An adventure in God s Word for your Family Scripture Adventures Acts of the Apostles A Study of the New Testament Actswww.scriptureadventures.com to Revelation and Beyond www.scriptureadventures.com Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 1
INTRODUCTION 1. Welcome to Acts of the Apostles 2. Finding Your Way Through the New Testament 3. How Did We Get the New Testament? 4. Learn the Books of the New Testament 5. New Testament Bible Map 6. The Roman Empire and the Greek Culture 7. People to Know in the Early Church (Acts to Revelation) 8. Illustration and Map Credits Jesus ascended into heaven, leaving Peter and others to carry on his work. Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 2
UNIT 1: PETER LEADS THE CHURCH 1. Who Wrote the Book of Acts? 2. Jesus Ascension Into Heaven, Acts 1 3. Testimonies of the Living Christ 4. A New Apostle is Called, Acts 1 5. The Day of Pentecost, Acts 2 6. Testifying to the World, Acts 2 7. Memorize This! Acts 2:17, 21 8. Converting Thousands, Acts 2 9. The Jerusalem Journal 10. Memorize This! Acts 2:38 11. Peter and John Heal a Lame Man, Acts 3 12. Peter and John Arrested, Acts 4 13. The Church Members Have All Things in Common, Acts 4-5 14. Power of the Apostles, Acts 5 15. Peter and John Arrested and Escape, Acts 5 16. Reviewing Peter s Ministry, Acts 1-5 17. Apostles Call Men to Assist Them, Acts 6 18. Stephen s Ministry, Acts 6-7 19. Stephen s Faith, Acts 7 20. Simon Wishes to Buy the Power of God, Acts 8 21. Philip Baptizes a Eunuch, Acts 8 22. Peter Heals the Sick and Raises the Dead, Acts 9 23. Cornelius Vision, Acts 10 24. Peter s Vision, Acts 10 25. Peter Teaches the Gospel to the Gentiles, Acts 10 26. Gentiles Receive the Gospel, Acts 10 27. Peter s Miraculous Escape, Acts 11 28. In Your Own Words: Peter s Escape 29. Peter Writes Letters to the Church Members, 1 Peter 30. Christ Suffered For Our Sins, 1 Peter 3 31. Peter s Second Letter, 2 Peter 32. Memorize This! 2 Peter 1:5-7 33. Timeline of Peter s Ministry 34. Peter s Ministry Game Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 3
UNIT 2: PAUL S MINISTRY 1. Saul Persecutes the Church, Acts 8-9 2. Saul Loses His Sight, Acts 9 3. Saul and Ananias, Acts 9 4. Saul is Persecuted for His New Faith, Acts 9 5. The Story of Saul 6. Paul and Barnabas Serve, Acts 11 7. Paul s First Missionary Journey, Acts 13 8. Paul and the False Prophet, Acts 13 9. Rejection by the Jews, Acts 13 10. Paul is Left for Dead, Acts 14 11. The End of Paul s First Mission, Acts 14 12. Map of Paul s First Missionary Journey 13. Paul s Second Missionary Journey 14. Imprisoned in Philippi, Acts 16 15. Miraculous Escape, Acts 16 16. Thessalonica and Athens, Acts 17 17. Corinth and Ephesus, Acts 18 18. Paul Studied with the Church Members 19. Apollos is Converted, Acts 18 20. 1 and 2 Thessalonians 21. Paul s Message to the Thessalonians 22. Memorize This! 2 Thessalonians 2:3 23. James the Just 24. Let Him Ask in Faith, James 1 25. Faith Without Works, James 2 26. Messages from James, James 1-4 27. Paul s Third Missionary Journey 28. Problems in Ephesus, Acts 19 29. Raising the Dead, Acts 20 30. More Letters From Paul 31. Grow Your Faith, 1 Corinthians 1-9 32. Eye Hath Not Seen, 1 Corinthians 2 33. Memorize This! 1 Corinthians 2:9 34. Taking Communion, 1 Corinthians 11 35. Spiritual Gifts, 1 Corinthians 12 36. Memory Verse Review: Units 1-2 Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 4
