“God Accomplishes His Purposes in Unexpected Ways” 
Acts 23:11-35

I) What does it _______?

     A) There was a ________ against Paul

          1) The ___________ was in on it

          2) They were going to call for _________

          3) They wanted to _________ and kill him

     B) The ___________ sends Paul away

          1) He ___________ him out at night

          2) He sends him to the ______________

               i) He reveals why he ____________ Paul

               ii) He reveals the steps he took to determine 
                   Paul’s ________

               iii) He reveals that he found nothing to _________
                    Paul with

              iv) He details the ________ against Paul

          3) The governor asks where Paul is ________

          4) The governor holds him until his ___________ arise

II) What does this ________ us?

     A)	Animosity against God and His people still _____________

          1) Jesus _____________ it

          2) Jesus _____________ about it

          3) ________ experienced it

          4) Paul ___________ about it

          5) Question: Did they __________?

     B) There are ___________ to the separation of church and 
        state

          1) The ____________ protects Paul from religious fervor

          2) He frames his report to __________ Paul

          3) Government is supposed to protect ______!

          4) Sidenote: He also ________ to protect himself!

     C) God is always at _________ for His purposes

          1) Jesus made a __________ to Paul

          2) Jesus ____________ His promise

          3) God reveals His plan to _________

          4) And fulfills His promise in ______________ ways

          5) God reveals His plan for _________

          6) But it comes through the _________

          7) We shouldn’t expect lives without _________

          8) But God has a __________ in the pain

“Paul Before the Council” 
Acts 22:30-23:11

I) What does it _______?

     A) The tribune wants to know the _________

     B) Paul declares himself ____________

     C) The high priest __________ Paul

     D) Paul retaliates _____________

     E) Paul is _____________

     F) Paul is _____________

     G) Paul creates ______________

     H) Paul is taken away for his own _______________

     I) Jesus ____________ Paul’s mission

II) What does it _______?

     A) We can trust our ______________ – if it is sanctified!

          1) We are _____________ by nature

          2) But God’s ________ and Spirit change us!

     B) We should _____________ those in authority over us

          1) We have multiple _____________ in the Bible

          2) We have multiple _____________ in the Bible

     C) We have hope because of the _________________

          1) Jesus’ resurrection affirms our __________

          2) And affirms our _________

     D) We all have a calling to ____________ about Jesus

“Our Dual Citizenship” 
Acts 22:22-30

I) Paul’s life is __________________

II) The authorities prepare to “_______________” Paul

III) Paul make a ___________ appeal

IV) We have earthly rights and ________________ too

     A) Duties of our _____________ citizenship

          1) Obedience to the _________

          2) Responsibility to pay _________

          3) ____________ to authorities

          4) ___________ for authorities

     B) ___________ of earthly citizenship

          1) _____________

          2) _____________

V) But we have ________ citizenship

     A) We are citizens of _____________

     B) And our responsibility to _________ takes precedence

     C) We should _________ God with our:

          1) _____________

          2) _____________

          3) _____________

          4) ____________

“Paul Mounts His Defense” 
Acts 22:1-22

I) There are ______ accounts of Paul’s conversion in Acts

     A) Acts ___________

     B) Acts ___________

     C) Acts ___________

II) What do the different ___________ teach us?

     A) When there are multiple accounts they are to ____________ 
        not contradict

     B) There are differences because of Paul’s ______________

III) Paul’s ______________

     A) Paul recounts his life ______-conversion

     B) Paul explains his _______________

     C) Paul describes his life _______-conversion

IV) __________ does this teach us?

     A) Our ____________ is also our witness

     B) Paul provides a ____________ for sharing

          1) Our lives ____________ Christ

          2) Our _____________ with Christ

          3) Our lives ____________ Christ

     C) We should modify our witness according to our 
        _____________

     D) We should be as ___________ as possible

“Mob Rules”
(Acts 21:27-40)

