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39 AD
The Herods
Herod the Great 72-4 BC Ruler when Jesus was born
Herod Antipas 4 BC – 39 AD Killed John the Baptist
Matthew 2:2 ruled after his father’s death in Jerusalem
1-2 Herod the King (Antipas)
James is Marytered, Chruch awakens
Mark 6:14 Ruled in Galilee
Herod Philip
Mark 6:17, Luke 3:1 ruled east of Jordan
Peter is imprisoned
3-4 Herod’s plans
5 Reaction of the Church
6-17 God’s plan
18-19 Herod’s reaction

20-23 God removes Herod

24-25 Word of God spreads
Barnabas and Saul return to Jerusalem

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1st Journey – Off to the Gentiles
45 AD
1-3 Called and sending of missionaries (Acts 1:8)
Who called?
Who went?

4-14 1st stop: an Island, CYPRUS
5 John Mark joins trip
6-12 Sorcerer causes trouble
9 Saul becomes Paul

13 2nd stop: PERGA of Pamphylia
John Mark leaves (15:37-38)

14-43 3rd stop: A NTIOCH of Pisidia
Paul preaches history of God’s dealing with Jews from Abraham to Jesus

44-54 From Jews to Gentiles

Paul writes Galatians, Thessalonians, Corinthians

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Spreading the word 35 AD
Ascension, Pentecost, Medicals, Persecution, Discipline, Deacons, Stephen …
8:1-4 Introduced to Saul (who watched Stephen being stoned)
1 He went after Jewish Believers, except the apostles.
2 Stephen gets buried
3-4 Saul made havock with the Jewish assemblies, causing them to scatter

8:5-40 The Gospel spreads beyond Jerusalem
5-8 Philip (a deacon ch 6) preforms many miracles, causing great joy
9-13 Simon the sorcerer (a Jew) becomes a believer
14-17 Apostles send Peter and John to Samaria
18-25 Simon wants to buy the power the apostles and Philip have
26-40 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Told by an Angel to go to Gaza
Meets an Ethiopian (Jew)
Philip instructed to ride with him
Answers his questions, using Scripture (Isaiah 53), about Christ
Eunuch responds “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God”
Eunuch gets baptized and Philip finds himself in Azotus
Passing thru he preaches in all cities till he arrives at Caesarea.

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Jesus is Lord – Back to Saul 37 AD
1-2 Saul attacks the Jewish Church
3-9 On the road to Damascus to continue his persecution He meets the Lord Jesus
In Damascus, he spends 3 days, blind, no food or drink. (Sounds familiar 3 days/3 nights)
10-16 Ananias sees the Lord in a vision and instructed on how to deal with Saul.
He’s not happy with what he hears.
He questions God
He made excuses
17 But he obeys and deals with Saul, according to the words of the Lord.
18-22 Saul believes, receives his sight, gets baptized.
Straightway he preaches Christ in the Synagogues, that Christ is the Son of God.
The Jews were amazed. But he continued proving Jesus is Christ, Son of God.
23-25 The Jews plot to kill him. But he escapes.
3 years later 38-39 AD Galatians 1:18
26 Goes to Jerusalem to see disciples, but they were afraid of him.
27-30 Barnabas (Ch 4) intervenes, brings Saul to the apostles and tells them what Saul was preaching.
They take Saul to Caesarea and send him to Tarsus. Galatians 1:21
31 The Jewish churches (assembles) had rest. The fear of Saul was gone.
32-43 Peter’s ministry
Heals Aeneas, raises Dorcas from the dead.
Many Jews throughout Joppa believed in the Lord

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Cornelius 38 AD
1-8 Cornelius’ (a gentile) Has a vision
A devout Roman Centurian
Angel tells him to summon Peter
Sends men to Joppa
9-23 Peter’s vision
Peter a Law keeping Jew
Instructed to eat UNCLEAN Animals 3 times
Told to go with men
Next day, with certain brethren, he goes
24-33 They meet
Cornelius tries to worship Peter, no way
Peter reminds him, Cornelius is a Gentile
34-43 Peter’s sermon
God is no respecter of persons
Jesus Christ is Lord of all
44-48 A Gentile Pentecost experience
While Peter speaks, Holy Spirit falls on Gentiles
The proof, they, Gentiles speak in tongues and magnify God
(This will become important in Acts 15)
The Gentiles get baptized
Peter and the certain brethren stay a few days

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