Introduction to the book of Acts

• The writer is Luke, the author is the Holy Spirit.
• The book seems to have been written from Rome.
• Luke was a Greek physician who travelled with Paul. I Timothy 4:11
• The beginning of the book of Acts takes place about 30 AD. The book was written about 63 AD and records history of the first 30 years of the church.
• The book is extremely accurate, mentioning many people and places by name.
• Acts is in a way a sequel to the gospels.
• John 14:26; 15:16, 26; 16:13
• Matthew 28:18-20 – The great commission to the apostles.
• Mark 16:15-16
• Luke 24:46-53 – These promises were made to the apostles.
• Holy Spirit baptism was a promise to the apostles, not a command. The Holy Spirit would be received in Jerusalem soon (“not many days”). The Holy Spirit would allow the apostles to work miracles and bear witness of Jesus.
• Mark 16:20
• “Witness”
  • Martyr?
  • A witness gives testimony of something they know or have seen.
• Why is God’s message still alive today?