Text: Acts 22:24-30 Theme: Paul withheld information until it was the right time to share. Key verses: “The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious. When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul ...
Text: Acts 22:1-23 Theme: Paul didn’t back down from telling the truth, the needed truth, and nothing but the truth. Key verses: “‘Brothers and esteemed fathers,’ Paul said, ‘listen to me as I offer my defense.’ When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. Then Paul said, ‘I am ...
Text: Acts 21:37-40 Theme: Paul thought quickly on his feet to find a solution. Key verses: “As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, ‘May I have a word with you?’ ‘Do you know Greek?’ the commander asked, surprised. ‘Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago ...
Text: Acts 21:26-36 Theme: Paul was both unsecured and secure as he went forward in God’s plan for him. Key verses: “So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purification ritual, so he publicly announced the date when their vows would end and sacrifices would ...
Text: Acts 21:15-26 Theme: Paul was unusually quiet and accepting of the Jewish leaders’ plans for him. Key verses: “When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly. The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present. After greeting them, Paul ...
Text: Acts 21:1-14 Theme: The Spirit gets blamed (and misinterpreted) for a lot of things. Key verses: “We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied through the Holy Spirit that Paul should not go on to Jerusalem. When we returned to the shop at the end of ...
Text: Acts 20:28-38 Theme: Paul worked hard to care for those appointed to him. Key verses: “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock–his church, purchased with his own blood–over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders (v. 28). “Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you–my constant ...
Text: Acts 20:18-27 Theme: Paul had the confidence and respect to declare some amazing things. Key verses: “When they arrived he [Paul] declared, ‘You know that from the day I set foot in the province of Asia until now I have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials ...
Text: Acts 20:13-17 Theme: Paul was a planner who didn’t leave things to chance. Key verses: “Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, while we traveled by ship” (v. 13). “Paul had decided to sail on past Ephesus, for he didn’t want to spend any more time ...