To understand how the events of Acts 11 shifted the course of the book of Acts.

1. ACTS
THE BOOK OF
ACTS 11WEEK 4:

2. 6 STAGES
IS BROKEN UP INTO
ACTS
OF CHURCH GROWTH
WHY
ACTS?
SHOULD WE STUDY

3. THE 6 STAGES OF THE BOOK OF ACTS
1. InJerusalem:TheSpirit-filledMinistry of theApostles
2. JudeaandSamaria:LedbyHellenistic Believers
3. TheGentiles:Thechurchcontinues to grow,expand
4. InAsiaMinor:Paul’s1stMissionaryJourney
5. InEurope:Paul’s2nd&3rd MissionaryJourneys
6. InRome:Paul’sisarrestedand sentto Rome

4. THE 6 STAGES OF THE BOOK OF ACTS
1. InJerusalem:
2. JudeaandSamaria:
3. TheGentiles:
4. InAsiaMinor:
5. InEurope:
6. InRome:
1:1-6:7
6:8-9:31
9:32-12:24
12:25-16:5
16:6-19:20
19:21-28:30

5. THE 6 STAGES OF THE BOOK OF ACTS
1. InJerusalem:TheSpirit-filledMinistry of theApostles
2. JudeaandSamaria:LedbyHellenistic Believers
3. TheGentiles:Thechurchcontinues to grow,expand
4. InAsiaMinor:Paul’s1stMissionaryJourney
5. InEurope:Paul’s2nd&3rd MissionaryJourneys
6. InRome:Paul’sisarrestedand sentto Rome

6. WHERE
LAST WEEK?
DID WE LEAVE OFF

7. IN ORDER
CHAPTER 11
TO UNDERSTAND

8. WE MUST
WHAT HAPPENED
UNDERSTAND

9. CHAPTER 10
IN

10. REASONS WE SHOULD STUDY ACTS:
ToobservehowthosewhoJesustrained
sharedhismessage
Tolearnhowthechurch beganandgrew
Tounderstandtheroleof theSpiritchurchlife
THE
3.
2.
1.

11. 3.
2.
1. ThefocusshiftsbacktoPeter,stillinJerusalem,
andtheconversionof Cornelius,a Gentile
PeteraffirmsGod’sworkamong theGentiles
Thecenterof missionaryactivity moves from
JerusalemtoAntioch
OF STAGE 3KEY IDEAS

12. REVIEW:
THE GENTILES
PETER, CORNELIUS,
10ACTS
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD

13. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAACTS
10

14. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAAgodly,powerful,Gentile
centurioninCaesarea
namedCornelius,was
prayingandGodgavehima
specificvision(1-4)
TheVision:GogetPeterand
bringhimtoCaesarea(5-8)

15. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA
The nextday,Godgives
Peteravision,aswell.(9-14)
“WhatGodhasmade
cleandonotcall
common”(15-16)

16. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA
Cornelius’menarriveright
afterthevisionandaskfor
Peter.Heinvitestheminat
theSpirit’sprompting.(17-23)
The nextdaytheyallreturn
toCaesarea.(17-23)

17. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREACorneliusandfriendsare
waitingforthem.Overwhelmed,
CorneliusfallsatPeter’sfeetand
worshipshim.(24-25)
Peterdoesnotallowthis.
Begins tospeak(26-27)

18. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA
Peteracknowledgesthat,
despitebeingculturally
forbidden,Peter(aJew)
chooseswillinglytoassociate
withtheseGentilepeople
(28-29)

19. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA"GodhasshownmethatI
shouldnotcallanyperson
commonorunclean."(Acts
10:28)
Corneliusrecountshis
vision,thenasksPeter
tospeak.(30-33)

20. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAPeterunpackstheessentials
of thelife,deathand
significanceof thepersonof
JesusChrist(34-43)

