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5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. In contrast to yesterday’s passage, today, Paul stops working his tent making job and receives support from Silas and Timothy. He spends all his time preaching and teaching. This of course isContinue reading “29Oct2009 Acts 18:5”

3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. Paul the apostle was a tentmaker! In a desert climate, tents were very important. They were a matter of survival, not just a luxury item used on vacation. Paul was not above working with his hands. He was notContinue reading “28Oct2009 Acts 18:3”

24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. We don’t often fall in the trap of thinking that God lives in a particular location here on earth. We don’t have the same image of God asContinue reading “27Oct2009 Acts 17:24”

19 Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? Nothing true is new. People make millions of dollars off the new. Christians are not immune to this disease. Look at all the booksContinue reading “26Oct2009 Acts 17:19”

18 A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. The Gospel is a foreign language. ThereContinue reading “25Oct2009 Acts 17:18”

12 Many of the Jews believed, as did also a number of prominent Greek women and many Greek men. I noticed a curious cultural curveball in this text. I don’t remember reading that Jewish women came to faith in Christ. Notice that Jews are mentioned, and then Greek women and Greek men. It is alsoContinue reading “24Oct2009 Acts 17:12”

5 But the Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. Have you ever noticed that people often don’t wantContinue reading “23Oct2009 Acts 17:5”

40 After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and encouraged them. Then they left. After being beaten unjustly in this town, Paul and Silas take time to encourage their friends before leaving town. Think about that. They were just beaten and thrownContinue reading “22Oct2009 Acts 16:40”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” I think this man’s fear was twofold. I think he knew something supernatural had happened and he knew he needed to respond to GodContinue reading “21Oct2009 Acts 16:29-30”

26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose. Here is God in action. I could understand an earthquake opening the doors of a prison of that day. They did not have the sophisticated lockingContinue reading “20Oct2009 Acts 16:26”