Outline of Acts
Chapters 15-21
A.
The
Jerusalem Council (15:1-35)
1.
The
problem: Those from Syria Antioch (15:1-5)
a.
Church
strife concerning ceremonial law
b.
Faith
plus circumcision
c.
Pharisees,
believing, held to circumcision
2.
The
discussion: The argument from James (15:6-18)
a.
The
council at Jerusalem
b.
Peter’s
address
c.
God
chose the Gentiles also for salvation
d.
Why
do you put a yoke on their necks
e.
Paul
and Barnabas’ report
f.
The
report of what God has done
g.
Advice
of James
(1)
The
Gentiles getting save was foretold
(2)
Universal
call
(3)
Don’t
put an a yoke on their necks
(4)
Abstain
from pollutions of idols
(5)
Abstain
from fornication
3.
The
conclusion and application (15:19-35)
a.
The
consensus among the leadership (15:19-22)
(1)
Don’t
add additional requirements upon them
(2)
Abstain
from pollutions of idols
(3)
Abstain
from fornication
(4)
Delegation
sent to Antioch
b.
The
letter written (15:23-29)
(1)
The
letter to the Gentile Churches
(2)
Gentiles
not under ceremonial law
(3)
Self-sacrifice
(4)
Judas
and Silas sent to confirm the message
(5)
Consensus
– lay no greater burden then that is necessary
(6)
Abstain
from meets sacrificed to idols
(7)
Abstain
from blood
(8)
Abstain
from things strangled
(9)
Abstain
from fornication
c.
The
letter delivered to Antioch (15:30-34)
(1)
The
council dismissed and went to Antioch
(2)
The
decision of the council causes joy
(3)
Judas
and Silas exhorted the brethren
(4)
They
were dismissed
(5)
Silas
remained
4.
Paul
and Barnabas stayed in Antioch to teach (15:35)
B.
The
Second Missionary Journey (15:36-18:22)
1.
Paul
and Barnabas disagree on John Mark (15:36-40)
a.
Paul
wanted to retrace their steps
b.
Paul
wanted see how they were doing and growing
c.
Barnabas
determined to take John Mark with
d.
Paul
disagrees because John left them at Pamphylia
e.
Paul
and Barnabas split up
f.
Barnabas
and Mark went to Cyprus
g.
Paul
and Silas went to Cilicia
2.
Syria
and Cillcia revisited (15:41)
3.
Paul/Timothy
in S. Galatia to deliver council’s decrees (16:1-5)
a.
Timothy
joins them at Lystra
b.
Timothy
had a good report
c.
The
decrees of the Council are delivered to the Churches
4.
From
Galatia-Mysia to Troas (16:6-10)
a.
The
missionaries under the direction of the Holy Spirit
b.
Missionaries
forbidden to preach in Asia
c.
The
Macedonian call
5.
The
work in Philippi (16:11-40)
a.
Paul
and Silas enter Europe
b.
The
conversion of Lydia
c.
The
damsel freed from an evil spirit
(1)
Her
masters mad
(2)
They
take Paul and Silas to the rulers
(3)
The
imprisonment of Paul and Silas
(4)
False
charges presented
(5)
They
beat them
(6)
Prayer
and praise in prison
(7)
Conversion
of the jailer
(8)
Jailer
treated them good
(9)
Magistrates
afraid, let them go
(10)
Paul
declares his Roman citizenship
6.
The
work at Thessalonica (17:1-9)
a.
Paul
establishes a church at Thessalonica
b.
Jewish
mob opposes the missionaries
c.
These
have turned the world upside down
7.
The
work in Berea (17:10-14)
a.
Bible
students at Berea
b.
Received
the Word of God with all readiness of mind
c.
Searched
the scriptures daily
d.
Many
believed
e.
Jews
of Thessalonica stirred up the people
f.
Paul
sent away
g.
Silas
and Timotheus stayed
8.
The
work in Athens (17:15-34)
a.
Paul
arrives at Athens
b.
Silas
and Timotheus were sent for
c.
Paul
was stirred by the Holy Spirit
d.
The
city wholly given to idolatry
e.
Paul
encounters the philosophers
9.
The
work in Corinth (18:1-17)
a.
Paul’s
work in the synagogue (1-6)
b.
Paul’s
work in the house of Titus Justus (7-11)
c.
Paul’s
charged by the Jews (12-17)
C.
The
Third Missionary Journey (18:23-19:19)
1.
Paul
in Galatia and Phrygia (18:23)
2.
Apollos
goes from Ephesus to Corinth (18:24-28)
3.
Paul
in Ephesus (19:1-41)
a.
The
twelve men (1-7)
b.
In
the synagogue & School of Tyrannus (8-10)
c.
God
confirming Paul’s message by miracles (11,12)
d.
Seven
sons of Sceva (13-17)
e.
Mass
repentance (18,19)
f.
A
summary report of the Church in Asia (20)
g.
Paul’s
statement of his plans: Jerusalem & Rome (21,22)
h.
Demetrius
and the riot in Ephesus (23-41)
4.
Three
months in Greece (20:1-5)
a.
Farewells
(1,2)
b.
Jews
laid snares for him (3)
c.
Paul
was persecuted (3)
d.
Paul’s
missionary companions (4,5)
5.
Paul’s
sermon & healing at Troas (20:6-12)
a.
5
days journey (6)
b.
Remained
7 days (6)
c.
Paul
preached till midnight on the Lord’s Day (7)
d.
Many
lights – smoke and heat – led to Eutychus falling out the window (8,9)
e.
Paul
raised Eutychus from he dead (10-12)
6.
Paul’s
words at Miletus with the Ephesian elders (20:13-38)
a.
The
trip by ship (13-17)
b.
Paul’s
farewell charges to the Ephesian elders (18-19)
c.
Paul’s
full message (20-22)
d.
The
Spirit foretells the afflictions of Paul (23-24)
e.
Farewell
words (25-28)
f.
Apostasies
at Ephesus predicted (29-32)
g.
Paul’s
unselfish service (33-38)
7.
Paul
at Caesarea with Philip the Evangelist (21:1-14)
a.
Paul
resumes his journey to Jerusalem (1-3)
b.
The
disciples at Tyre seek to dissuade Paul from going to Jerusalem (4)
c.
Steadfastness
and prayer (5-7)
d.
Paul
at Caesarea, the Holy Spirit warns of coming affliction through Agabus (8-11)
e.
Paul,
like Christ, steadfastly sets his face toward Jerusalem (12-14)
D.
Paul
in Jerusalem (21:15-23:22)
1.
Welcomed
by brethren (21:15-26)
a.
Paul
reports his work to the church at Jerusalem (15-19)
b.
God
gets the glory (20-21)
c.
Paul
urged to take a vow to conciliate Jewish Christians (22-26)
2.
Arrested
by the Jews (21:27-40)
a.
The
Apostle is seized by the mob (27)
b.
Paul
falsely accused of polluting the temple (28-30)
c.
Paul
rescued from the mob by Roman soldiers (31-36)
d.
The
same cry was made against Christ (37-40)
