passing it on

[1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,  To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus,      Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen 

1 Peter 1:1

“Progress Report” Passages in Acts

[41] So then, those who had received his word were

baptized; and that day there were added about three

thousand souls. [47] … And the Lord was adding

to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 2:41,47

[3] And they laid hands on them and put them in jail until the next day, for it was already

evening. [4] But many of those who had heard the message

believed; and the number of the men came to be about

five thousand.

Acts 4:4

[14] And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly

added to their number,

Acts 5:14

[1] Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose…

Acts 6:1,7

[7]  The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of

the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the

priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Acts 6:1,7

[3] But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men

and women, he would put them in prison. [4]  Therefore, those who had been scattered went

about preaching the word.

Acts 8:4

[31]  So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and

Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up; and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the

comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

Acts 9:31

[23] And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give God

the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.

[24]  But the word of the Lord continued to grow

and to be multiplied.

Acts 12:24

[5] So the churches were being strengthened in the

faith, and were increasing in number daily.

Acts 16:5

[19] And many of those who practiced magic brought their

books together and began burning them in the sight of

everyone; … [20] So the word of the Lord was growing mightily

and prevailing.

Acts 19:20

[30]  And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, [31] preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning

the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered.

Acts 28:31

How Did They Do It?

The Gospel was passed on by Christians’…

Public Preaching

[14]  But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in

Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.

Acts 2:14

[19] And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus,

saying, “May we know what this new teaching is which you are proclaiming? [20] “For you are

bringing some strange things to our ears; so we want to know

what these things mean.”

Acts 17:19-20

[9] But when some were becoming hardened and

disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the people, he withdrew from them and took away the disciples, reasoning

daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Acts 19:8-9

The Gospel was passed on by Christians’…

Household Teaching

[7] Then he left there and went to the house of a man named

Titius Justus, a worshiper of God, whose house was next

to the synagogue.

Acts 18:7

[5] For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you,

which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your

mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.

2 Timothy 1:5

The Gospel was passed on by Christians…

Personal Conversations

[29] Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.” [30] Philip ran up and heard

him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand

what you are reading?”

Acts 8:29ff

[17] So he was reasoning in the synagogue with the Jews and

the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place every day with those who happened

to be present.

Acts 17:17

The Gospel was passed on by Christians…

Writings

[31] but these have been written so that you may believe that

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

John 20:31

[3] it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to

write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus;

[4] so that you may know the exact truth about the things you

have been taught.

Luke 1:1-4

The Gospel was passed on by Christians…

Prayer

[31] And when they had prayed, the place where they had

gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4:29-31

[19] and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to

me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

[20] for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in

proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Ephesians 6:19-20

[3] praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open

up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the

mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; [4] that I may make it clear in

the way I ought to speak.

Colossians 4:2-4

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Everybody In

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Our Main Purpose

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God Through Us