Acts & Philemon

The first church is in __.

Jerusalem

Depending on the Gospel, Judas dies either by or by _ on the plot of land he buys with the silver.

suicide; combustion

The need to replace Judas to make it 12 disciples again for the 12 of Israel. They have two options: or (whom they choose by casting ____).

tribes; Justice; Matthias; lots

At , tongues of fire land on everyone and a strong fills the room. The wind represents an _ aspect of God. Now, they can speak in tongues or in other to communicate with others and are given courage.

Pentecost; wind; active; languages

was probably a Pharisee and was obsessed in persecuting Christians. After he received permission from the high priest to arrest Christians in __, he begins to travel there. On the way there, a bright light stops him and says "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting ______?"

Saul; Damascus; me

Jesus instructs Saul to go into Damascus, and Saul becomes . He total fasts for _ days. Jesus calls __ to go pray for Saul, but he is afraid because he knows what kind of things Saul does. Ananias listens, and he prays for Saul, and he can see again. He immediately wants to be __, and his name is now _.

blind; 3; Ananias; baptized; Paul

Paul is known as the "__ to the Gentiles" because he travels everywhere and spreads the good news, and he builds everywhere he goes. He often sends ___ to them to check up on them.

apostle; communities; letters

Letters are also known as _. All of Paul's letters have 4 parts: _.

epistles; address/greeting, prayer of thanksgiving, purpose for writing, and final greetings/instructions

Paul writes his letter to ___ while in prison, addressed to the 3 leaders of the church there. It is read in front of the whole __.

Philemon; church

The epistle to Philemon addresses _, a slave at the house of Philemon who had run away. Paul writes to Philemon to receive him as an and welcome him back. Paul calls him his own ____ in order to humanize him. Paul could've ___ Philemon to do the right thing, but he urges him and trusts in his compliance.

Onesimus; equal; son; ordered