Straight to the Heart of Acts

Phil Moore leads a thriving multivenue church in London, UK. He also serves as a translocal Bible Teacher within the Newfrontiers family of churches. After graduating from Cambridge University in History in 1995, Phil spent time on the mission field and then time in the business world. After four years of working twice through the Bible in the original languages, he has now delivered an accessible series of devotional commentaries that convey timeless truths in a fresh and contemporary manner.  More details at www.philmoorebooks.com

Contents
About the Straight to the Heart Series 11
Introduction: Ordinary People, Extraordinary God 13

THE GOSPEL TO JERUSALEM (30–33 ad)
The Promise (1:8) 20
Joseph Barsabbas (1:15–26) 25
Pentecost (2:1–13) 29
The Message of Jesus (2:14–41) 34
True and False Conversion (2:38) 38
How to Grow As a Christian (2:41–47) 42
Just the Way You Are (3:4, 12) 46
What I Have (3:6) 50
To Boldly Go (4:1–22) 54
Given Name (4:12) 59
Prayer Which Moves God (4:23–31) 63
Insider-Dealings (4:32–37) 67
The Fifth Column (5:1–11) 71
Primary Witness (5:12–16) 75
Betty Zane (6:1–7) 79
Jerusalem Rejects the Gospel (6:8 – 7:60) 83

THE GOSPEL TO JUDEA AND SAMARIA (33–37 ad)
Reproducing Lilies (8:1–8) 88
Grief and Hope (8:2) 92
Starting Points (8:35) 96
Baptism (8:36–40) 100
Saul of Tarsus (9:1–19) 104
Ordinary Ananias (9:10–19) 108
Knitting (9:22) 112

THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES (37–47 ad)
No Limits (10:1 – 11:18) 118
Visibly Different (10:44–48) 122
Antioch (11:19–30) 126
Barnabas (11:22–30) 130
Seven Names (11:26) 134
God’s Airlock (12:1–25) 138

THE GOSPEL TO ASIA MINOR (48–49 ad)
Paul’s First Missionary Journey, 48 ad (13:1 – 14:28) 144
Bridges and Walls (13:16–47; 14:15–18) 149
Grace is for Other People Too (13:43) 153
Glorify God’s Word (13:48) 157
Honest Truth (14:22) 161
Apostles and Elders (15:4) 165
When the Past Becomes a Problem (15:1–35) 169

THE GOSPEL TO EUROPE (50–57 ad)
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey, 50–52 ad
(16:1 – 18:22) 174
God’s Satnav (16:6–10) 178
Chosen (16:14) 182
Tour Guides (17:22–34) 186
God Knows Where You Live (17:26–27) 191
Nine Tenths (18:2–3) 195
Paul’s Third Missionary Journey, 53–57 ad
(18:23 – 20:38) 199
Boulevards and Barricades (19:1–7) 204
How to Heal the Sick (19:11–20) 208
Magnified Vision (20:24) 212
Job Description (20:17–38) 216

THE GOSPEL TO ROME (57–62 ad)
Paul’s Journey to Rome (21:1 – 28:31) 222
Shut (21:30) 227
Heavenly Protection (22:23–29) 231
Credit Rating (23:11) 235
Religio Licita (24:14–17) 239
Mañana (24:25; 26:28) 244
Raised to Life (25:19) 248
Sanctified by Faith (26:18) 252
Actions Speak Louder Than Words (26:20) 256
God Wants You to Be Ignored (27:10–11) 260
Rome (28:11–31) 264
Conclusion: Ordinary People, Extraordinary God 268