Acts 1 - Introduction - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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PART I
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN PALESTINE; OR ITS PROGRESS FROM JERUSALEM TO ANTIOCH.—THE ACTS OF PETER

Chapter S 1–12

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTORY—PREPARATIONS FOR THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH

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1. The Two Treatises; or, the connection between the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel of Luke (Acts 1:1-2).

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2. The Forty Days; or, the Interval between the Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ (Acts 1:3-5).

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3. The Taking Up of Jesus; or, the Exaltation of the Church’s Head (Acts 1:6-11).

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4. The Ten Days before Pentecost; or, Waiting for the Promise (Acts 1:12-14).

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5. Completing the Apostleship; or, the Election of Matthias (Acts 1:15-26).