Acts chapter 21 quickly follows Paul on his journey back to Jerusalem. On his way back Paul and his group say with a variety of past friends that they had made during their missionary journeys. Paul is being let by the Holy Spirit to go to Jerusalem, but at the same time he receives many warnings that persecution awaits him there. (more…)
In the second half of Acts 17 we see Paul’s distress over the people of Athens because of their many idols and worship of false gods. So he began to reason in the synagogue and marketplace each day. It was then that some philosophers start debating with him and eventually Paul is invited to a “thinking” meeting at the Areopagus. (more…)
In Acts 17 we see Paul and company continue on their missionary journey throughout the Roman empire. In each place they stop, they simply tell the people that God had sent His Son Jesus in order that they might believe and be saved. But in each town, groups of jealous Jews twist Paul’s message and create mobs to run Paul and his companions out of town. (more…)
In the second half of Acts 16 we find Paul and company being harassed by a demon possessed slave girl.
Verses 16-18:
Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” (more…)
In Acts Chapter 16 Paul has parted ways with Barnabas over a personal dispute. Silas, Timothy, and Luke (notice the text is now in the first person since Acts was written by Luke) join him on his next missionary journey to Macedonia.
Paul met Timothy in Lystra as we can see in verses 1-5: (more…)
The wonderful story of God breaking down prejudices is told in Acts Chapter 10. God directly communicates with a Roman Centurion named Cornelius, and with the Apostle Peter arranging for Peter to go and meet Cornelius. (more…)
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