![]() Many times in Acts we are told that the Lord spoke to someone – often Paul – or stood by them on a particular occasion. The ‘doing’ and ‘teaching’, in other words, didn’t stop. The crucial thing here, which determines how Luke wants us to read the whole book, is the mention of all that Jesus began to do and teach. As the disciples said on the Emmaus Road, Jesus was a prophet mighty in word and deed. There he had set out what Jesus had done and taught. This dedication matches the one at the start of Luke’s Gospel, ‘the previous book’ as he says. Luke follows the frequent ancient custom of addressing his work to a named individual who may be a patron, or simply a friend, or even a generic name for any well-intentioned reader – since Theophilus might mean ‘god-lover’. And, as we shall see, many first-century hearers of this work would already recognize in the claims of Jesus a clear, if implicit, challenge to those of Caesar. Indeed the idea of the ‘message’, the ‘word’, doing its own work – which is obviously a way of speaking of God being at work through the ‘word’ – is itself a major theme in this book. Since all roads lead to Rome, all roads also led from Rome once the message was there, it would go out in all directions. They are to bear witness to him in Jerusalem, Judaea, and Samaria – that’s the first twelve chapters – and then ‘to the ends of the earth’, which is chapters 13-28. This corresponds to Jesus’s commission to the disciples in 1:8. The one major division which you may want to keep in mind is that the book naturally divides at the end of chapter 12. Some of those themes are powerfully relevant in the challenging life and work to which you and I are called today.ĭuring this event, we’ll proceed through the chapters of Acts four at a time, focusing on particularly illuminating passages. ![]() The danger is that we then miss themes that emerge in a more over-arching way. It’s easy for us to cherry-pick parts that seem to speak to us more directly. Thirty years or more of early church history flash before our eyes, full of lessons to be learned and characters to ponder. ![]() We hope we’ll see you there! Īcts is a page-turner. Wright graciously shared some thoughts from his preparation for the event, which you can read below. Want some more information about what we’ll be learning about together? Prof. Learn more in the article “ A sneak peek at the ‘home centered’ Church curriculum for 2019” and watch more videos at year’s Summer Intensive, Acts: New World, New People, is sure to be full of profound insights and connections with fellow believers. In 2019, resources for teachers to use in Sunday classes will be adapted to align with this new home study. Learn more about studying at home in the video below: The resource will be available in the Gospel Library app, online, and as a printed manual. If you haven’t studied the scriptures regularly in the past, this resource can help you get started if you already have a good habit of scripture study, this resource can help you have more meaningful experiences. Here you will find helpful ideas to support personal scripture study, family scripture study, and home evening. The new 2019 learning and teaching resources from the Church are not just updated manuals-they are part of a new home-centered approach to learning and living the gospel.īefore January, each LDS household will receive a copy of Come, Follow Me-For Individuals and Families.
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