8--7:60

8. The Power of Suffering - Acts 8:1-40

9. Saul's Conversion - Acts 9:1-31

10. Salvation for Every Nation - Acts 9:32--10:48

11. The First Jewish-Gentile Church -Acts 11

12. Miraculous Escape - Acts 12



Part 2: God's Power at the Ends of the Earth - Acts 13--28

1. Paul's First Missionary Journey - Acts 13--14

2. Conflict in the Church - Acts 15

3. What Must I Do? - Acts 16

4. An Unknown God - Acts 17

5. Companions in Ministry - Acts 18

6. In the Name of Jesus - Acts 19:1--20:12

7. Paul's Farewll - Acts 20:13-38

8. Facing Opposition - Acts 21:1--22:21

9. God at Work - Acts 22:22--23:35

10. Falsely Accused - Acts 24:1--25:12

11. Testimony Before Agrippa - Acts 25:13--26:32

12. Paul in Rome! - Acts 27--28



Leader's Notes