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THE BOOK OF ACTS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LESSON 3: MAJOR THEMES

Preparation

Before starting the lesson, you should access the lecture for this lesson, either in the form of video, audio file, or manuscript. You should have already downloaded the study guides for the whole course.

The lesson is divided into the following sections:

1) The Holy Spirit
2) The Apostles
3) The Church

Goals and Objectives

GOALS

We would like to accomplish the following in this lesson:

1. We hope you will understand the guidelines for applying the teachings of Acts today, making distinctions between what was unique for that time and what should be a pattern for us today.

2. We hope you will desire to submit to the work of the Holy Spirit in your life and be committed to training leaders for the Church.

3. We hope that you will apply key teachings from Acts to your own life, especially submitting to the work of the Holy Spirit in your life and doing your part to train leaders for the Church.

OBJECTIVES

When you do the following, it will show that the goals are met:

1. Obtain satisfactory grades on the tests, demonstrating that you can identify key principles regarding the Holy Spirit, the apostles, and the Church found in The Book of Acts.

2. Answer the application questions in the study guides, expressing your attitude regarding the Holy Spirit and Church leaders, and showing how you have applied the teachings of the lesson to your own life, especially that you are submitting to the work of the Holy Spirit in your life and doing your part to train leaders for the Church.

ASSIGNMENTS

THE MULTIMEDIA LESSONS

SECTION 1

1. Study the first section of the lesson.  

Remember: You can study the lesson by watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the manuscript.

2. Use Study Guide 3.1 to assimilate the teaching. Use the outline for taking notes, answer the review questions, and answer the application questions.   

3. Take Quiz 3.1.

SECTION 2

1. Study section 2 of the lesson, using Study Guide 3.2. 

2. Take Quiz 3.2.

SECTION 3

1. Study section 3 of the lesson, using Study Guide 3.3.

2. Take Quiz 3.3. 

REVIEW

1. Review all the study guides of the lesson, preparing for the test on the whole lesson. 

2. Take the Cumulative Test.

REVIEW OF ALL THE LECTURES

1. Review all the lessons.

2. Take the Final Exam on all the lectures.

OTHER REQUIRED ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the Supplementary Lesson.

2. Complete the Questionnaire.

3. Finish the required reading, the quizzes, and the cumulative test.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Written Project

If you are doing the optional written project, you should finish it now. Make sure you have followed the instructions in Lesson 1. Upload your final version of the project in a Word document or plain text document, following the instructions in the section "Submission of Optional Assignments."

2. Essay Questions

Answer the questions that correspond to this lesson. Finish all questions on all lessons. Keep all your answers in one single document for the essays. A drop box to upload these assignments is provided in the section "Submission of Optional Assignments" for students whose institutions will be tracking their completion.

3. Journal Questions

Answer the questions that correspond to this lesson. Finish all questions for all lessons. Keep all your answers in one single document for the essays. A drop box to upload these assignments is provided in the section "Submission of Optional Assignments" for students whose institutions will be tracking their completion.

4. Optional Additional Reading

Finish your reading and fill out a report on each book or article, using the "Form for Reading Reports." Upload these reports in one single document, following the instructions in the section "Submission of Optional Assignments."

Certificate

If you have scored a total of 70% or more on the whole course, you may print out a certificate to confirm your satisfactory completion of the course.

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