This week we continue our study of Acts and look at how the Gospel was spreading during this time.

Does God have a goal for your life? Acts 8 outlines what the goal of the Christian life should be.

Is there anything worth dying for? In Luke’s account of the early church, Stephen lays down his life for what he believes in.

Christians live in the world but are not of the world, and are waiting for God's Kingdom. What should this look like according to the actions of the Apostles in Acts 5?

In this account, miraculous healing is performed by the apostles.

Do you want to know the true God, or fashion one to your liking?

Acts 4 speaks to the universal need for Jesus Christ.

Do you have to go to church to be a Christian? We observe Luke's account of a community inspired by a love for God, and some of the qualities that we should aim to mirror in our own churches.

What does the power of the Holy Spirit mean to us? God promises us the enabling of the spirit through His Grace so that we might be the presence of Christ to others.

Why are some people not receptive to the gospel? In this section of Acts, Peter’s sermon to the Jews discusses God’s promise to the world and our responsibility to the Holy Spirit.

Peter is beginning to lead the disciples as Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit comes to fruition. Additionally, Judas' death is mentioned at this point. Peter and Judas in many ways were very similar, both in their time as disciples and also in their betrayal of Jesus. However, there is a major difference in their lives afterwards, and this illustrates the critical difference between Godly and worldly sorrow.

Jesus picked Judas to be one of his disciples because he knew that it was God's will, even though he later indicated that he knew Judas would be the one to betray him. Jesus humbled himself and treated Judas as one of God's faithful followers to fulfill God's plan.

In this first section of Acts, Jesus’ disciples are challenged with continuing his work. As we read this section, we see what God wants to reveal to us about himself and about the nature of the relationship he created us to have with him through Jesus.

Acts is a historical account of the early church recorded by Luke. This introduction provides a guide for how we should read and understand the significance of the events in this book.