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 PrintableVersion Teaching ActsUnlocking the book of Acts for the Bible teacherLive-in bookTEACHING ACTS Dr. Lloyd-Jones said of the book of Acts, ‘Live in that book … it is the greatest tonic I know of in the realm of the Spirit’. But it is not the easiest book to preach through, not least because of its lengthy narratives and because the kind of commentaries that help the average preacher or Bible study leader are not thick on the ground. So this book, part of a new series of titles handling different Bible books in a similar way and with a similar aim in view, is most welcome. After three introductory chapters which, incidentally, provide a good model for the initial work on the exposition of any Bible book, the author divides the text of Acts into 21 sections with a chapter on each. Each chapter consists of three parts: ‘Listening to the text’, ‘From text to teaching’ and ‘Proclaiming the message’. The latter consists of an outline for preaching and another for leading a Bible study. The material is excellent and will encourage readers to grapple with what the passage under consideration is intended to teach; it also points the way to relevant applications. One weakness is that the suggested headings in the preaching outlines are mostly rather prosaic and unlikely to grab the attention of hearers. But that is a strength as well since it will be a discouragement to preachers to be lazy and simply use the outlines as they stand! I will certainly want to have my review copy by me next time I preach from Acts. Peter Seccombe, © Evangelicals Now - October 2007 |
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