S3E270 – Acts 1-2: Dynamite
About this episode
The episode discusses Acts 1-2, focusing on the early days of the Christian church and the empowerment of Jesus' followers.
Transcript Podcast Introduction Today is gospel Saturday, and we’ll begin the last book of the books of the gospels. We’ll read Acts 1-2.  I’ll have some comments after the reading. And of course I’ll have an “On This Date In Church History” segment for you, too. I’m calling today’s episode “Dynamite.” Design: Steve Webb | Photo: Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash Comments on Acts 1-2 The Acts of the Apostles, which is the full name of the book of Acts, was written by Luke. At one time, the Gospel of Luke and Acts were considered one book of two volumes, with Acts being the second volume. Acts is a sort of a bridge between the four gospels and the epistles. Without Acts, there would be no record of how Christianity spread from Jerusalem, which is where the Gospel of John ended, to Rome which is where the book of Romans takes place.  The book of Acts is about the dawning days of the Christian church. How it began. It’s about the empowerment of the seemingly defeated followers of Jesus after His crucifixion and resurrection.  Jesus knew that his disciples would need encouragement and courage and ability from God to be able to take the message of the Gospel to…
People in this episode
Host: Steve Webb
Topics covered
- Acts of the Apostles
- Christian church
- Holy Spirit
- Gospels
- Church history
Keywords
- Acts
- Christianity
- Holy Spirit
- gospel
- church history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Acts, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of John, book of Romans
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