Luke & Acts
A Rooted Yearlong Curriculum – $225
This 31-lesson curriculum provides you with all you need to walk students through the gospel account in the book of Luke, and the account of the growing early church in Acts.
BUY NOWWhy teach Luke & Acts?
It’s hard to appreciate who Jesus is and what He has done without studying a first-hand account of his earthly life and ministry. It’s also hard to appreciate how the Holy Spirit powerfully moved to grow the early church without studying the narrative of how that happened. That’s why we’d love for your students to learn more about Jesus and His church through the study of Luke-Acts. Written by the same author, these two books work together to show how Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection completely transformed the world.
In these books, students will learn about the God who keeps His promises, associates with the lowly, and asks us to follow him with heartfelt devotion. They will hear tales of brave apostles in the early church who risked everything to follow Jesus. They will be in awe of the power of the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit who dwells inside them today. In the Luke-Acts, our hope is that your students will grow in their understanding and love of Jesus and the wide-reaching community of faith He creates.
Luke: Written by Rebecca Lankford, Edited by Tucker Fleming
Acts: Written by Tucker Fleming, Edited by Kendal Conner
Lesson Outline
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Luke
Written by Rebecca Lankford, Edited by Tucker Fleming
- Lesson 1: Nothing Will Be Impossible With God (Lk 1:1-38)
- Lesson 2: Magnifying the Savior (Lk 1:39-80)
- Lesson 3: The Birth of the Savior (Lk 2:1-21)
- Lesson 4: Get Ready! A Warning and a Baptism (Lk 3:1-22)
- Lesson 5: “The Spirit of the Lord Is Upon Me” (Lk 4:1-21)
- Lesson 6: He Who Calls, Heals and Forgives (Lk 5:1-32)
- Lesson 7: The Blessed Life (Lk 6:20-49)
- Lesson 8: A Sinful Woman Forgiven (Lk 7:36-50)
- Lesson 9: Storm, Swine, and a Savior (Lk 8:22-39)
- Lesson 10: Taking up the Cross (Lk 9:18-48)
- Lesson 11: Prayer and the Good Portion (Lk 10:38-11:13)
- Lesson 12: Lost and Found (Lk 15)
- Lesson 13: Behold Your King (Lk 19:28-48)
- Lesson 14: Betrayal, Denial, and a Trial (Lk 22)
- Lesson 15: The Darkest Day (Lk 23)
- Lesson 16: The Brightest Dawn (Lk 24)
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Acts
Written by Tucker Fleming, Edited by Kendal Conner
- Lesson 1: Christ’s Great Commission and Pentecost (Acts 1:1-11; 2:1-13)
- Lesson 2: Peter’s Pentecost Sermon (Acts 2:14-41)
- Lesson 3: Peter in the Portico (Acts 3:11-4:22)
- Lesson 4: Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)
- Lesson 5: Stephen’s Speech (Acts 6:8-7:60)
- Lesson 6: Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-40)
- Lesson 7: The Conversion of Paul (Acts 9:1-31)
- Lesson 8: Peter’s Vision and the Gentile Pentecost (Acts 10:9-48)
- Lesson 9: Paul’s Faithfulness in Suffering (Acts 14:19-23; 23:12-22)
- Lesson 10: The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:1-21)
- Lesson 11: The Philippian Jailer (Acts 16:25-40)
- Lesson 12: Paul at the Areopagus (Acts 17:22-34)
- Lesson 13: The Riot in Ephesus (Acts 19:21-41)
- Lesson 14: Paul before Caesar (Acts 25:1-27)
- Lesson 15: Paul on the Way to Rome (Acts 28:1-31)
Contributors
Rebecca Lankford, Editor
Rebecca serves as the Ministry Development Coordinator/Assistant Editor for Rooted. Previously, she has worked in both youth and young adult ministries. She is a graduate of Furman University and recently completed her Master’s in Theology at Beeson Divinity School. Rebecca is happiest on a porch swing, in a boat, or on the dance floor.
Tucker Fleming, Writer and Editor
Tucker Fleming was raised in the Atlanta area and attended both Mississippi State University and Beeson Divinity School. He’s lived and worked throughout the country in schools and non-profit organizations, and has worked with students for a decade, with over half of that time being in the local church.
Kendal Conner, Editor
After spending 10 years working in youth ministry, Kendal currently serves as a Groups Minister at Redeemer Fellowship in Kansas City, MO. Originally from Memphis, Tenn. Kendal received her BA from Union University. After graduation, she served 2 years overseas working with youth in Central Asia. After returning to America, she spent several years working for a parachurch youth ministry before moving to Oklahoma to serve as a Girls Minister in a local church. Kendal loves to travel, and dreams of one day being able to say she has enjoyed coffee in every country.
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Download NowWhat will students learn from Luke?
Luke was written to given an “orderly account” of the life of Jesus. Specifically, Luke wanted to show how Jesus is the Messiah, the culmination of God’s grand plan of redemption and the fulfillment of all the Old Testament promises.
1) God Keeps His Promises: Students need to know that God can be trusted to do what He says He will do. Often, students can struggle to trust God’s timing, His provision, and His goodness, but Luke shows us that God is always faithful to His Word.
2) God’s Kingdom Is: “Upside Down”In a world that prioritizes the wealthy, the beautiful, the successful, and the elite, Luke reminds us that God’s values are quite the opposite. His heart is for the humble, the lowly, and the poor. This encourages students to boast in their weaknesses and also to develop compassion for those on the fringes—the very people Jesus came to serve.
3) Jesus Wants Our Whole Hearts: Luke shows us what it looks like to follow Jesus, not just in word, but in deed. Students need to see that following Jesus is not just a box to be checked, but a way of life. This will affect every part of our lives: our spending, our relationships, our work, and the way we treat others.
What will students learn from Acts?
1) God Sees Our Students: For all humans, but especially for modern teens, being seen and known fully while also being accepted and loved fully is a strong desire. Many of our students (and many adults, as well) want to be “liked” on Instagram, and yet we only allow others to know us there partially. The book of Acts shows us that God sees His people—that He loves us fully, even as He knows us fully. God has seen and continues to see all of our sins and shortcomings, and He continues to love us through Christ.
2) God Leads Our Students: One of the lessons of the book of Acts is that God leads His people, and He does the same for our students. Acts is full of examples of God changing plans and giving new plans to people for His glory and for their good. What that shows us is that God, who doesn’t change, continues to do this for us. God directs our steps, and as a result, we will never be led to a place that is outside God’s will for us, even if we’re led to a place that we don’t necessarily like in the moment.
3) God Provides for Our Students: As God leads us on the path He has set for us, He will always provide for us. Throughout Acts, God shows us that He is a God who provides for His people. Throughout all the chaos of the 28 chapters that make up Acts, God always gives His people what they need—not to obtain health, wealth, and happiness—but to accomplish His purposes. Just as He did for His people 2,000 years ago, He will continue to do the same for us today.