Ch1- Introduction: Jesus spent some 40 days with disciples teaching Kingdom of God

Ch2-7: In Jerusalem, Pentecost occurred: Israel reunified under the Messianic king

Ch8-12: Judea and Samaria - A multi-ethnic international movement, Paul appeared

Jesus' story coming through - the term Christian was first used in this book (11: 26)

God's spirit hovering the creation- God's personal presence, invisible energy

God's spirit enabled Joseph able to explain dreams and another guy Betsaleel artist 

The prophets are able to see what would happen 

God's energizing spirit raised Jesus - Holy Spirit is going to finish the job: new

Humanity was deceived by evil - humans forfeited their calling

The descendant will be like a royal priest, descendant of David - Jesus is the one

Pentecost - God's spirit came down on them- God dwells among the mini temples

Followers of the Christ talk and behave like the royal priests: living sacrifices

Jesus told his disciples to wait and stay in Jerusalem until they received Holy Spirit

Pentecost - repeated old testament scene: one pillar of fire, God's personal presence

Jesus' body: God's people - fulfillment of Jews' rule based on God's prophesy

Tale of two temples - Jesus' temple consists of people: approaching life in new way

Unexpected people started to follow Jesus- multi-ethnic movement started

Jesus calling people to live an upside-down kingdom of God - out from Judea 

Saul was protecting Israel and encountered Jesus in Damascus. Cornelius and Peter!

Don't call impure what I have made pure, God said! All people are God's people!

The missionary journeys - from Turkey, Asia Minor, Greece, back to Jerusalem

Tensions in leadership about the non-Jewish Christians: not adopting Jewish rules

God's plan is always to include non-Jewish people in His kingdom: groundbreaking

Our identity is on trusting Jesus! Paul was in prison for years - time for letters

Starting from the city of Antioch - showing the Messianic King's love

Paul announced Jesus as the new king - heard as a threat in the Roman empire

People were inspired to become a new kind of people

Paul didn't avoid his enemies and showed God's kingdom to everyone instead 

Started from Jerusalem to the end of the earth - Jesus' life, death and resurrection

Paul's encounter with Jesus transformed him completely - from enemy to herald

Paul demanded a trial before Caesar in Rome: Paul broke the bread and ate together

Paul was under home arrest in Rome and Luke had left the story open-ended

A state of anticipation - a very important concept in the Bible: Elpis

Prophet Isaiah and Micah: waiting or expectation, but waiting for what?

At this moment, the LORD hides his face from his people- waiting for Psalm 130

Bible hope is to choose to wait / hope: look forward by looking backward - Jesus