Discovering Acts - Guideposts Home Bible Study Program | Christian Devotional & Scripture Study for Small Groups & Personal Growth

The book of Acts describes the expansion of the Christian community. The time period covered is approximately A.D. 29-67, a time of peace and stability in the Roman Empire. It begins with a small band of believers in Jerusalem and ends with Christianity existing all over the known world. Thematically, Acts focuses on the work of the Holy Spirit through the lives of the early disciples. This study book has an emphasis on a number of important sermons that will help the student understand how Christianity moved from Jesus to Paul from Palestine to the world that will show how God worked to create Christian community and to establish Christianity as a universal religion. Empowered believers took the Good News of Salvation throughout Judea, Samaria, Galilee, all of Palestine, to Syrian Antioch, Asia Minor, Greece and Rome. Therefore the book will often focus on the idea of effective witnessing, drawing parallels between the first century and now. Instructions on how to use this guideposts Home Study Program are practical and easy to follow.