In Chapter Acts 22:30 Paul Before the Sanhedrin 30 The commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews. So the next day he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them. Paul was alone, none of his disciples were present. He had a great desire to go to Jerusalem his own people, he believed he will be able to convince them Let’s read ACTS 23 23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.” 2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will ...

  In Acts 20, Paul and the others were standing on the beach at Miletus with the elders and the others literally weeping as Paul was boarding the ship. They knew they would never see their beloved Paul again. They all understood the danger that awaited Paul when he went as it were to the lion’s den of Jerusalem. He barely escaped the multiple plots and schemes of the Jews to kill him as they followed Paul and now, he is headed straight to Jerusalem. Acts 21: 21 After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Kos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara. 2 We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board ...

  Acts 20 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia. 2 He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece, 3 where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia. 4 He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. 5 These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. 6 But we sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days. 7 On the first day of the week we ...

 

     

Acts 16: A Macedonian Call – A call for help Let’s do a quick recap Paul’s first missionary journey (Acts 13–14) Antioch: Paul’s first missionary journey began in Antioch. You may notice that maps of the ancient world often have two cities labelled Antioch. The Antioch in Acts 13 was the third largest city in ancient … Continue reading →Acts 16: A Macedonian Call – A call for help

  We saw last week the Missionary journeys of Paul. How he endured all kinds of hardships for the Gospel. He was beaten and bruised. Sequence of Events Some people from Judea arrive to Antioch and discuss about the gentiles being circumcised. Paul and Barnabas take a decision of confronting the Jews in Jerusalem. They travel back from Antioch to Jerusalem. A meeting was held to come to a consensus about this question. Whether gentiles should be circumcised or not to belong to Jesus. Peter rose up and defended this point. The Elders send an apologetic letter They provide them with certain guidelines Paul, Barnabus and John Mark.   Now let’s understand this law of Moses, why and how was this conducted? Circumcision in Jews was an ...