Leave your country and your people, god said, and go to the land i will show you. Luke is the writer, as he states in his introduction v. This is the third in a series of three smallgroup bible study discussion guides luke 19, luke 1024 and selected portions of acts which explore the meaning of witness. The word deacon simply means servant, and these men were certainly servants.
Acts study noteschapter 1 watchtower online library. He departs from a careful analysis of apostles experiences in jerusalem. Acts 6 niv the choosing of the seven in those bible gateway. Acts 6, new international version niv the bible app. Church leaders prayed for courage to proclaim the gospel in the face of opposition 4. The next chapter, the longest in acts, is devoted to stephens speech before the sanhedrin. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts 7 niv stephens speech to the sanhedrin bible gateway. This very short chapter narrates the preliminaries of stephens martyrdom, noting that it occurred following a period of great growth and prosperity for the new faith, that stephens rise to prominence was a result of his appointment as one of the seven chosen to administer the distribution of food to the needy, an appointment brought about by complaints of neglecting the grecian. Acts of the apostles 6, new living translation nlt the. Turn to acts chapter 1 and we will start where we left off last lesson.
Acts 6 the appointment of deacons and the arrest of stephen a. One is simply to strengthen believers as witnesses to the work and life of jesus, both in history and in their lives. An overview of the book of acts the life of the early church is recorded and preserved for us in the book of acts and the epistles. It will help to keep the whole of the book before you as you work your way through each section. The book of acts, sometimes called the fifth gospel, is a continuation of the gospel of luke. Even though chapter 6 is brief, there is much to be learned and much applicable directly to the local church today. I have never had any formal bible training at a seminary or bible school. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. Acts of the apostles chapter six objectives in studying this chapter 1 to note how the church in jerusalem handled their internal problems. The increase of the church, by the addition of many to it, acts 6. In acts chapter 6, stephens brought before the religious leaders of israel.
The choosing of the seven in those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the hellenistic jews among them complained against the hebraic jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. In the days following gamaliels advice, the number of the disciples was. Let us now seek to connect the dots of these two texts, and see where it leads us. Study guide for acts 6 by david guzik blue letter bible. It covers primarily the activities of peter and paul, not those of all the. Aug 01, 2018 in acts chapter 6, stephens brought before the religious leaders of israel.
Were back to where we started my sense that we should study acts chapter 6 as a unit, because the two halves of this chapter are closely related. This very short chapter narrates the preliminaries of stephens martyrdom, noting that it occurred following a period of great growth and prosperity for the new faith acts 6. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for. Nowhere in this chapter of acts are these men called deacons, but most consider they were the first to fulfill the office of deacon as described in 1 timothy 3. Actschapters 112 bible study book is a sixsession study that will equip you and your group members to understand significant events in the early church, like jesus commission and ascension, pentecost and the birth of the church, the persecution of the early christians, philip and the eunuch, pauls damascus road conversion, and peters vision. We will appoint this responsibility to them 4 and devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word. The book is a continuation of the gospel written by luke. In the days following gamaliels advice, the number of the disciples was multipliedbut there arose a murmuring of who against who. Acts 6 peter and john before the council 4 and as they were speaking to the people, the priests and l the captain of the temple and m the sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming n in jesus the resurrection from the dead. Acts 6 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The book of acts, above all else, is a story about the churchand what a story it is. Acts 6 now in these days when the disciples were increasing. Here is a bible study with commentary and a summary over acts chapter six.
Sir william ramsay, after making a critical study of lukes writings, declared that luke was the greatest historian, ancient or modern. Acts chapter 6 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Acts chapter 6 as the number of disciples increased, a conflict began between the hellenistic jews and the hebraic jews. Acts chapter 6 during our last study in the book of acts we saw the first persecution of the church. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church.
Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. So the twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, it would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of god in order to wait on tables. The book of acts course a, lesson 6 free bible study. David guzik commentary on acts 6, where the apostles arrange for deacons to be nominated to serve at the tables, and stephen gets arrested. While the chapter and verse divisions of the bible. There arose a murmuring here was the first breach made on those who were before of one heart and of one soul. Acts 7 new international version niv stephens speech to the sanhedrin. In chapter 6 we see the first problem of the church. Version nkjv new king james version rsv revised standard version. Acts 6 niv the choosing of the seven bible gateway. They were jews from cyrene, alexandria, cilicia, and the province of asia. The importance of the book of acts the importance of this second of lukes twovolume work can. Acts of the apostles chapter six objectives in studying this chapter 1 to note how the church in jerusalem handled their internal problems 2 to examine the process of selecting and appointing those who serve in the lords church 3 to evaluate the charges that were brought against stephen summary as the disciples in jerusalem multiplied in. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 6 introduction acts 6 is a brief chapter preceding a very lengthy chapter 7.
I have stressed, contrary to tradition, that the early chapters of acts are still to the nation of israel no mention of gentiles. A full chapter by chapter study would take more than six months, so feel free to select from our available lessons below. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. Bible study of acts join us for an inspiring study on the. This web page contains lesson plans for a multiweek study of your choice. He has attempted many forms of direct opposition and intimidation, and he has tried to corrupt the church from within. The life of the early church is recorded and preserved for us in the book of acts and the epistles. Jan 30, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. We will study all of chapter 6 in this lesson, and then deal with chapter 7 in our next message. The second is to serve as preparation for urbana96. In chapter 5, verse 40, peter and john were beaten for preaching and teaching about jesus christ.
Ammanuel montreal evangelical church amec recommended for you 52. The discontent that was among the disciples about the distribution of the public charity, acts 6. Chapter five concludes by saying, every day, in the temple and at home. Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the hebrews by the hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily. Stephens speech to the sanhedrin then the high priest asked stephen, are these charges true. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1.
The former group thought that their widows were being treated unfairly because they were not receiving the same amount of food as other widows. The god of glory appeared to our father abraham while he was still in mesopotamia, before he lived in harran. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 9 introduction in chapter 9 of acts, luke begins to give a broader view of what is taking place in the new testament church. The language is jewish, everything is there in jerusalem. It always thrills us when folks write or call and tell us they are learning. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you.
Taken together, the two chapters complete lukes discussion of the. It takes too much of their time away from prayer and study of the word. The election and ordination of seven men, who should take care of that matter, and ease the apostles of the burden, acts 6. In the book of acts, satans attacks on the church have come on many different fronts. They chose stephen, a man full of faith and of the holy spirit, as well as philip, prochorus, nicanor, timon. Nowhere in this chapter of acts are these men called deacons, but most consider they were.