Text: Acts 19:8-15 Theme: Paul was known because he made Jesus known. Key verses: “Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the ...
Text: Acts 19:1-7 Theme: God loves to move us out of our comfort zones into new realms with Him. Key verses: “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” “Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And ...
Text: Acts 18:24-28 Theme: Apollos was poured into by others so he could pour into others. Key verses: “Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus…He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with ...
Text: Acts 18:1-23 Theme: Mission work includes lots of goodbyes. Key Verses: “Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila…Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was. Each Sabbath found Paul at the synagogue, trying to convince the Jews and ...
Text: Acts 17:2-33 Theme: Paul’s custom worked well for him for his mission Key verses: “As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people” (v. 2). “That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When ...
Acts 17:1-18 Theme: Those who listened to Paul were often changed. Key verses: “As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with people. He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He ...
Text: Acts 16:11-40 Theme: True ministers find opportunities to minister, regardless. Key verses: “On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. One of them was Lydia…who worshiped ...
Text: Acts 16:6-10 Theme: Sometimes we are providentially hindered, always for a divine purpose. Key verses: “Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phyrgia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they ...
Text: Acts 16:1-5 Theme: Paul was careful to be respectful and strategic along his journey. Key verses: “Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lysta, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. Timothy was well thought of by the believers…so Paul ...