UNIT 3: PAUL S TEACHINGS 1. Charity: The Pure Love of Christ, 1 Corinthians 13 2. Memorize This! 1 Corinthians 13:13 3. Paul s Testimony of Christ, 1 Corinthians 15 4. Memorize This! 1 Corinthians 15:55,57 5. Paul Overcame Trials, 2 Corinthians 6. Faith and Repentance, 2 Corinthians 5-9 7. A Letter to the Galatians 8. The Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5 9. Memorize This! Galatians 5:22-23 10. I Am Not Ashamed, Romans 1 11. Memorize This! Romans 1:16 12. Christ Died For Us, Romans 5-10 13. Children of God, Romans 8 14. God s Family Presentation 15. Study the Scriptures, Romans 15 16. A Sad Farewell to Paul, Acts 20 17. Reviewing Paul s Ministry 18. Diamante Poem about Peter and Paul 19. Paul s Journey to Jerusalem, Acts 21 20. Paul s Missionary Report, Acts 21 21. Paul Speaks to the Crowd, Acts 22 22. But I m a Roman, Acts 23 23. Scenes from Prison 24. Before Felix, Acts 23 25. Paul s Speech to Felix, Acts 24 26. Paul Speaks to Festus and Agrippa, Acts 25-26 27. Almost Thou Persuadest Me, Acts 26 28. Heading for Rome, Acts 27 29. Paul Warns the Captain, Acts 27 30. Listening to Our Leaders, Acts 27 31. Be of Good Cheer, Acts 27 32. Finding Shore, Acts 28 33. Healing the Sick, Acts 28, Memory Verse Review: Unit 3 34. Memory Verse Review: Unit 3 Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 5
UNIT 4: LETTERS FROM PRISON 1. Finally in Rome, Acts 28 2. Writing to Friends 3. Set a Course for Unity, Philippians 1-2 4. Whatsoever Things Are True, Philippians 4 5. Memorize This! Philippians 4:7 6. Messages to the Philippians 7. Life in Rome During Paul s Imprisonment 8. Paul s Letter to the Colossians 9. Paul s Letter to the Ephesians 10. Memorize This! Ephesians 4:32 11. Jesus Christ is the Chief Cornerstone, Ephesians 2-4 12. The Armor of God, Ephesians 6 13. God s Priesthood, Hebrews 5,7 14. What Is Faith? Hebrews 11 15. By Faith Hebrews 11 16. Faith of the Ancient Prophets 17. Memorize This! Hebrews 11:1 18. Paul Is Set Free 19. Let No Man Despise Thy Youth, 1 Timothy 20. The Faith of a Righteous Mother, 2 Timothy 2 21. A Letter to Titus 22. Follow Righteousness, 2 Timothy 2 23. Perilous Times in the Last Days, 2 Timothy 3-4 24. I Have Fought the Good Fight, 2 Timothy 4 25. Lessons From Primary, 1, 2, 3 John 26. The Book of Revelation 27. Truths From Revelation 28. Memory Verse Review: Units 1-4 Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 6
UNIT 5: APOSTASY AND REFORMATION 1. What Happened to the Apostles? 2. Persecution of the Early Church Members 3. Let No Man Deceive You 4. Memorize This! 2 Peter 3:17 5. Prophecies of Apostasy 6. Timeline of the Early Church 7. Beginning of the Great Apostasy 8. Medieval Times 9. The Church in the Middle Ages 10. Leaders in the Medieval Church 11. The Latin Bible Memory Verse Challenge 12. The Great Cathedrals of Europe 13. Make Your Own Stained Glass Pictures 14. The Crusades 15. A New Dawn: The Beginning of Reform 16. The First Reformers 17. An Invention to Change the World 18. The Gutenberg Bible 19. Printing Project 20. Noted Reformers Presentation 21. Reformers Report 22. Reformers Wrap-up 23. Led By Inspiration to the New World 24. The World in Columbus Day 25. The Protestant Churches 26. Moving Toward a New Translation of the Bible 27. The King James Version of the Bible 28. Contribution of the Reformers 29. Pilgrims and Puritans 30. Religious Life in Colonial America 31. Memorize This! The Lord s Prayer 32. Memory Verse Review: Units 1-5 33. The Great Awakening in America 34. The Land of the Free 35. Then and Now 36. Memory Verse List: Units 1-6 and Check Off List Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 7
CONVERTING THOUSANDS ACTS 2 How did the people react to Peter s speech and the outpouring of the Holy Ghost of the Day of Pentecost? Read the verses below from Acts 2 to find out. Underline the question they asked Peter. Notice how Peter answered them. ACTS 2 WHAT HAPPENED 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 4-111!! Cbquj{fe"! WHAT IT MEANS The people felt the Spirit touch their hearts and wanted to do something about it! Peter told them to repent and be baptized. 3,000 people were baptized that day! 42 And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread...did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. The new members of the church shared their worldly possessions with each other. They met together to hear the Apostles words and learn more about the gospel. They were blessed by God. Underline what the early members of the church did to show their faith (vs. 42-47). Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 8
