“When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.”
What’s the role of a Senior Leader? There’s loads of things that need to get done: Staff/Volunteer line...
When Paul goes to Athens, he’s waiting for Silas and Timothy to arrive, so whilst he’s waiting, he has to earn a living. Paul’s trade was a tentmaker, so he would have made some tents and then sold them. In Athens, the Agora was the marketplace. It’s at this place, just...
“Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard someone preach,...
As Paul and Silas get moved out of Thessalonica, they move on to Berea, some 43 miles away. That’s about a 2-3 day walk.
I can only imagine the conversation between the two of them, and with Timothy who were also with them. They would have discussed theology, life, their plans when they got...
In this passage, Paul heads over to Thessalonica, and follows a well-worn path.
We’ve already well established that Paul’s go-to strategy of evangelism is not to go to those furthest from God, but to those closest – the Jews. Now we know from the epistles that Paul’s...
Paul remains in Philippi and as part of his usual activity of going to the place of prayer by the river just outside the city, Paul encounters a fortune-telling slave girl. After the Paul gets annoyed enough, he casts a demon out of the girl, and the slave girl’s owners get mad. This poor...
Paul puts to sea from Troas heading into the unknown of Macedonia. From there he makes his way to Philippi, one of the major cities of the Macedonian region. This tactic of heading to the major cities is something we’ve already seen before. Antioch, the second centre of the church, was the...
“And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.” Acts 16:6 ESV
At the end of the book of Matthew, Jesus tells His disciples to go into all the world, the famous Great Commission. I’ve heard so...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
Approximately 2 years after being in Galatia, and about a year after the...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
In the first missionary journey, it was clear that Barnabas was leading. Why do...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
In Acts 15, the decision at the Council of Jerusalem is made, with James taking...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
I remember when I was younger I used to read choose-your-own adventure stories....
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
“After there had been much debate…”
We’re back in...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
Paul and Barnabas are back in Antioch after their first mission trip. And whilst...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
“They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples....
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
In this passage, Paul & Barnabas first win over the synagogue in Iconium...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
After Barnabas and Saul were in Cyprus, they sailed for mainland Turkey. Luke...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
“The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
“The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to...
In this blog series, I’m going to take a look at the book of Acts from a strategic point of view. What was going on in the days of the early church and what can we learn from it today in the 21st Century?
“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,...
