The document is a study guide for a series at St. J & B church focusing on the Book of Acts during the month of June 2014. It will explore the first beliefs, first outpouring, first sermon, and first miracle of the early church as recounted in Acts. The study will examine how the church believed in what Jesus had done for them, what Jesus would do through them, and what Jesus wanted to do for everyone as they were witnesses from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.

1. a church is
born

2. a church is
born
A Study of the Book of Acts
St. J & B - June 2014

3. a church is
born
June 1st: The First Beliefs
June 8th: The First Outpouring
June 15th: The First Sermon
June 22nd: The First Church
June 29th: The First Miracle

4. a church is
born
Week #1: The First Beliefs
Acts 1:1-11

5. The Church
believed in what
Jesus had
done for
them.
a church is
born#1:

6. “After his suffering, he presented
himself to them and gave many
convincing proofs that he was
alive. He appeared to them over
a period of forty days and spoke
about the kingdom of God.”
Acts 1:3
a church is
born

7. The Church
believed in what
Jesus would
do through
them.
a church is
born#2:

8. “In my former book, Theophilus, I
wrote about all that Jesus began
to do and to teach…”
“You will receive power
when the Holy Spirit
comes on you.”
Acts 1:1, 8
a church is
born

9. The Church
believed in what
Jesus wanted
to do for
everyone.
a church is
born#3:

10. “You will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
a church is
born

11. a church is
born
“We call the book ‘The Acts of
the Apostles,’ but we should
think of it as ‘The Acts of
Jesus (Part 2)’.”
N. T. Wright

12. a church is
born
A Study of the Book of Acts
St. J & B - June 2014