outline of Acts

1.  Peter and the Gospel to the Jews in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria (1:1-12:24)

1. Instructions from Jesus and the Wait for the Spirit (ch. 1)
2. Founding of the Church in Jerusalem (chs. 2-7)
   1.  The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit and Peter's First Sermon (2:1-41)
   2.  The Fellowship of Believers (2:42-47)
   3.  The Beggar Healed and Peter's Second Sermon (ch. 3)
   4.  Persecution from the Sanhedrin (4:1-31)
   5.  The Church:  Community and Discipline (4:32-5:11)
   6.  Further Persecution from the Sanhedrin (5:12-42)
   7.  Choosing of the Seven (6:1-7)
   8.  Persecution and Death of Stephen (6:8-7:60)
3. Scattered by Persecution, the Gospel Spreads to Judea, Samaria, and Beyond (8:1-12:24)
   1.  Philip Preaches in Samaria and to the Ethiopian Eunuch (ch. 8)
   2.  The Conversion of Saul (9:1-31)
   3.  Peter's Ministry in Lydda and Joppa (9:32-43)
   4.  Peter's Ministry in Caesarea:  The Holy Spirit Poured Out on the Gentiles (10:1-11:18)
   5.  The Church in Syrian Antioch (11:19-30)
   6.  Herod Agrippa I's Persecution of the Church and Death (12:1-24)

2.  Paul and the Gospel to the Gentiles (12:25-28:31)

1. Paul Extends the Gospel into Asia Minor and Europe (12:25-21:16)

   1.  Paul's Missionary Journey-Cyprus and Asia Minor (12:25-14:28)
   2.  The Jerusalem Council (15:1-35)
   3.  Paul's Second Missionary Journey-Return to Asia Minor and on to Europe (15:36-18:22)
   4.  Paul's Third Missionary Journey-Strengthening the Churches of Asia Minor, Macedonia and Greece (18:23-21:16)
    

2. Paul Takes the Gospel to Rome (21:17-28:31)

   1.  Paul's Arrest, Trial, and Imprisonment in Palestine (21:17-26:32)
   2.  The Voyage to Rome (27:1-28:16)
   3.  Paul's Two Years of Ministry in Rome (28:17-31)