BIBLE READING PLANNER

STEP 5: WEEK 23

The book of Acts was written by Luke (Acts 1:1) and is a continuation of his gospel record.

It could rightly be called 'The Acts of Jesus and his apostles' See verse 1 - 'all that Jesus BEGAN both to do and to teach'.

Christ victorious over death was now at work, establishing through the apostles companies of believers in Israel, in Samaria and everywhere (Acts 1:8).

The same themes continue, based on the promises contained in the Old Testament:

• The coming Kingdom on earth.
• The work of Jesus as Saviour and King.
• The resurrection of Jesus was the assurance of resurrection for his followers and of the Kingdom of God.
• The need for men to repent, believe the gospel and be baptised.
  

SUNDAY - Acts 1 - Notice the clear promise, early in the hook, that Jesus will come back in person to earth (verse 11).

MONDAY - Acts 2 - Peter who denied Jesus three times now witnesses fearlessly in Jerusalem. Repentance (turning, thinking again), belief and baptism are essential (verses 38, 41).

TUESDAY - Acts 3 - Jesus will return to restore God's Kingdom as stated by all God's holy prophets including Jesus himself (20-21).

WEDNESDAY - Acts 4 - What a claim! (verse 12). Only Christ and his teaching can offer salvation. No other 'religion' can.

THURSDAY - Acts 5 -Notice the continuing witness to the resurrection of Jesus (verse 30) and the proclamation of him as both Saviour and King (verse 31).

FRIDAY - Acts 6 - The evidence of the resurrection was overwhelming. Even many of the Jewish priests believed (verse 7).

SATURDAY - Acts 7 - The first death of a believer witnessing for Christ. Stephen showed how Israel as a nation had always rejected God and had now rejected His Son (verse 52). Saul of Tarsus was party to the execution (Acts 8:1).