21. THE POWERFUL MESSAGE
V.36:
V.37-38:
V.39-40:
V.41:
V.42:
V.43:
Jesus Christ is Lord of all
The Miracle working of Jesus
Death and resurrection of Jesus
The authentication of witnesses
The Judge of the living and the dead
In Christ, forgiveness of sin is possible

22. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAPeterunpackstheessentials
of thelife,deathand
significanceof thepersonof
JesusChrist(34-43)
GodpoursouthisSpiritisa
powerfulwayuponthese
Gentiles(44-45)

23. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA
Peter,recognizingtheobvious
workof Goduponthe
Gentilescommandsthemto
bebaptized.(47-48)

24. The event was not so much a second Pentecost,
standing alongside the first, instead it was the
participation of Gentile believers in the
experience of the first Pentecost.
What was involved was later summed up by Paul:
“in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks”
(1 Cor. 12:13). - NICNT

25. REVIEW:
THE GENTILES
PETER, CORNELIUS,
10ACTS
AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD

26. 11ACTS

27. REVIEW:
AND ANTIOCH:
PETER, BARNABAS, PAUL,
11ACTS
THE SPIRIT OF GOD
IS ON THE MOVE

28. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAACTS
11

29. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA
Wordbeginstospreadabout
theGentilebelieversamong
theJews.ThetraditionalJews
criticizePeterforassociating
withGentiles(1-3)

30. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAPeterrecountsalltheevents
of Ch10,andtheJewsin
Jerusalemarestunned.(18)
Theysaid,“Thentothe
GentilesalsoGodhas
grantedrepentancethat
leadstolife.”"(Acts11:18)

31. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREA
The focusthenshiftstothosewho
werescatteredduringHerod’s
persecutionof thechurch(19).
TraditionalandHellenistic
Jewsarereachedwiththe
gospel.(19-21)

32. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAGodmovedmightilywiththose
whopreachedChristtothe
HellenistsinAntioch(21).
The churchinJerusalem
hearsof thisandsends
Barnabastoinvestigate.
(19-21)

33. ANTIOCH
JERUSALEM

34. JERUSALEM
JOPPA
CAESAREAGodmovedmightilywiththose
whopreachedChristtothe
HellenistsinAntioch(21).
The churchinJerusalem
hearsof thisandsends
Barnabastoinvestigate.
(19-21)

35. Barnabasendorseswhatis
happeninginAntiochasan
authenticworkof God(23-24).
JERUSALEM
ANTIOCH

36. JERUSALEM
BarnabasleavesAntiochforTarsus
tofindSaul,findshim,theyreturn
toAntiochforayear(23-24).
ANTIOCH

37. JERUSALEM
Agabus,aprophet,comesfrom
JerusalemtoAntiochandgives a
prophecyaboutacomingfamine (28).
ANTIOCH

38. JERUSALEM
ThechurchinAntiochdetermined
tosupportthechurchinJerusalem
withaid,deliveredbySauland
Barnabas(29-30).
ANTIOCH

39. WHY DOES LUKE
EVENTS?
RECORD THESE

40. WHAT MUST WE
THIS TEXT?
NOT MISS FROM

41. 6 THINGS

42. 6 REFLECTIONS FROM ACTS 11
1.
Whenindoubt,assumethe bestinpeople (11:4)2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Intentbeforecontent (11:2-3)
Beteachable (11:18)
Don’tloveyourtribemorethanyour Lord (11:23)
First reconcile,thenintegrate (11:25-26)
Beintentionaltobringunity (11:29-30)

43. About that time Herod the king laid
violent hands on some who belonged to
the church. He killed James the brother
of John with the sword.
-Acts 12:1-2

44. “and when he saw that it pleased the
Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also.
This was during the days of Unleavened
Bread.”
- Acts 12:3

45. “And when he had seized him, he put
him in prison, delivering him over to
four squads of soldiers to guard him,
intending after the Passover to bring him
out to the people.”
- Acts 12:4