The book of Acts follows the apostles' adventures after Jesus returns to Heaven. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the apostles begin to spread the gospel throughout the ancient world. 

After Jesus returns to Heaven, the church is left to wait for their next steps. Throughout our walks with God, we will often be left to wait on His timing. Acts 1 shows that waiting can be a time to process, prepare, pray, and focus on God's promises. 

In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit begins to dwell in those who have put their faith in Christ. Through Peter's speech, he explains that Jesus was the fulfillment of the Old Testament Law. 

Acts 2 gives us a picture of what the early church looked like. This description gives guidelines of certain elements that every church should have, such as fellowship, generosity, evangelism, and a focus on God's word. 

In Acts 3 and 4 the first problems in the early church arise. God's people are faced with a choice of either following the authority of people or the authority of God. The church responds with spiritual confidence, proclaiming that they will not stop spreading the gospel. 

God so valued spiritual authenticity in His fledgling church that He took a hard stance on Ananias and Sapphira lying about the sale of their land.  God views the sin of hypocrisy as a clear and present danger to His church.

Ben Foust explains how the disciples were able to rejoice in spite of the terrible suffering they experienced as they were persecuted for proclaiming Jesus' message of the Gospel.

In Acts 6, a problem of inequality and disunity is introduced. As the church responds to this problem, leaders and disciples are raised up.