The Book of Acts: A Commentary

by C. Peter Wagner

Publisher:

Regal

, 2008

Overview

Experience Pentecost. Look on as 130 converts shake a city. Meet Paul and go with him as he plants the first Gentile church. Extend the kingdom’s power and see the enemy upset. Walk with Paul as he travels to Corinth, Antioch, Ephesus, and beyond.

For those desiring to be a part of God’s action in their churches, communities, and throughout the world, there is nothing that will help more than thoroughly understanding the book of Acts and applying what we can learn from it. Acts was designed to be God’s training manual for Christians. It worked in the early church and it works in the postmodern world. Join noted author, scholar, and practitioner C. Peter Wagner as he journeys through the entire text of the book of Acts, uncovering all of the major themes and illuminating what we can learn for our present situations. For Christians desiring a deeper knowledge of the Bible and, specifically, understanding of the book of Acts, this exciting book will bring new intimacy with the Spirit and new joy in doing his will.

Contents

Top Highlights

“The kingdom of God is present, first and foremost, wherever Jesus Christ is acknowledged and served as King.” (Page 20)

“In Christian service, there is a delicate balance between spending time with the Father in worship, praise and intimacy, and in obeying the Father’s commands in ministry and outreach.” (Page 49)

“The first tangible sign was audible; the second was visual.” (Page 62)

“It must be clear that none of these signs and wonders by themselves saved anyone. They were accompanied by the persuasive preaching of the gospel of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the promised Messiah and the Son of God.” (Page 26)

“The New Testament has examples of three different possible agents of the faith necessary for divine healing to take place, the sick person being only one of the possible agents.” (Page 85)

Endorsements

I cannot think of any single biblical commentary that deserves more praise or more serious attention than The Book of Acts. Peter Wagner gives us all a new Acts for new times—one of crucial value and of almost unique significance in biblical literature.

—Ralph D. Winter (1924-2009), PhD Cornell University, former director of US Center for World Mission, Pasadena, CA

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Acts: A Commentary
• Author: C. Peter Wagner
• Publisher: Gospel Light
• Publication Date: 2008
• Pages: 504
• Christian Groups: Evangelicals, Pentecostal/Charismatic
• Resource Type: Commentary
• Topic: Acts

About C. Peter Wagner

C. Peter Wagner holds graduate degrees in theology, missiology, and religion from Fuller Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the University of Southern California. He served as a field missionary in Bolivia for 16 years and taught on the faculty of the School of Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary for 30 years. The author of 70 books, Wagner ministers nationally and internationally with Global Spheres, Inc. from his home base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.