Acts 1-2: AD30
Saul/Paul becomes a believer (Acts 9)
Spends 3 years in the desert (Galatians 1:15-17)
Barnabas goes to Tarsus to find Saul/Paul
(Barnabas) …left for Tarsus to look for Saul… – Acts 11:25 (NASB)
Saul/Paul goes to Antioch
Acts 13 begins in
(v.1)
Point: The Gospel brings to believers
Antioch was the first Gentile megachurch
Simeon called Niger (v.1) (Niger: black [Strong’s])
Lucius: light, bright, white (OTESD)
But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION (ethnos), A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. – 1 Peter 2:9-10 (NASB95)
(vv.2-3)
The does the calling
This is the first time it’s recorded that a church sends anyone out to do missionary work
(v.5)
No are
Sometimes God leads by
How God is Different from the Pagan Gods: (v.7)
For God so loved the world… – John 3:16 (NIV)
So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God… – Galatians 3:26 (NIV)
Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.
– 3 John 1:2 (NASB)
False prophets seek to turn someone from the
…a Jewish false prophet… – Acts 13:6 (NASB)
…seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. – Acts 13:8 (NASB)
(vv.9-12)
The first time the name is used in Acts (v.9)
Paul’s first miracle pronouncing on a false prophet (v.11)
Paul’s first recorded convert was a
Paulus was amazed at the (v.12)
Two interesting changes in verse 13:
Paul becomes the
…Paul and his companions sailed… – Acts 13:13 (NIV)
John Mark
…John left them to return to Jerusalem. – Acts 13:13 (NIV)
…Barnabas’ cousin Mark… – Colossians 4:10 (NASB)
Mark doesn’t walk away from the , just the
(AD51) Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. – Acts 15:37-38 (NIV)
(AD66) (Paul) Only Luke is with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
– 2 Timothy 4:11-12 (NASB95)
Acts 1-2: AD30 Acts 12
(vv.1-2)
(James and John) …said to Him, “We are able.” So Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.” – Mark 10:39-40 (NKJV)
Sword: machaira – a knife, i.e. dirk (Strong’s)
(v.4) This is Peter’s 3rd time in prison
This is the time Peter is in prison for a
_____ They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand. – Acts 4:3-4 (NIV)
_____ But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said, “Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life.” Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. – Acts 5:19-21 (NASB95)
4 squads of soldiers: total
Jewish people are celebrating the deliverance of their nation through God’s intervention (Passover), a herald of God’s intervention is taken into custody to please the Jewish people (NIV Life Application Commentary)
(vv.5-6)
How the two stories are alike: James was martyred, Peter will be rescued. Both will be to Christ, regardless of the
(v.6)
Peter can rest because of his in God’s
“Truly, truly, I say to you (Peter), when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go.” Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God.
– John 21:18-19 (NASB95)
(vv.7-11)
God delivers miraculously, but doesn’t do for Peter what he can
God alone can do the , but His people must do the (BEC)
My Question: Lord, what do you want ?
(v.16)
It’s that we that God is God,
but it’s when we are that God is God
We notice the balance of and (v.17)
(vv.18-19)
Herod was by Peter’s escape (v.19)
…Herod having sought for him, and not having found, having examined the guards, did command [them] to be led away to punishment, and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he was abiding [there]. – Acts 12:19 (YLT)
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 6:23 (ESV)
Acts 1-2: AD30 Acts 11 begins about
Point: Cornelius needed to be (v.14)
Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. – Acts 10:1 -2 (NASB95)
Godly people when is revealed (v.18)
Why Pagan/Gentiles were attracted to the Gospel (vv.20-21)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God… – John 1:12 (NASB)
(v.22) Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”)… – Acts 4:36 (NIV)
(vv.23-24)
When he arrived and saw what grace (favor) God was bestowing upon them… – Acts 11:23 (AMPC)
Grace: charis – grace, favor (OTESD)
Antioch was the first Gentile
Barnabas considered the Antioch church as
What good men, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, : (vv.23-24)
…because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord. – Acts 11:24 (NET)
Will at what God (v.23)
Will new believers (v.23)
Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.
– 2 Corinthians 1:24 (NASB95)
Will point new believers to (v.23)
…was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord… – Acts 11:23 (YLT)
(vv.25-26)
Saul/Paul becomes a believer (Acts 9)
Spends 3 years in the desert (Acts 9:22-23)
Barnabas goes to Tarsus to find Saul/Paul
Saul/Paul goes to Antioch
Paul spends about in obscurity
…to seek (anazeetoo) Saul… – Acts 11:25 (KJV)
Seek: anazeetoo – to seek out, search through, make diligent search (Thayer’s)
So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking (anazeetoo) Him. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple… – Luke 2:45-46 (NKJV)
Characteristics of a healthy church: (vv.24-29)
(v.24)
Emphasizing (v.26)
Listening to the (vv.27-28)
Partnering with God (v.29)
Acts 1-2: AD30 Acts 10:
Peter’s Gospel Presentation: (vv.34-43)
What does Cornelius (and I) need to know?
