New Testament · Church History
Acts
Written by Luke. Written for Churches learning how the good news left Jerusalem.
Big picture in three sentences
Acts continues Luke's story after Jesus rises and ascends.
The Spirit comes at Pentecost, and ordinary people become witnesses.
The word spreads from Jerusalem to Judea, Samaria, and as far as Rome.
Acts is the second volume of Luke's work.
Key verse · Acts 1:8
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.””
Stories families know from this book
- Pentecost
- Peter and John
- Philip and the Ethiopian
- Paul's journeys