Read the article about Passover in the Jerusalem Journal. Finish the article about Pentecost on the right. UIF!KFSVTBMFN!KPVSOBM RECORD NUMBERS ATTEND PASSOVER A record number of people attended the Passover Feast in Jerusalem last month. As thousands of people flooded the city for the celebration, extra security measures were taken to keep order. With so many visitors to the city this year, we had to prepare carefully, said Tobias, head of security for the city. Of special interest was security on the Temple Mount. According to Tobias, many Jews come to the Temple Mount to offer sacrifices and hear rabbis and scholars preach the gospel during the Passover celebration, which lasts a week. Jesus of Nazareth was a favorite speaker on the Temple Mount this year. He had so many followers listening to him preach, reported Tobias, that keeping order was difficult. Many Jewish leaders disapproved of his popularity and of his message. Jewish leaders took advantage of Christ s presence in the city and had him arrested and tried for treason. He was later flogged and crucified. However, his followers continue to claim that he was resurrected three days later. SPIRIT FALLS ON APOSTLES OF CHRIST The Feast of Pentecost has just finished. During the festival this year, a large group men gathered to hear the Apostles of Jesus Christ speak about his death and resurrection. Jesus held a last Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem. Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 9
MEMORIZE THIS! ACTS 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38 1. Read the Memory Verse above several times until you are familiar with it. 2. Copy the Memory Verse on the lines below. 3. Use these guides to memorize and recite the Memory Verse. Practice and recite part 1: Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized Practice and recite parts 1-2: Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins Practice and recite the whole verse: Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Learn the reference: Acts 2:38 4. Mark Acts 2:38 in your Bible. Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 10
CHRIST SUFFERED FOR OUR SINS, 1 PETER 3 Peter reminded the people in his letter that Christ suffered for our sins! He died to set us free from the consequences of sin. Peter said, For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18). Now you can see why Jesus said, For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). Jesus was God s gift to us. If we believe in Jesus and have faith in him and in his sacrifice, we can be forgiven of our sins and live with God again. We will be saved from being separated from God. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit (1 Peter 3:18). Cut out the words below and use them to make a poster about the life and ministry of Peter, God s chosen servant. Write other words on your poster that describe things that Peter did or said. Share your poster with your family and talk about the things that Peter did. Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 11
PETER S MINISTRY GAME Cut out the pictures below and mix them up. With your family, take turns describing each event from Peter s ministry. Then put the event in order (you may want to use your timeline). Share your memory verse from Acts 2:17,21 with your family and talk about what it means. Peter preached on the Day of Pentecost. Peter was delivered from jail. Peter preached to Simon about God s power. Peter and John were arrested. Peter taught Cornelius and family. Sample pages from Scripture Adventures: Acts of the Apostles Peter had an important vision. 2009 www.scriptureadventures.com Sample page 12