As we have just finished reading through Luke's account of Jesus's life, it is appropriate that we move on to the one New Testament book that tracks the history of the church after the death and resurrection of Jesus.
The "Book of Acts" was written as a sequel to an account of the life of Jesus, apparently by Luke, a physician who traveled with Paul at one point. The book begins in Jerusalem, shortly after the resurrection of Jesus, and chronicles the early church in Jerusalem, its breakout into the surrounding area (mainly northward into Syria and towards Turkey) and eventually the church's recognition of the non-Jews, those confused, irreligious "Gentiles". The last half of the book describes the journeys of the individual Saul/Paul as he increasingly focuses on the Gentiles. The narrator, Luke, enters the story several times, switching his narration from third person to first person as he describes events that he witnessed.
We will spend five weeks working our way through the 28 chapters of Acts. But if you'd like a much shorter study, here is Acts in 3 minutes. Or, for the one in a hurry, here are 28 tweets which summarize the chapters!
There are, of course, more serious resources. A brief summary of Acts is available here at biblestudytools.com (click on "Summary") and also here. A summary of the book, followed by studies of individual chapters, is here at GotQuestions.org. And, of course, the Wikipedia page on Acts is good.
We will examine (slowly!) 28 chapters in 31 days, just over five weeks. Join me!