Paul has been delivered to the Roman Procurator Felix in Caesarea after a plot to kill Paul is uncovered in Jerusalem. Felix was no stranger to rebellion from the Jews and was charged with keeping peace in the region. Paul…
Tag: Acts
But I Indeed Was Born A Citizen
Our citizenship matters. Where we were born and how we were raised comes with certain rights and privileges. Sometimes these rights are violated, even when we have done nothing wrong, as it was here with Paul. Paul has acted uprightly,…
The Brothers Welcomed Us Gladly
Paul is greeted “gladly” by the first group he meets as he arrives in Jerusalem but the welcome is not so warm as he meets with James and the elders the next day. Paul tells them of his success with…
Bound By The Spirit
Paul is led by the Holy Spirit to return to Jerusalem and he has been working in the Gentile Churches to bring a gift with him. This was not the first time Paul had brought a gift, but this time,…
God Has Made Him Both Lord and Christ
Jesus give his last instructions to his disciples, stay in Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit has come upon you. Then, “you will be my witnesses … to the farthest part of the earth”. After Jesus is taken up into heaven,…
This Salvation of God Has Been Sent to the Gentiles
Paul is on the ship the fourteenth night and has had God’s promise that not only would he go to Rome, but all on the ship would be saved. But the sailors believe they are close to land and try…
I Saw A Light From Heaven
In Acts 25:23 we find that Festus, the new governor has invited King “Agrippa and Bernice (his wife) (who) came with great pageantry and entered into the audience hall, along with military tribunes and the most prominent men of the…
According to the Way So I Worship
Paul is taken from Jerusalem to Caesarea for his own safety because the Jews want to kill him. The governor agrees to hear the charges so the high priest and elders come with their attorney, all making accusations against Paul.…
In All Good Conscience Before God
Paul is back in Jerusalem and offers a gesture demonstrating that he also, in Acts 21:24, was “observing the law”. But accusations came (read more) and Paul responds by defending himself. This is often our first reaction and many times…
The Will of the Lord Be Done
Paul is set on his course to Jerusalem. And on his return, he stops to meet with church leaders along the way. In Miletus, he meets with those from Ephesus, and reminds them of the time he has spent with…
The gods Made By Hands Are Not gods
Paul had been in Asia for two years in Acts 19:10. Now we hear that extraordinary miracles were happening in Acts 19:12 “so that even handkerchiefs or work aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to those who…
Speak and Do Not Keep Silent
Paul moves on from Athens to Corinth and finds new friends, Aquila and Priscilla, Jews from Rome. He works and lives with them for a time and then gives himself fully to “testifying to the Jews that the Christ was…
What You Worship Without Knowing It
Paul, Silas, and Timothy responded to a vision to go to Macedonia and have been proclaiming the gospel in Philippi. Eventually they meet with opposition so move on to Thessalonica (today Thessaloniki) in Acts 17:1. Here, they found a synagogue…
Come Over and Help Us
Paul and Barnabas head back to Antioch from the assembly of apostles and elders that had been held in Jerusalem. The church receives the apostolic letter and is strengthened. They also find prophets Judas and Silas and continues together teaching…