Analysis of ACTS "EVANGELISM" "The Apostolic Evangelism Concerning Jesus the Messiah of Jewish and Gentile People in the Roman Empire" "[B]ut 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 Analysis of Acts Prepared by James T. Bartsch March, 1993, updated September, 2019 Produced by WordExplain.com Email Contact: [email protected] Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE ®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org) ACTS "EVANGELISM" "The Apostolic Evangelism Concerning Jesus the Messiah of Jewish and Gentile People in the Roman Empire" "[B]ut 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 A 1 THE APOSTOLIC EVANGELISM OF JEWISH PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM 1:1 - 8:3 B 1 Assignment to Evangelism: The Author's Review 1:1-14 C 1 Luke's review of his first account to Theophilus regarding Jesus' ministry up to His ascension 1:1-5 C 2 Jesus' commission to witness; His ascension in a cloud 1:6-11 C 3 The disciples' return to Jerusalem 1:12-14 B 2 Replacement for Evangelism: The Selection of Matthias as Apostle 1:15-26 C 1 Peter's initiation 1:15-22 C 2 Matthias' election by lot 1:23-26 B 3 Inaugural Evangelism: Jesus' Founding of the Church through the Holy Spirit and the Apostles: 2:1-47 C 1 The founding of the Church 2:1-41 D 1 Jesus' fulfillment of His promise to send the Holy Spirit 2:1-13 E 1 The coming of the Holy Spirit signified by speaking in unlearned languages 2:1-4 E 2 The amazement of the listeners' in hearing the apostles speaking in the listeners' own dialects 2:5-13 D 2 The Apostle Peter's explanation of the foreign language phenomenon 2:14-36 E 1 His identification of the tongues-speaking as a (partial) fulfillment of Joel's prophecy of the pouring out of the Holy Spirit with potential salvation 2:14-21 E 2 His identification of tongues as the final proof that God had made Jesus (whom they murdered) Lord and Messiah! 2:22- 36 Analysis of Acts by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 2 D 3 The listeners' response to the apostolic message: the addition to the Church 2:37-41 C 2 The characterization of the Church: apostolic miracles, fellowship, sharing, praise, salvation 2:43-47 B 4 Evangelism and Shepherding: The Authentication of Peter as Initiating Apostle: 3:1 - 5:11 C 1 In Evangelizing 3:1-4:31 D 1 The authentication: Peter's healing of the lame man 3:1-10 D 2 The resultant evangelistic opportunity: Peter's proclamation of God's healing the man through Jesus, recently killed by the listeners, and toward whom they must repent 3:11-26 D 3 The response to evangelism: Persecution and Faith 4:1-31 E 1 The initial response to the teaching 4:1-4 G 1 Arrest and imprisonment by Jewish leaders 4:1-3 G 2 Faith by 5,000 4:4 E 2 Interrogation: Peter's claim that his miracle was done in Jesus' name, which, though rejected by leaders, has been made the only means of salvation 4:5-12 E 3 The Council's verdict: prohibition of further teaching in Jesus' name 4:13-22 E 4 The faithful prayer of the Church: request for boldness to speak God's Word 4:22-31 C 2 In Shepherding 4:32 - 5:11 D 1 The healthy sharing of the Church 4:32-37 E 1 The unity and sharing of the church 4:32-35 E 2 Barnabas, an example of sharing 4:36-37 D 2 The perverted sharing of the church as purged by Peter 5:1-11 E 1 The death of Ananias, an example of perverted sharing 5:1- 6 E 2 The death of Saphira, an example of perverted sharing 5:7- 11 Analysis of Acts by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 3 B 5 Evangelism and Reaction: The Authentication of All the Apostles: 5:12-42 C 1 Authentication and resultant belief: Continued miraculous signs resulting in salvation 5:12-16 C 2 Authentication and resultant persecution 5:17-42 D 1 The arrest of the apostles 5:17-18 D 2 The miraculous, angelic release of the apostles 5:19-21a D 3 The rearrest and interrogation of the apostles 5:21b-28 D 4 The apostles' testimony of God's exaltation of Jesus as Prince and Savior of Israel as authenticated by the apostles' possession of the Holy Spirit 5:29-32 D 5 The Council's flogging of the apostles and fruitless banning of their speaking in Jesus' name 5:33-42 B 6 Priorities in Evangelism: The Authenticated Delegation of the Apostles 6:1 - 8:3 C 1 The development of delegation in ministry (service): the appointment of deacons (servants) 6:1-7 D 1 The problem in ministry: discrimination 6:1 D 2 The proposed solution: delegation of administration to prioritize prayer and ministry in the Word 6:2-4 D 3 The response to the proposal: implementation 6:5-6 D 4 The result of the implemented solution: growth 6:7 C 2 The outcome of delegation in ministry: increased evangelism and persecution 6:8 - 8:3 D 1 The authenticated witness and death of Stephen 6:8 - 8:1a E 1 The authenticated ministry of Stephen 6:8 E 2 The arrest and indictment of Stephen: accusation of blasphemy - speaking out against the temple and the Law 6:9-15 E 3 Stephen's defense 7:1-53 G 1 Demonstration: Their fathers, not he, repudiated Moses; God doesn't live in the temple anyway 7:1- 50 G 2 Conclusion: They, not he, are violating Moses' Law by having murdered the prophet Moses predicted 7:51-53 Analysis of Acts by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 4 E 4 The execution of Stephen by the Council with the approval of Saul 7:54 - 8:1a D 2 The persecution and scattering of the church led by Saul 8:1b-3 A 2 THE APOSTOLIC EVANGELISM OF JEWISH AND GENTILE PEOPLE IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA (AND ANTIOCH) 8:4 - 12:25 B 1 Of Jewish People in Judea and Samaria 8:4 - 9:43 C 1 The Divinely-instigated, apostolically-confirmed evangelism in SAMARIA and JUDEA 8:4-40 D 1 The result of the Divinely-instigated persecution: Proclamation of the Word by the scattered church 8:4 D 2 The continuing result of Apostolic delegation: the authenticated evangelism by Philip in Samaria 8:5-40 E 1 The authenticated evangelism of Philip in the city of Samaria 8:5-8 E 2 The conversion of Simon the magician 8:9-13 E 3 The Apostolic confirmation of Samaritan evangelism through Peter and John 8:14-25 E 4 Philip's Divinely-ordered leading of the Ethiopian official to faith in Christ 8:26-40 C 2 The gracious selection by Jesus of Saul, the persecutor of the Church 9:1-31 D 1 The conversion of Saul, the persecutor of the Church 9:1-9 D 2 The commissioning of Saul through Ananias 9:10-19a D 3 The early reactions to Saul's ministry 9:19b-31 E 1 In Damascus 9:19b-25 G 1 The initial amazement of Damascene Jews at Saul's powerful proclamation 9:19b-22 G 2 The subsequent attempted murder of Saul; his escape 9:23-25 E 2 In Jerusalem 9:26-31 G 1 The disciples' initial fear 9:26-28 G 2 The murderous attempt of the Hellenistic Jews 9:29- 30 Analysis of Acts by James T. Bartsch, WordExplain.com 5 E 3 In Judea, Galilee and Samaria: Peaceful, solid growth after Saul's departure to Tarsus 9:31 C 3 The authenticated evangelism by the Apostle Peter of Jewish people in Samaria 9:32-35 D 1 The turning to the Lord of people in Lydda and Sharon upon Peter's healing of Aeneas 9:32-35 D 2 The growth of the gospel in Joppa through Peter's raising of Dorcas 9:36-43 B 2 Of Gentile (and Jewish) People in Samaria (and Antioch) 10:1-12:25 C 1 The authenticated evangelism by the Apostle Peter of Gentiles in SAMARIA 10:1 - 11:18 D 1 Peter's Divinely-authenticated taking of the gospel to Cornelius 10:1-48 E 1 God's special revelation to the devout Gentile Cornelius to send for the Apostle Peter 10:1-8 E 2 God's revelation to Peter of Divinely-cleansed animals 10:9- 16 E 3 The Divinely prearranged meeting of Cornelius' men with Peter 10:17-23a E 4 Peter's journey to Caesarea and meeting with Cornelius 10:23b-33 E 5 Peter's inaugural, official salvation message to Gentiles--the household of Cornelius at Caesarea 10:34-43 E 6 The Cornelian company's saving faith evidenced by the gift of the pouring out of the Spirit 10:44-48 D 2 The acquiescence of Hebrew Christians in Jerusalem to God's intention to grant repentance to Gentiles also 11:1-18 C 2 The Divinely-instigated, Apostolically-overseen evangelism of Jewish and Gentile peoples in ANTIOCH 11:19-30 D 1 The Divine instigation of the "lay" evangelism: the persecution arising in connection with Stephen 11:19 D 2 The restricted target of some lay witnesses: the Jewish people of Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch 11:19 D 3 The Divinely-blessed evangelism of Gentiles in Antioch 11:20-21 Analysis of Acts by James T.