I have just begun listening to Scott Aniol's expositions of the book of Acts. You should, too. Here is a sample to whet your appetite:

The contents of the book of Acts in which all of these events are recorded cover the span of about 30 years, which is roughly one generation. So why only one generation? Certainly other significant events have occurred throughout church history; why did Luke through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit only record the first generation of the Church?

It is because the whole story of church history has been told in the record of that first generation. There is nothing else to be told about what the church is supposed to be and to do. All other generations are to be a duplication of the first generation of church history. What did they do? That first generation fulfilled Acts 1.9 — they took the gospel message to the uttermost parts of the earth. Acts 17.6 says that they turned the world upside down! But even though they spread the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth in one generation, with every new generation there will be a new generation of unbelievers who must hear the message of the gospel for themselves.

So this record of the first generation of church history is the standard for this generation. This is what the church is supposed to be!

Read or listen here:

Whose Acts? - Acts 1.1-11
Characteristics of the Founders of the First Church - Acts 1.12-26
The Ascended Christ's First Act: the Birth of the Church - Acts 2.1-21
The First Sermon in Church History: "Salvation is Possible" - Acts 2.14-40

It is my usual practice to quote "dead theologians" on this blog. I hope this post will not make Scott nervous!