Jesus is (v.36)
…God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. – Acts 10:36 (NIV)
(vv.37-38)
As God, Jesus was always , not
Jesus (v.39)
They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. – Acts 10:39 (NASB)
Jesus was (v.40)
As God, Jesus is the ultimate (v.42)
This was all promised in the (v.43)
When someone in Jesus, they forgiveness of sins (v.43)
Something Supernatural and Wonderful (vv.44-48)
Conversion comes Baptism (v.48)
For they were hearing them speaking with tongues (glossa) and exalting God. – Acts 10:46 (NASB)
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues (glossa), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out. – Acts 2:4 (NASB)
( later) When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues (glossa)… – Acts 19:6 (NIV)
(Jesus) “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new (kainos) tongues (glossa); they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” – Mark 16:15-18 (NASB95)
New: kainos – of a new kind, unprecedented, unheard of (OTESD)
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift (charisma) as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. – 1 Corinthians 1:7 (NIV)
Every of the spoke in tongues
(Paul) I thank God, I speak in tongues (glossa) more than you all… – 1 Corinthians 14:18 (NASB)
Tongues: Speaking/praying to
For one who speaks in a tongue (glossa) does not speak to men, but to God; for no one understands, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries. – 1 Corinthians 14:2 (NASB95)
For if I pray in a tongue (glossa), my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also.
– 1 Corinthians 14:14-15 (NASB95)
Praying in the Spirit was given to us
One who speaks in a tongue (glossa) edifies (oikodomeo) himself… – 1 Corinthians 14:4 (NASB95)
Oikodomeo – to build (up from the foundation) to restore by building, to rebuild, repair (Thayer’s)
Context: What will be going on in the last days in the Church
But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, that they were saying to you, “In the last time there shall be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.” These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded (psychikos: ), devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, building (epoikodomeo) yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit…
– Jude 17-20 (NASB)
Psychikos: of life in the natural world and what pertains to it (ALGNT)
Acts 1-2: AD30
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Acts 9 ends around
God the one that Peter was ready to
When he (Paul/Saul) came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. – Acts 9:26-27 (NIV)
(9:32-43)
Surely he took up our infirmities (sicknesses [YLT]) and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions… – Isaiah 53:4-5 (NIV)
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.” – Matthew 8:16-17 (NIV)
(vv.36-42)
(Jesus) “And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons.” – Matthew 10:7-8 (ESV)
Peter gradually overcomes his (v.43)
“If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean till evening…Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening.” – Leviticus 11:39-40 (NIV)
Acts 10:
Peter’s Vision: (vv.9-16)
(v.13) a voice (v.14) Peter the voice
To go forward being used by God, Peter will have to let go of his
“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” – Acts 10:14 (NIV)
God speaks (vv.19-20)
God guides (v.20)
“Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.” – Acts 10:20 (NIV)
God’s will become as he
Peter began to speak: “I really understand now…” – Acts 10:34 (ERV)
When God speaks God (vv.4 & 20)
On the evidence of two witnesses or three witnesses… – Deuteronomy 17:6 (NASB95)
A Tale of Two Hearts Leaving Joppa: (v.23b)
But Jonah rose up to flee…from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship…
– Jonah 1:3 (KJV)
Both were
Both were called to God’s heart with the
Jonah held to his and
Peter his and
God us one step at a time (v.29)
God has taken to prepare Peter for this step
Acts 1-2: AD 30 – Acts 9 begins at
Saul: (Hebrew) – asked for (EBD), demanded, death (destroyer) (HBND), beggar (ISBE)
Paul: (Latin) – small, little (SBD, HBND)
(Paul) For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. – Galatians 1:13-15 (NIV)
(vv.1-2) Originally, we were called people of (v.2)
Acts 9:2, 18:25-26, 19:9, 19:23, 22:4, 24:14, & 24:22
(vv.3-4) (In Paul describes) I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun… – Acts 26:13 (NASB)
Paul asks The Questions of True Conversion: (vv.5-6)
And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” – Acts 9:5-6 (NKJV)
are You Lord? (v.5)
do You want me to do?
