About this episode
William Klock discusses the significance of the book of Acts in understanding the continuation of Jesus' story through the church after Pentecost.
In the Name of the Messiah Acts 3 by William Klock So what happens after Pentecost? In the church’s calendar we spend the first half of the year walking through the life of Jesus—maybe we think of that as the “gospel story”—and that closes with Pentecost. And in the second half of the year we focus on the life of the church as it lives out Pentecost. But the way the lectionary does that tends to present the life of the church in the abstract. That’s not necessarily bad. But the book of Acts gives us an opportunity to see it in real life, in history. And Acts is important because it makes sure we understand that the life of the church isn’t some application of abstract theological principles. Acts shows us the life of the church as very much the continuation of the story of Jesus, of that gospel narrative. It doesn’t end with the Ascension. It doesn’t end with Pentecost. Pentecost simply begins a new chapter. As Luke said at the beginning, in the gospel he wrote he laid out what Jesus began to do and to teach. In Acts we see Jesus continuing to do and to teach, but now it’s through his church, through his people. So last week we saw this amazing move of the Spirit…
People in this episode
Host: William Klock
Topics covered
- Pentecost
- life of the church
- Acts of the Apostles
- gospel narrative
- continuation of Jesus' story
Keywords
- Pentecost
- Acts
- church
- Jesus
- gospel
- Holy Spirit
- Christianity
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Books & works: Acts
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