I) Paul’s ___________ to Jerusalem

     A) He was warned about ______________

     B) He was warned about the _____________

II) Paul’s ___________ in Jerusalem

     A) With a ______________

     B) He met with the ___________

     C) He participated in a _______

III) Paul’s ___________

     A) Asian Jews made _________ accusations

     B) The crowd dragged him out of the ___________

IV) Paul’s ___________

     A) A Roman commander brings ____________

     B) They arrest Paul and try to determine the __________

     C) They ____________ Paul from the crowd

V) Paul asks for permission to ___________

     A) He asks to speak to the ______________

     B) The commander assumes he is an _______________

     C) Paul clarifies his _____________

     D) He asks to speak to the ___________

VI) Important ___________

     A) We will face _____________ because of our witness

     B) We shouldn’t be swayed by negative _______ pressure

     C) We need to seek the truth and listen before _____________

“Paul’s Last Words to Ephesus”
Acts 20:13-38

I) Paul’s mission: the _____________

     A) His ___________

          1) His service in ____________

          2) His ____________ in Ephesus

               i) _____________

               ii) _____________

     B) His __________

          1) Going to ____________

          2) ___________ not to go

          3) But he is ____________

          4) It is ____________

          5) He say’s ______________

     C) His verdict: He is _____________

II) The elder’s mission: the ____________

     A) Christ __________ the church with His blood!

     B) They are to __________ the flock

          1) Against _________ teachers

               i) From ___________

               ii) From __________

     C) They are to preserve the __________

          1) Called the word of His ___________

               i) Because we are __________ by grace

               ii) Because we are ________ up by grace

               iii) Because we are _____________ by grace

               iv) Because we ____________ through grace

          C) They are called to help the ________

III) Our ___________

     A) _____________

     B) _____________

     C) _____________

“Living in the ‘Church’ Age”
Acts 20:1-12

I) Paul’s _____________

     A) From Ephesus to _____________

     B) From Macedonia to ____________

     C) From Greece to ____________

     D) From Macedonia to ___________

II) Paul’s _______________

     A) ______________ 

     B) ______________

     C) Various ______________

III) Paul’s ____________

IV) What do we __________?

     A) God has given us _____________ we need

          1) The Spirit guided the ___________ of Scripture

          2) To give us what we need for _____________

     B) We need to be _______________

     C) We need to be _______________

     D) We are reminded of the ___________ Jesus brings

     E) We need to be careful in our ______________

     F) Do we _____________ how God works?

          1) There were ages of ______________

          2) But it was always at God’s ___________ and 
             ____________

          3) God works miraculously through the _________

“Dealing with Persecution” 
Acts 19:21-41

I) Christians are  __________ 

     A) Christians are called “_____ _______”

          1) Certainly because of _____________

          2) Possibly because of _____________

II) Christians __________ when they believe

     A) Belief affects ______________

     B) Belief affects ______________

     C) Belief affects ______________

III) And that can lead to ________________

     A) A ______ forms

     B) They grab _______________

     C) But there is a lot of ______________

IV) How should we _____________ to persecution

     A) Sometimes Paul __________ it

     B) Sometimes Paul __________ it

     C) Paul is guided by the __________

V) ______________ should be helpful during persecution

     A) Here a __________ restores sanity

     B) Government is supposed to promote _________

     C) We should _______ it when we can

     D) And be ____________ when we can’t

“Spiritual Maturity” 
Acts 19:8-20

I) Paul in _________________

     A) Paul spends _______ years in Ephesus

     B) The people were ______________

     C) They were ________________

     D) So ________ uses Paul in a special way

          1) Paul is an ___________

          2) He does the “_______ of an apostle”

          3) But God does _____________ things here

          4) Probably because of the ___________

     E) God’s ______________ is on display

          1) Through the ____________

          2) Through the ____________ exorcism

     F) The people begin to __________ the name of Jesus

     G) Even _____________ are convicted by the power of God!

     H) They give up their ______________ beliefs

II) Spiritual maturity is a ________________

     A) Shown by Paul’s ___________

     B) Revealed in other parts of the __________

     C) Shown in our own _____________

          1) In our ___________

          2) In our ____________

     D) The journey can have highs and ___________

     E) But it will continue until ___________ returns

“Doing Things the Right Way” 
Acts 19:1-7

I) Examples of _______________ in Acts

II) What is the ____________ of the gospel in these passages?

     A) Jesus _________ for sins

     B) Jesus _________ from the dead

     C) Jesus will _________ to judge

III) What is the consensus of a right _____________ to the gospel?

     A) ____________ of sins

     B) ___________ in Jesus

     C) ____________

IV) What is _________ with the twelve disciples of John?

     A) They were _____________

     B) But they didn’t know about the ___________

     C) And they didn’t understand about ___________

V) Paul ___________ about Jesus

VI) They _____________ and are baptized again

VII) Paul’s _______________ enables the giving of spiritual gifts

VIII) Why the __________________?

     A) Baptism in the New Testament has ________ elements

          1) ___________

          2) ___________

          3) ___________

     B) When something is ___________, a repeat is important

          1) _____________

          2) _____________

          3) _____________

     C) But it’s not really a _____________!

     D) There is no need for a _________ if the first is right