God speaks (v.6)
God directs (v.6)
When God He (vv.10-12)
(vv.15-16) God called Saul His “” long before there was evidence of anything worthy in Saul to
“Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine…” – Acts 9:15 (NKJV)
(vv.17-19) Later Paul will say: I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. – 1 Corinthians 14:18 (ESV)
Between v.22 & 23 is a gap:
But when God, who set me apart…was pleased…so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem… – Galatians 1:15-17 (NIV)
For Paul, following Jesus meant (v.23) from old friends and being (v.26) by his new friends
(Paul) Love…bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. – 1 Corinthians 13:7 (NASB95)
(v.27)
(Barnabas) Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”)… – Acts 4:36 (NIV)
Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles — only James, the Lord’s brother. – Galatians 1:18-19 (NIV)
(vv.28-29) God’s will was revealed through: A vision
“It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance, and I saw Him saying to me, ‘Make haste, and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.’ And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You’… And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
– Acts 22:17-21 (NASB95)
Not by but through Him
Confirmation by
We don’t hear from Paul for more years:
The the , the longer the
Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch.
– Acts 11:25-26 (NKJV)
Am I willing to in while God me?
Acts 1-2: 30AD – Acts 8:
Persecution doesn’t us, it us (v.4)
(Jesus) …he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away. – Matthew 13:21 (NASB95)
(v.7)
…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. – Acts 10:38 (NIV)
Before Philip makes a major change:
He hears God speak (v.26)
Notice: God gives no (v.26)
Philip’s responsibility is to (v.27a)
So he got up and went… – Acts 8:27 (NASB95)
(vv.27-28)
Candace is a not a
In New Testament times eunuch meant
No one who has been emasculated…may enter the assembly of the Lord. – Deuteronomy 23:1 (NIV)
Sheba is
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, she came to prove him with hard questions. – 1 Kings 10:1 (ASV)
Ethiopian monarchs claim to be descendants of
YouTube: Falasha! The Sage of Ethiopian Jewry
Menelik, Falashas, Bet-Israel
God’s will is revealed (v.29)
(vv.32-33) Isaiah 53:7-8
(v.35) Philip preached from the (v.37)
In the New Testament comes before
[And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”] – Acts 8:37 (NASB95)
(v.38)
And he ordered that the chariot stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized (baptizo) him. – Acts 8:38 (NASB)
baptized: baptizo – to immerse, submerge (OTESD)
In the New Testament all baptisms were by
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism (baptisma) into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life. – Romans 6:4 (NASB)
(v.39)
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched (harpazo: rapuit [Latin Vulgate]) Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing. – Acts 8:39 (NASB)
Philip goes on to live a very
( years later) Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. – Acts 21:8-9 (NIV)
Acts 1-2: Acts 8:
Two Terms as we Study the Book of Acts:
– This is how they handled a situation
– This is how we are to do things
(v.1) “…but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 (NASB95)
(v.4)
God used to get the Church (v.4)
Now those who had been forced to scatter (diaspeiro) went around proclaiming the good news (euaggelizo) of the word. – Acts 8:4 (NET)
Scattered: diaspeirō – to sow throughout (OTESD)
Some scattered, some stayed, God (v.4)
(Jesus) “But whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next…” – Matthew 10:23 (NASB)
Philip’s Ministry to the Samaritans (vv.5-25)
Samaritans were a mix of and people
The problem wasn’t a mixed but a mixed
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods… – Deuteronomy 7:3-4 (NIV)
…they went and entered a village of the Samaritans…But they did not receive Him…When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” – Luke 9:52-54 (NASB)
The least likely were (vv.6-7)
Sickness can have a or source (v.7)
Regardless of the source, God’s desire is
…were healed (therapeuo) and there was much rejoicing…(vv.7-8) (NASB77)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases… – Psalms 103:2-3 (NASB95)
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3 (KJV)
…I am the Lord that healeth Thee. – Exodus 15:26 (KJV)
You are The Lord that Heals Me
…The Lord…who heals all your diseases – Psalms 103:2-3 (NASB95)
You are The Lord that Heals all My Diseases
By His wounds we ARE healed – Isaiah 53:5 (NASB)
By Your Wounds I am Healed
He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions – Psalms 107:20 (NASB95)
Samaritans mixed belief in God with (mageia) (v.9)
Two Parts: Philip’s Message (vv.12-13)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. – Acts 8:12-13 (NIV)
God’s Kingdom:
The Name of Jesus Christ: (v.13)
(vv. 14-17)
They were saved and baptized, (v.12) but not yet baptized with the Holy Spirit. (vv.15-17)
Simon something (v.18)
(vv. 19-23)
