Missio Dei: A Study in Acts

Here's the plan I'm following for our 18-week sermon series in Acts. The sermon titles and divisions of the text follow, nearly verbatim, John Stott's outline and headings in his commentary, The Message of Acts.


Week 1—       Acts 1                            Our Ascended Lord

Week 2—       Acts 2                            The Day of Pentecost

Week 3—       Acts 3:1-4:31               The Outbreak of Persecution

Week 4—       Acts 4:32-6:7               Satan’s Counter Attack  

Week 5—       Acts 6:8-7:60               Stephen the Martyr         

Week 6—       Acts 8                           Philip the Evangelist       

Week 7—       Acts 9:1-31                  The Conversion of Saul   

Week 8—       Acts 9:32-11:18          The Conversion of Cornelius     

Week 9—       Acts 11:19-12:24       Growing Pains       

Week 10—     Acts 12:25-14:28       Spreading the Word         

Week 11—     Acts 15:1-16:5           Resolving Conflict

Week 12—     Acts 16:6-17:15        Following the Spirit         

Week 13—     Acts 17:16-34           City of Idols 

Week 14—     Acts 18:1-19:41       Good News Strategy         

Week 15—     Acts 20:1-21:17       Saying Goodbye    

Week 16—     Acts 21:18-23:35    Politics & Religion 

Week 17—     Acts 24:1-26:32      The Gospel on Trial          

Week 18—     Acts 27:1-28:31     Following God’s Lead