Acts Class Schedule

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Acts Class Schedule
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Acts 61-15

Deacons are appointed Acts 61- 6 Summary of
Gods work in Jerusalem Acts 67 Stephen is
brought before the Council Acts 68-15


the Council Sanhedrin
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Acts 61-6
1  Now at this time while the disciples were
increasing in number, a complaint arose on the
part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native
Hebrews, because their widows were being
overlooked in the daily serving of food. 2  So
the twelve summoned the congregation of the
disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us
to neglect the word of God in order to serve
tables. 3  "Therefore, brethren, select from
among you seven men of good reputation, full of
the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in
charge of this task. 4  "But we will devote
ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the
word." 5  The statement found approval with the
whole congregation and they chose Stephen, a man
full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip,
Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas,
a proselyte from Antioch. 6  And these they
brought before the apostles and after praying,
they laid their hands on them.
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Acts 61

• Now at this time while the disciples were
  increasing in number or in these days
• What does disciples imply in this verse ?
• Complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the
  native Hebrews
• Who are the Hellenistic Jews ?
• because their widows were being overlooked in the
  daily serving of food
• overlooked - to overlook, to neglect on
  going
• action in past time lit having been
  overlooked
• care for widows - see 1 Tim 53, James 127,
  1 John 317

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Acts 62
2  So the twelve summoned the congregation of the
disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us
to neglect the word of God in order to serve
tables. summoned congregation of the
disciples it is not desirable - it is not
fitting that we should neglect the word of
God neglect to forsake, in the sense of
abandoning, see 2 Peter 215
in order to serve tables - to be occupied with
the distribution
of food, see Acts 434-35
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3  "Therefore, brethren, select from among you
seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit
and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this
task.
men of good reputation lit being well spoken
of see
Acts 1022,162 2212 full of the Spirit -
controlled by the Spirit
see Gal 516 (full) of wisdom - implies
wisdom in spiritual things
see Eph 18, James 317
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4  "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to
the ministry of the word."

• we (apostles) will devote ourselves
• to prayer
• Acts 114 These all with one mind were
  continually
• devoting themselves to
  prayer
• - Acts 242 They were continually devoting
  themselves
• --- to prayer
• to the ministry of the word
• Acts 242 They were continually devoting
• themselves to the apostles' teaching
• Acts 42 --- they were teaching the people and
• proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from
  the dead

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5 And the word pleased the entire multitude. And
they selected out from their number Stephen, a
man full of faith and controlled by the Holy
Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor,
and Timon, and Parmenes, and Nicolas, a proselyte
from Antioch,  6 whom they stood before the
apostles, and they, having prayed, laid their
hands upon them.
note they selected Stephen among the seven
(Philip will show up in more detail in Chp 8) a
man (Stephen) full of faith and controlled by the
Holy Spirit note most of the names of the seven
are Hellenistic having prayed, laid their hands
upon them (blessing them)
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Acts 67

• 7  The word of God kept on spreading and the
  number of the disciples continued to increase
  greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the
  priests were becoming obedient to the faith.
• word of God kept on spreading
• spreading (grew)
• number of the disciples increased in Jerusalem
• many of the priests believed
• many (Lit a crowd or multitude)
• maybe like Zacharias (father of John the Baptist)

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• The next major section of Acts 68 to 931
• Three significant events in the life of the
  church
• The martyrdom of Stephen - Acts 68- 83
• The ministry of Philip - Acts 84-40
• The conversion of Saul of Tarsus (Paul)
• 
  Acts 91-31

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Acts 68 -15
8  And Stephen, full of grace and power, was
performing great wonders and signs among the
people. 9  But some men from what was called the
Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both
Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia
and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10
 But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and
the Spirit with which he was speaking. 11  Then
they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard
him speak blasphemous words against Moses and
against God." 12  And they stirred up the people,
the elders and the scribes, and they came up to
him and dragged him away and brought him before
the Council. 13  They put forward false witnesses
who said, "This man incessantly speaks against
this holy place and the Law 14  for we have
heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will
destroy this place and alter the customs which
Moses handed down to us." 15  And fixing their
gaze on him, all who were sitting in the Council
saw his face like the face of an angel.
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• 8  And Stephen, full of grace and power, was
  performing great wonders and signs among the
  people.
• Stephen was one of the 7 men appointed in verse 4
• full of grace and power (v8) - Luke 422, Acts
  433
• full of faith and the Holy Spirit (v 64)
• full of wisdom and good reputation (v 63)
• performing great wonders and signs
• signs - a sign, mark lit attesting miracle
  accompanied by
• the word
  wonders (something strange)
• see Acts 222,
  43 512

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9  But some men from what was called the
Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both
Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia
and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10
 But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and
the Spirit with which he was speaking.

• men from --- the Synagogue of the Freedmen
• The Freedmen were Roman prisoners (or the
  descendants of such prisoners) who had later been
  granted their freedom.
• Synagogue - lit a bringing together a
  gathering, congregation
• - in the NT a gathering
  place for Jews
• rose up and argued (dispute with someone) with
  Stephen
• But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and
  the Spirit
• cope - to stand against, resist, contradict see
  Luke 2115
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  Constable

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11  Then they secretly induced men to say, "We
have heard him speak blasphemous words against
Moses and against God." 12  And they stirred up
the people, the elders and the scribes, and they
came up to him and dragged him away and brought
him before the Council.

• they secretly induced men to say
• lit to introduce underhandedly or put forward by
  collusion
• We have heard him (Stephen) speak blasphemous
  words
• against Moses and against God
• Christ was also falsely called a blasphemer - see
  Matt 2659-65
• And they stirred up the people, the elders and
  the scribes
• stirred up agitate, to cause a commotion or
  confusion
• dragged him away and brought him before the
  Council

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13  They put forward false witnesses who said,
"This man incessantly speaks against this holy
place and the Law 14  for we have heard him say
that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this
place and alter the customs which Moses handed
down to us."

• They (Council) put forward false witnesses who
  said
• this man (Steven) incessantly speaks against this
  
• holy place (the Temple)
• this man (Steven) incessantly speaks against
• the Law (of Moses)
• for we have heard him say that this Nazarene
• Jesus, will destroy this place (the
  Temple)
• alter the customs which Moses handed down to us

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15  And fixing their gaze on him, all who were
sitting in the Council saw his face like the face
of an angel. 71 The high priest said, "Are
these things so?"
And all those sitting in the Council, having
gazed intently upon him, saw his face as if it
were an angel's face. Then the chief priest said,
these things, are they factual, as has been
stated? (WuestNT) having gazed intently - to
look fixedly, gaze intently
see Luke 420, Acts 110, Acts
34 high priest probably Caiaphas Note this
is the 3rd time before the Council
(Sanhedrin) see Acts 415 and Acts 527