(Peter) “…to hell with you and your money…” – Acts 8:20 (Phillips Translation)
“…for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin.” – Acts 8:23 (NLT)
If Simon didn’t repent: One can believe a great deal about Jesus and not be saved
Going to “many villages” might take (v.25)
Acts 1-2: Acts 5-7:
Acts 6:8
Stephan believed that God still wanted to do in His people’s lives (Acts 6:5&8)
(v.9) If God is doing something there will be
Opposition arose… – Acts 6:9 (NIV)
(v.11) Then they bribed some men to lie. – Acts 6:11 (GWT)
Punch Line: Israel has a history of God’s message and messengers the
Exhibit A: Abraham (vv.1-7) (Genesis 11:27-12:4)
Abraham God’s voice saying
Terah: delay (BD&B)
Sadly, Abraham followed the
Following the wrong relationship led to Haran (v.4)
Haran: Charan – parched; from charar – angry, burn, dry (Strong’s)
Abraham doesn’t from God until the relationship (Genesis 11:32)
Bible Scholars: Abraham burns up about
Not hearing? Ask: what’s the
Exhibit B: Joseph was at (vv. 9-16)
Joseph was and sold for (Genesis 37-48)
…sold Joseph…for twenty pieces of silver. – Genesis 37:28 (ASV)
Later, Joseph’s brothers recognize him as their
On their second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was… (v.13)
Exhibit C: Moses as savior at (vv.18-36)
(v.24) God wanted to save Israel
…and he was supposing his brothers to understand that God gives salvation through his hand; and they did not understand. – Acts 7:25 (LSV)
Their rejection cost Israel (vv.26-29)
(v.35)
“After forty years had passed…” – Acts 7:30 (NIV)
This is the same Moses whom they had rejected… – Acts 7:35 (NIV)
…God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior. – Acts 7:35 (NLT)
(v.37)
Like Moses, Jesus will be (Deuteronomy 18:15)
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son… – Zechariah 12:10 (ASV) (520 BC)
(v.51) “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.” – Exodus 32:9 (NIV)
(Answers are filled in on this outline)
Acts 1-2: AD 30 – Acts 10: AD 40
“And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” – Acts 4:12 (NASB95)
(vv.1-6) Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” And he looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Now dispatch some men to Joppa and send for a man named Simon, who is also called Peter; he is staying with a tanner named Simon, whose house is by the sea.” (NASB)
What do we know about Cornelius?
He is a man of character (v.1)
He has reverence for God (v.2)
…a devout man and one who feared God… – Acts 10:2 (NASB)
He is a generous man (v.2)
…gave many alms to the Jewish people… – Acts 10:2 (NASB95)
He is a man of prayer
…and prayed to God continually. – Acts 10:2 (NASB)
He is a man who points his family to God
…one who feared God with all his household… – Acts 10:2 (NASB)
One Problem: Cornelius is lost
He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.
– 1 John 5:12 (NASB95)
Our seeking Savior never misses a seeking sinner
Notice: The angel doesn’t share the Gospel (vv.5-6)
(vv.7-8) When the angel who spoke to him left, he summoned two of his servants and a devout soldier from his personal attendants, and after he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa. (NASB)
Peter’s Sermon: (vv.34-43) – What does Cornelius need to know?
(vv.34-36) Opening his mouth, Peter said: “I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the one who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him. The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)…” (NASB)
Jesus is God (v.36)
…God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. – Acts 10:36 (NIV)
(vv.37-38) …you yourselves know the thing that happened throughout Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed. You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. (NASB)
(v.39) We are witnesses of all the things that He did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. (NASB)
Jesus died on the cross (v.39)
…whom they slew and hanged on a tree… – Acts 10:39 (KJV)
(vv.40-41) God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He be revealed, not to all the people, but to witnesses who had been chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. (NASB)
Jesus was raised from the dead (v.40)
…but God raised him from the dead on the third day… – Acts 10:40 (NIV)
(v.42) And He ordered us to preach to the people, and to testify solemnly that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of the living and the dead. (NASB)
As God, Jesus is the ultimate judge (v.42)
…he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.- Acts 10:42 (NIV)
(v.43) All the prophets testify of Him, that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins. (NASB)
This was all promised in the Bible (v.43)
All the prophets testify about him… – Acts 10:43 (NIV)
When someone believes in Jesus, they receive forgiveness of sins (v.43)
(vv.44-45) While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message. All the Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles. (NASB)
“…everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” – Acts 10:43 (NIV)
(Jesus) Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. – Revelation 3:20 (NASB)