WILLIAM H. MARTY
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. The Establishment of the Church: Jerusalem (1:1–6:7)
A. The Introduction to Luke’s Book about the Mission (1:1-2)
B. The Means of Preparing the Disciples for the Mission (1:3-26)
C. The Initiation of the Mission (2:1-47)
1. The Power of Pentecost (2:1-13)
a. The Coming of the Spirit (2:1-4)
b. The Reaction of the Crowd (2:5-13)
2. The Proclamation of Pentecost (2:14-47)
a. The Reference to Joel (2:14-21)
b. The Reference to Christ (2:22-36)
(1) His Life of Power (2:22)
(2) His Death and Resurrection (2:23-32)
(3) His Exaltation (2:33-36)
c. The Reaction of the Crowd (2:37)
d. The Appeal of Peter (2:38-40)
e. The Salvation and Fellowship of Three Thousand (2:41-47)
D. Difficulties for the Mission (3:1–6:7)
1. External Persecution: Arrest of Peter and John (3:1–4:31)
a. The Ministry of Healing (3:1-11)
b. The Message of Peter (3:12-26)
c. The Menace of the Sanhedrin (4:1-31)
2. Internal Corruption: Deception of Ananias and Sapphira (5:1-11)
3. External Persecution: Arrest of the Apostles (5:12-42)
4. Internal Strife: Neglect of the Hellenistic Widows (6:1-7)
II. The Extension of the Church: Judea and Samaria (6:8–9:31)
A. Stephen: Witness to the Jews (6:8–8:3)
1. The Seizure of Stephen (6:8–7:1)
a. The Context of Stephen’s Life (6:8-10)
b. The Charge Brought against Stephen (6:11–7:1)
2. The Sermon of Stephen (7:2-53)
a. The Breadth of God’s Revelation (7:2-8)
b. The Rejection of God’s Messengers (7:9-53)
3. The Stoning of Stephen (7:54–8:3)
a. The Sight He Saw (7:54-56)
b. The Suffering He Experienced (7:57-58)
c. The Steadfastness He Displayed (7:59–8:3)
B. Philip: Witness to the Samaritans (8:4-40)
1. In the City of Samaria (8:4-25)
a. Philip’s Preaching and Power (8:4-8)
b. The Samaritan’s and Simon’s Reaction (8:9-13)
c. The Coming of the Apostles (8:14-25)
2. On the Chariot with the Eunuch (8:26-40)
C. Saul: Witness to the Gentiles (9:1-31)
1. His Malice against the Christians (9:1-2)
2. His Meeting with the Lord (9:3-7)
3. His Future Ministry for the Lord (9:8-31)
III. The Expansion of the Church: To the Roman Empire (9:32–28:31)
A. The Mission through Peter to the Gentiles (9:32–11:18)
1. In the Miracles for Aeneas and Dorcas (9:32-43)
2. In the Salvation of Cornelius and His Family (10:1–11:18)
a. A Vision to Motivate Peter (10:1-33)
b. A Message to Reach Cornelius (10:34-42)
(1) Introduction of the Message (10:34-35)
(2) The Body of the Message (10:36-42)
c. The Conclusion of the Message: The Need for Faith (10:43)
d. The Results of the Message (10:44–11:18)
(1) The Salvation of Cornelius’s Household (10:44-48)
(2) The Controversy among Jewish Believers (11:1-18)
B. To Antioch (11:19–12:25)
1. The Mission through Barnabas and Saul at Antioch (11:19-30)
2. The Fruitfulness of the Gospel in Antioch (11:19-24)
3. The Recruitment of Saul by Barnabas (11:25-26)
4. The Concern for the Disadvantaged in Judea (11:27-30)
5. The Persecution of Believers in Judea (12:1-25)
a. Through Prayer: Peter Was Rescued (12:1-19)
b. Through Retribution: Herod Agrippa I Was Struck Dead (12:20-25)
C. To Asia Minor: The First Missionary Journey (13:1–15:35)
1. The Circuit of Proclamation (13:1–14:28)
a. The Commissioning of Saul and Barnabas (13:1-3)
b. The Journey by Saul (Paul) and Barnabas (13:4–14:28)
(1) Antioch to Seleucia to Salamis on Cyprus (13:4-12)
(a) The Opposition by Elymas (13:4-8)
(b) The Blinding of Elymas (13:9-12)
