ACTS 4 – RESPONDING TO RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
11/30/2025 - Sunday School
Lesson 17: The Book of Acts
Text: Acts 4
Theme: The Church responds to religious persecution.
The goal of this study is to increase our personal understanding of the book of Acts and the initial activities of the first century Church
Religious confrontation (vv. 1-7)
Peter’s Holy Ghost filled response (vv. 8-12)
Look at Peter’s focus on the name of Christ (vv. 7, 10, 12, 13)
The confrontation continues (vv. 13-17)
The Jews will let you speak of Jesus, but not Jesus Christ – or the Christ
Responding to religious persecution & its results (vv. 18-33)
