Who are you? Paul’s ministry in Ephesus was interesting. This next episode involving a failed exorcism attempt is one of the most unusual events in the Bible.
Faith in God, Love for People
Posts by Jeff Short (Page 7)
Unto what were you baptized? Paul returned to Ephesus and encountered some disciples who clearly did not understand the Gospel.
What’s with the new guy? After Paul left Ephesus, a new dynamic preacher came to the city. Apollos proves a powerful preacher and proponent of the faith. He just needs little help.
Hard to go on Paul had faced difficulty in Athens and more difficulty in Corinth. After Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia with money from the churches there, Paul devoted more time to preaching. Paul’s more preaching was met with increasing opposition and hostility from the Jews in Corinth. It would be easy to quit,…
What to do first? When Paul went into a new city, he first sought out the Jewish community there. He typically went to the synagogue, if there was one. He followed his pattern when he came into the city of Corinth.
How do you preach to people who have no knowledge of the Bible? Paul gave a message before the council at Mar’s Hill. On the surface, it sounds different from one he gave in the Synagogue. However, closer inspection reveals all the same elements of Gospel preaching are there.
What is this man talking about? After escaping from Thessalonica and Berea, Paul came to Athens. His public conversations with the Greeks in the city led to him appearing before the council at Mars Hill. He seemed to have a new message they hadn’t heard before.
What is a good response? It has long been observed that wherever Paul preached, there was either a revival or a revolt. Paul’s preaching got a response, sometimes good and sometimes not. This passage compares the response in Berea with the response in Thessalonica.
What happened at the synagogue? Paul’s custom was to go to the Jews first when he came into a new city. He went to the synagogue in Thessalonica and preached from the Old Testament that Jesus is the Messiah.
All Shook Up Paul and Silas pray and sing and an earthquake opens the way for them to escape. But they didn’t. Instead, they preached the Gospel to the jailer.