Week 6 - (Oct 22 - Nov 4)

Chapters 12-13 Overview

• Paul’s Third Missionary Journey

• Paul’s Journey to Rome

Assignments

• Read each chapter. Watch the corresponding teaching videos on the Global University Website.

• Answer all interactive questions and place the answers in your binder.

• Take Test Yourself quizzes on a separate sheet of paper and place in your binder.

• Follow weekly Scripture reading plan.

  • Genesis 8-21

  • Psalms 147-150

  • Proverbs 1-10

Final Exam

• You must complete your Final Exam no later than November 4.

Week 5 - (Oct 15 - Oct 21)

Chapters 10-11 Overview

• The First Missionary Journey

• The Second Missionary Journey

Assignments

• Read each chapter. Watch the corresponding teaching videos on the Global University Website.

• Answer all interactive questions and place the answers in your binder.

• Take Test Yourself quizzes on a separate sheet of paper and place in your binder.

• Follow weekly Scripture reading plan.

  • Genesis 1-7

  • Psalms 140-146

• Watch the Supplemental Videos on the Holy Spirit below.

VIDEOS

Watch our Read Scripture video on the overview of the Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible, or the TaNaK. This video breaks down the literary design of the entire Old Testament and its flow of thought.

Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Genesis, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In Genesis, God makes a good world and commissions humans to rule it, and then they give in to evil and ruin everything.

God makes a good world and installs humans as its rulers. Humanity rebels and ends up ruling the world in a destructive way, leading to violence, death, and the founding of the city of Babylon. God's response is to set in motion a plan to rescue and bless the whole world through the family of Abraham.

Week 4 - (Oct 8 - Oct 14)

Chapters 8-9 Overview

• Scattered Seed: The Church Expands

• The Acts of the Apostles

Assignments

• Read each chapter. Watch the corresponding teaching videos on the Global University Website.

• Answer all interactive questions and place the answers in your binder.

• Take Test Yourself quizzes on a separate sheet of paper and place in your binder.

• Follow weekly Scripture reading plan.

  • Acts 22-28

  • Psalms 133-139

• Watch the Supplemental Videos on the Holy Spirit below.

VIDEOS

WEEK 3 - (Oct 1 - Oct 7)

Chapters 5-7 Overview

• Peter and John Heal a Lame Man

• The Growth of the Church

• Stephen: What Good Can Come From Trouble?

Assignments

• Read each chapter. Watch the corresponding teaching videos on the Global University Website.

• Answer all interactive questions and place the answers in your binder.

• Take Test Yourself quizzes on a separate sheet of paper and place in your binder.

• Follow weekly Scripture reading plan.

  • Acts 15-21

  • Psalms 126-132

  • Watch the videos on Acts linked below.

• Watch the Supplemental Videos on the Holy Spirit below.

VIDEOS

http://www.seedbed.com CLICK TO SEE MORE LIKE THIS In Acts 1:4, the Apostles recall that Jesus instructed them to remain in Jerusalem and wait for the promised Holy Spirit. In today's Seven Minute Seminary, James Swanson, Bishop of the United Methodist Church, urges the church not to try to lead without God.

WEEK 2 - (Sep 24 - Sep 30)

Chapters 3-4 Overview

• The Holy Spirit is Poured Out

• The Birth of the Church

Assignments

• Read each chapter. Watch the corresponding teaching videos on the Global University Website.

• Answer all interactive questions and place the answers in your binder.

• Take Test Yourself quizzes on a separate sheet of paper and place in your binder.

• Follow weekly Scripture reading plan.

  • Acts 8-14

  • Psalms 119-125

  • Watch the videos on Acts linked below.

• Watch the Supplemental Videos on the Holy Spirit below.

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VIDEOS

http://seedbed.com CLICK TO VIEW MORE VIDEOS & RESOURCES LIKE THIS ONE Acts chapter 2 records the even that birthed the church-the falling of the Holy Spirit of God on his people at Pentecost.

WEEK 1 - (Sep 17 - Sep 23)

Chapters 1-2 Overview

• Understanding Acts

• From the Resurrection to PentecostSupplemental

Assignments

• Read each chapter. Watch the corresponding teaching videos on the Global University Website.

• Answer all interactive questions and place the answers in your binder.

• Take Test Yourself quizzes on a separate sheet of paper and place in your binder.

• Follow weekly Scripture reading plan.

  • Acts 1-7

  • Psalms 112-118

  • Watch the videos on Acts linked below.

• Watch the Supplemental Videos on the Holy Spirit below.

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Scripture Videos

Watch our Read Scripture video on the book of Acts, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. In Acts, Jesus sends the Holy Spirit to empower his disciples as they carry the good news of his kingdom to the nations of the world.

Supplemental Videos

In this video, we explore the original meaning of the biblical concept of "spirit" and what it means that God's Spirit is personally present in all of creation. Ultimately, the Spirit was revealed through Jesus and sent out into the lives of his followers to bring about the new creation.

Dr. Craig Keener here introduces the meaning of Pentecost and the Spirit in the book of Acts. See more at http://seedbed.com

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ACTS: The Holy Spirit at Work in Believers

A thorough study of the content, purposes, principles, and applications of Acts. The course emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in the early church and today. Attention is given to the geographical, numerical, cultural, and theological growth of the church from Jerusalem to Rome. The journeys of Paul are examined as the background for his epistles.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to
1. Comment on the author, date, setting, structure, and purposes of Acts. Analyze the extent to which Luke's purposes have been fulfilled in your life and church.
2. Relate the sequence, content, and theology of Acts to the rest of the New Testament. Compare the theology of Acts with your theology.
3. Analyze five places in Acts where believers were first filled with the Holy Spirit. 
4. Identify the church's problems and solutions in growing from one language and culture to many. 
5. Identify the main people, cities, and regions in Acts.
6. Explain how Acts gives the background and setting of several New Testament letters.
7. Trace the steps by which the gospel spread from Jerusalem to Rome. 
8. Identify and apply the main reasons for church growth in Acts.
9. Apply the principles of guidance in Acts to making decisions today.
10. Illustrate from Acts that God uses hard times for His purposes. Apply this principle to believers today.
11. Identify and apply some of the missionary principles in Acts. 
12. Trace Paul's travels from Antioch to Rome.

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Dates and Times - (*Dates/Times subject to change)

• 6 week course

• September 16 - October 28

• The final will need to be completed by Wednesday, October 31.

  • Schedule a day to take the exam with your Academic Dean by Wednesday, October 24.

• Scriptures Covered

  • Acts

  • Genesis 1-15

  • Psalms 112-150

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INTRODUCTORY STUDY

http://seedbed.com In this video, Dr. John Oswalt insists that the view of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament illustrates the continuity between the two testaments. The Holy Spirit is given to empower our lives so that we may be holy as God is holy and so fulfill the new covenant he has for his people.

With the release of his new book "Acts: An Exegetical Commentary" (Baker Academic, 2012), we sat down to with Dr. Craig Keener to discuss the book of Acts as history. See more at http://seedbed.com

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