In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talks with Michael Lawrence, senior pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon, or “the ends of the earth” as Lawrence calls it in context of the book of Acts. In this episode you'll not only hear the sounds of a church office building under construction, you'll also hear about how God is going about building his church as recorded in the book of Acts. Topics include:

• epic moments in redemptive history in Acts
• Acts as part two of Luke's Gospel
• the main character of the book of Acts
• the structure of the book of Acts
• the cinematic sweep of Acts
• the Spirit falls on unexpected people
• questions about tongues
• sermons in the book of Acts
• implications and applications of the crucifixion and resurrection
• whether the early church is a model for the church today
• resources for teaching Acts.

Here are some additional audio resources that you may find helpful in preparing to teach Acts:

• Michael Lawrence’s sermons on Acts
• TGC sermon resources on Acts

For further study, here are some books you may find helpful, including titles from Crossway, the sponsor of Help Me Teach the Bible:

• Perspectives on Pentecost  by Richard Gaffin
• The Spirit, the Church, and the World: The Message of Acts by John R.W. Stott
• The Acts of the Apostles, Pillar New Testament Commentary by David Peterson
• Acts, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament  by Darrell Bock
• The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus by Alan J. Thompson
• Acts: The Church Afire, Preaching the Word Commentary series by R. Kent Hughes
• Acts, The St. Andrews Expositional Commentary  by R. C. Sproul
• Acts: A 12-Week Study  by Justin Holcomb