But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds. Acts 17:13

Have any of you taken noticed the following two recurring themes in the book of Acts?

Missions and Evangelism.
Persecution

Should this be important for us 2,000 years later?

Normative or Transitional? Some things in Acts were important then, but not so much after the transitional time of the Apostles. A prime example is the signs and wonders God did through the Apostles. As noted previously, just as God worked miracles through the Old Testament prophets to validate their words, God validated the words of the Apostles with signs and wonders when the Church was in its infancy. While we would never say God cannot do signs and wonders today, clearly they were more prevalent during the transitionary time of the Apostles.

Other things recorded in the Acts are normative—meaning they are basically (though not always exactly) the same for all believers and churches throughout the Church Age (until Christ’s 2nd Coming).

So what?

All believers and churches are to be engaged as much as possible in evangelism and missions, whether across the street, or around the world. This is to be normative.

While all Christians and churches do not suffer persecution in the same ways or to the same degree, that the Christ-hating world hates those who love and follow Jesus is normative. (1) Let us thank the Lord that we do not suffer as much as so many of our brothers and sisters around the world. (2) Let us remember to love and pray for those who do. (3) And let us be prepared so that when we do suffer, we do not stumble in our faith.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.