(2) Paphos to Perga in Pamphylia (13:13)
(3) Perga to Pisidian Antioch (13:14-50)
(a) Paul’s Message in Antioch (13:14-41)
(b) Reaction to the Message in Antioch (13:42-50)
(4) Antioch to Iconium: Mixed Reactions (13:51–14:5)
(5) Iconium to Lystra (14:6-20a)
(a) A Case of Mistaken Identities (14:6-18)
(b) Opponents from Iconium and Antioch (14:19-20a)
(6) Lystra to Derbe: A Favorable Reaction (14:20b-21a)
(7) Backtracking: Derbe Back through Lystra, Iconium, and Pisidian Antioch to Perga (14:21b-23)
(8) Perga to Attalia to Syrian Antioch: The Conclusion of the First Missionary Journey (14:24-28)
2. The Council of Confirmation (15:1-35)
a. The Issue at Stake (15:1-6)
b. The Speeches (15:7-21)
(1) Peter: Declaration of the Facts (15:7-11)
(2) Barnabas and Paul: Authentication of the Facts (15:12)
(3) James: Correlation with the Prophets (15:13-21)
c. The Letter to Gentile Churches (15:22-35)
D. To the Aegean Area: The Second Missionary Journey (15:36–18:22)
1. The Selection of the Team (15:36–16:3)
2. The Leading into Europe (16:4-10)
3. The Witness at Philippi (16:11-40)
4. The Witness at Thessalonica (17:1-9)
5. The Witness at Berea (17:10-15)
6. The Witness at Athens (17:15-34)
7. The Witness at Corinth (18:1-17)
8. The Return to Antioch (18:18-22)
E. To Asia and Greece: The Third Missionary Journey (18:23–21:16)
1. Witness through Paul at Galatia and Phrygia (18:23)
2. Witness through Apollos in Ephesus and Corinth (18:24-28)
3. Witness through Paul in Ephesus and En Route to Jerusalem (19:1–21:16)
a. In Ephesus (19:1-41)
(1) Witness to the Disciples of John (19:1-7)
(2) Witness to a Larger Audience (19:8-41)
b. In Macedonia, Greece, and Asia (20:1-5)
c. In Troas (20:6-12)
d. In Miletus (20:13-38)
e. In Tyre and Caesarea (21:1-14)
(1) Tyre (21:1-6)
(2) In Caesarea and to Jerusalem (21:7-16)
F. To Rome: Paul a Prisoner (21:17–28:31)
1. His Witness in Jerusalem (21:17–23:30)
a. Before Imprisonment (21:17-30)
(1) Paul’s Meeting with Jewish Believers and Their Proposal (21:17-25)
(2) The Jewish Leaders’ Charge against and Seizure of Paul (21:26-30)
b. After Imprisonment (21:31–23:30)
(1) His Arrest and Request to Address the Jews (21:31-40)
(2) His Address before the Crowd (22:1-21)
(3) His Claim of Roman Citizenship (22:22-29)
(4) His Appearance before the Sanhedrin (22:30–23:9)
(a) His Incident with the High Priest (22:30–23:5)
(b) His Incitement of Pharisees and Sadducees (23:6-9)
(5) The Conspiracy to Take His Life (23:10-30)
2. His Witness in Caesarea by the Sea (23:31–26:32)
a. Paul’s Arrival and Assignment of Quarters (23:31-35)
b. Paul’s Defense before Felix the Governor (24:1-21)
(1) The Accusation by the Jewish Leaders (24:1-9)
(2) The Answer by Paul (24:10-21)
c. Paul’s Later Experience with Felix the Governor (24:22-27)
d. Paul’s Defense before Festus the Governor (25:1-12)
e. Paul’s Defense before Herod Agrippa II the King (25:13–26:32)
(1) Prelude to the Defense (25:13-27)
(2) Particulars of the Defense (26:1-29)
(3) Result of the Defense: A Declaration of Paul’s Innocence (26:30-32)
3. His Witness En Route to Rome (27:1–28:15)
a. Aboard Ship (27:1-44)
b. At Malta and Again En Route to Rome (28:1-15)
4. His Witness in Rome (28:16-31)
a. The Setting for It (28:16-22)
b. The Substance of It (28:23)
c. The Sequel to It (28:24-31)
(1) In Regard to the Need for a Decision (28:24-27)
(2) In Regard to Paul’s Audience (28:28)
(3) In Regard to Time (28:30)
(4) In Regard to Emphasis (28:31)