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 ...
Text: Acts 15:36-41 Theme: Strong disagreements can lead to stronger impact. Key verses: “After some time Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Let’s go back and visit each city where we previously preached the word of the Lord, to see how the new believers are doing.’ Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark. But Paul ...
Text: Acts 15:22-35 Theme: Sometimes wolves can sneak in among the sheep. What to do? Key verses: “Then the apostles and elders together with the whole church in Jerusalem chose delegates, and they sent them to Antioch of Syria with Paul and Barnabas to report on this decision…This is the letter they took with them: ...
Text: Acts 15:1-21 Theme: God’s way is the same for all, but not all see it the same way. Key verses: “While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers: ‘Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be ...
Text: Acts 15:1-21 Theme: God’s way is the same for all, but not all see it the same way. Key verses: “While Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch of Syria, some men from Judea arrived and began to teach the believers: ‘Unless you are circumcised as required by the law of Moses, you cannot be ...
Text: Acts 14:23-28 Theme: Takes a lot to complete something–many action verbs involved Key verses: “Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. Then they traveled back…They preached the word in Perga, ...
Text: Acts 14:19-22 Theme: We shouldn’t avoid hardships at the cost of sharing the Gospel. Key verses: “The same thing happened in Iconium…While they were at Lystra…some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. But as ...
Text: Acts 14:8-18 Theme: What we put our faith in determines our actions and outcome. Key verses: “Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he ...
Text: Acts 14:1-7 Theme: Paul and Barnabas were tenacious and determined in their mission. Key verses: “The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Gentiles became believers. Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and ...
Text: Acts 13:44-52 Theme: Speaking truth took Paul & Barnabas from hero to zero in a week. Key verses: “The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach the word of the Lord. But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued ...
