In today’s passage, Paul is in prison, and he is caught up in a legal battle. A lawyer is going to put forward a case against him, Paul is going to respond, and then he’s going to sit in a cell for two years. Acts 24:1-27
In today’s passage, the Apostle Paul is standing before the Roman tribune and the Jewish council. Paul starts this hearing by claiming that he is more concerned about how God would judge him than the Jewish council or even the Romans would, and in doing so, he says that his conscience is clean. The question […]
To prevent the crowds from murdering the Apostle Paul, the Roman tribute carried him away. But as they reach the top of the steps, Paul made a strange request. He wanted to speak to the crowd. Even in this broken state, Paul saw an opportunity to share the hope that he had with the very […]
Paul was doing his very best to overcome this division in the church, and he had every hope that this Jerusalem offering would finally bind the church together but the greeting he received when he arrived was not what he was expecting. Acts 21:15-36
Prophecy is a gift that God has given to His church so it would be unwise of us to refuse one of the tools that our Father has given to us for our good. Acts 21:1-14
In our passage today, Paul is just about to set sail for Jerusalem, But before he departs, he needs to make sure that the elders in Ephesus understand that he is passing on the baton of leadership and that they understand what it will look like to shepherd the church in the days to come. […]
Following the riot in Ephesus that we considered last Sunday, Paul sets off and makes his way back to Jerusalem. In today’s passage, we find a record of Paul’s travel log along with a brief account of his visit in Troas. Acts 20:1-16
Last week we saw the beginnings of the transformation of Ephesus by the preaching of the Gospel and changed lives. This week the transformation continue. Authentic disciples of Christ, living differently, living “THE WAY”, as salt and light is REVOLUTIONARY. And by their WITNESS they turn places upside down and, in today’s text, cause a […]
This morning we are catching a glimpse into the kind of ministry that turned Ephesus upside down. Acts 19:8-20
In our passage this morning, we are going to read about two different episodes in the early days at Ephesus. In both episodes, Paul and his team encounter people in Ephesus who are well-intentioned but ill-informed. In particular, it appears that there was confusion surrounding the issue of baptism. Acts 18:24 – 19:7