This section of our Web site is devoted to our current teaching series on the book of Acts. We hope that you enjoy this series and that you will be transformed through your study of the early church.
Here are a few resources that you might want to check out during the Acts series. Don't forget that the church library at Central Baptist Church also holds resources to help with your study of Acts. The church library is located on the third floor of our educational building.
The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World (Bible Speaks Today)
 | author: John R. W. Stott rating:  asin: 0830812369 binding: Paperback list price: $16.00 USD amazon price: $10.88 USD |
Replaces the book, The Spirit, the Church and the World, which received a Christianity Today 1991 Readers' Choice Award!The Spirit moves the church into the world. That is how it has always been since the day of Pentecost when the Spirit brought thousands from many countries into the body of Christ.
The Acts of the Apostles (Daily Study Bible (Westminster Hardcover))
 | author: William Barclay rating: asin: 0664213065 binding: Hardcover list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $29.95 USD |
In The Acts of the Apostles, noted Scottish Bible interpreter William Barclay follows the formula established for The Daily Study Bible by first giving the text of the day's study in his own interpretation, followed by two or three pages of commentary.
The Canon of Scripture
 | author: Frederick Fyvie Bruce rating: asin: 083081258X binding: Hardcover list price: $28.00 USD amazon price: $18.48 USD |
Winner of two 1990 Christianity Today Awards: Readers' Choice (1st place; theology and doctrine) and Critics' Choice (1st place; theology and doctrine).A 1989 ECPA Gold Medallion Award winner!How did the books of the Bible come to be recognized as Holy Scripture?Who decided what shape the canon should take?What criteria influenced these decisions?After nearly nineteen centuries the canon of Scripture still remains an issue of debate.
Acts (The NIV Application Commentary)
 | author: Dr. Ajith Fernando asin: 0310494109 binding: Hardcover list price: $29.99 USD amazon price: $19.79 USD |
Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from the twentieth century to the first century. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. In other words, they focus on the original meaning of the passage but don't discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable -- but the job is only half done!
The Book of the Acts (New International Commentary on the New Testament)
 | author: Frederick Fyvie Bruce asin: 0802825052 binding: Hardcover list price: $45.00 USD amazon price: $29.70 USD |
Acts (Word Biblical Commentary)
 | author: Joel Green asin: 0849907853 binding: Hardcover list price: $34.99 USD amazon price: $34.99 |
Acts (New American Commentary)
 | author: John B. Polhill asin: 0805401261 binding: Hardcover list price: $29.99 USD amazon price: $19.79 USD |
Book of Acts
| author: Frank Stagg asin: 0805413111 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.99 USD amazon price: $17.99 |
Life Lessons: Book of Acts (Life Lessons)
 | author: Max Lucado asin: 1418509450 binding: Paperback list price: $9.99 USD amazon price: $9.99 USD |
Revised and updated, the Lucado Life Lessons series takes the participant on a journey through the Bible, book by book. Inquisitive questions, "Keys to the Text" feature, and new material compose this useful and concise tool from renowned Bible teacher and pastor Max Lucado.
Holman New Testament Commentary: Acts (Holman New Testament Commentary)
 | author: Kenneth O. Gangel asin: 0805402055 binding: Hardcover list price: $19.99 USD amazon price: $13.59 USD |
Save preparation time when you teach or preach the New Testament. This easy to use 12-volume set gives you the freedom to prayerfully appropriate the Scripture as you spend more time directly with the text. It's like having a team of researchers doing the leg-work for you.
