A brief overview of the works of the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts

Acts 1- The promise of the Holy Spirit, the ascension,and the promise of the return of Jesus. He will rise again in our hearts!

Acts 2- The Holy Spirit appears, and the 1st sermon, conversion, and blessed fellowship occurs.

Acts 3- The 1st miracle of healing through Peter.

Acts 4- The 1st arrest of Peter and John.

Acts 5- The 1st judgment.

Acts 6- The 1st Deacons are appointed servants.

Acts 7- The 1st martyr (one who suffers a violent death).

Acts 8- The 1st persecution and Philip the evangelist, a bringer of good tidings, is translated.

Acts 9- Jesus appears after He had ascended. Paul was persecuting the church!

Acts 10- The door opens to the Gentiles.

Acts 11- They were 1st called Christians in Antioch.

Acts 12- The angel of the Lord helps Peter and smites Herod.

Acts 13- Paul and Barnabas are chosen by the Holy Spirit and embark on their first missionary journey.

Acts 14- Paul is presumed to be dead but He arises and goes about establishing the churches.

Acts 15- The 1st council of the apostles and elders and the second missionary journey begins.

Acts 16- Timothy is recruited, Churches were established, Paul’s vision of the Macedonian, Lydia and her household are saved, A demon spirit is cast out, Paul and Silas pray and sing in prison at midnight, All the prisoners are set free, The jailer is converted, And they depart in peace!!

Acts 17- They turned the world upside down!

Acts 18- Paul meets Aquila and Priscilla, and is encouraged by the Lord. The third missionary joueney begins and Apollos learns more about the way of God.

Acts 19- Paul ministers the baptism with the Holy Spirit, preaches, and special miracles were done in Ephesus.

Acts 20- A touching farewell to the church at Ephesus.

Acts 21- Paul is permitted to speak at Jerusalem.

Acts 22- Paul is set before the chief priests and their council.

Acts 23- Paul discerned that the Jews were both Pharisees and Sadducees and caused a division among the council. He was then taken into custody and transported to Ceasarea.

Acts 24- Paul speaks to Felix, the governor, and says,”After the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets.”

Acts 25- Paul appeals to appear before Caesar and will be heard of king Agrippa also.

Acts 26- Then Agrippa said unto Paul, “Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” And Paul said, “I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.”

Acts 27- Paul is taken on a dangerous trip to Rome.

Acts 28- Paul speaks to the Jews at Rome and is allowed to stay in his own hired house while preaching the Word of God.

There is no Amen at the end of the book of Acts.

Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

See: Index- Acts

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