Acts - The Unstoppable Church - Acts 9:31-11:30

Homiletics                                             Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles

Lesson     7                                             Passage: Acts  9:31-11:30

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Holy Spirit’s works in Judea, Galilee and Samaria seen in healing and raising dead (Acts 9:31-43) a. Time of Peace in Judea, Galilee and Samaria and numbers increase (31) b. Aeneas paralyzed for 8 years healed bringing Christ followers (32-35) c. Tabitha (Dorcas) Christ follower raised from dead bringing many to belief (36-43)

Cornelius in Caesarea led by Lord to seek out Peter bringing faith and Holy Spirit to gentiles  (Acts 10-11:1:18) a. Cornelius is sent by angel to seek out Peter (1-7) b. Peter during prayers is hungry as sees vision of previous unclean things to eat and told to eat (8-16) c. Cornelius men find Peter and ask him to come with them (17-23) d. Peter returns to Caesarea Gospel accepted and Holy Spirit indwells Cornelius and other gentiles.(24-40) e. Apostles and believers criticize and question Peter (11:1-3) f. Peter describes occurrences leading to Gospel shared and Holy Spirit indwelling gentiles (11:4-18)

Antioch Christians share Jesus to Greeks and through aid to Judean Christians (Acts 11:19-30) a. The spreading of the Word among Jews and Greeks in Antioch (19-21) b.  Barnabas sent from Jerusalem to Antioch encouraging believers (22-24) c. Barnabas sends for Saul and ministered for 1 year in Antioch (25-26) d. Antioch learns of famine in Judea and send gift through Barnabas and Saul (27-30)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Holy Spirit’s works in Judea, Galilee and Samaria seen in healing and raising dead	Acts 9:31-43
Cornelius in Caesarea led by Lord to seek out Peter bringing faith and Holy Spirit to gentiles	Acts 10-11:1:18
Antioch Christians share Jesus to Greeks and through aid to Judean Christians	Acts 11:19-30

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Gospel spread through healing, ministry to Cornelius and in Antioch

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that the Holy Spirit can direct our paths into opportunity to share Jesus.

Specific Application Questions

1	How has the Holy Spirit inspired you to ministry?  If not, what is holding you back?
2	What are the road blocks that you have used as an excuse to sharing Jesus? How has the Holy Spirit convicted you to remove those excuses?
3	In what ways are you demonstrating Jesus to your world?

Principles to Remember

1	God will direct your path in Ministry through His Holy Spirit?
2	God desires all to know Him
3	We are called to share Jesus

Characteristic of God

Encourager

Theme

Holy Spirit provides wisdom and power in ministry to declare Jesus

God’s Word  - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?