September 20, 2022
Acts 17 – Berea
Ever wonder why it seems that many churches have a “Berean Sunday School Class?” The answer is in Acts 17. Although Paul and his companions had three productive weeks of...
September 13, 2022
Acts 17 – Proclaiming the Gospel
Paul and his companions went on from Philippi to Thessalonica (Acts 17). As was his custom, Paul went to the synagogue there first. In this case, he taught them for...
September 6, 2022
Acts 16:25-37 – Response to Authorities
How is a believer to respond to the governing authorities? That’s a question Paul had to deal with in a prison in Philippi after an earthquake miraculously unfastened their chains...
August 30, 2022
Acts 16 – Regardless of Circumstances
While in Philippi of Macedonia, Paul and Silas were unjustly beaten with rods, thrown into prison under guard, and their feet placed in stocks (Acts 16:23-24). Under those conditions, I...
August 23, 2022
Acts 16 – Paul in Philippi
In Acts 16 Paul finally made it to Europe, to Philippi of Macedonia. The first convert there was a woman named Lydia, who ended up being baptized along with her...
August 9, 2022
Acts 16 – A Spirit-Led Itinerary
Acts 16:6-12 is a travel blog by Luke of Paul’s journey with his companions through Asia Minor and across the water into Southeast Europe – six regions and four cities...
August 2, 2022
Acts 16 – Timothy
We are introduced to another young man in the ministry at the beginning of Acts 16. The team of Paul and Silas came to the Asia Minor towns of Derbe...
July 26, 2022
Acts 15 – Barnabas and Mark
After Paul and Barnabas separated due to their sharp disagreement over John Mark, who deserted them during their first missionary journey, Paul chose Silas as his partner to resume his...
July 19, 2022
Acts 15 – Church in Antioch
After receiving the good news from the church in Jerusalem that Gentile believers were accepted as full and equal brothers in Christ, the church in Antioch became established as a...
July 12, 2022
Acts 15
In Acts 15, the Jerusalem council of the early church ruled that a Gentile did not have to first become a Jew – by being circumcised – in order to...