Paul was about to give up on the people in Corinth. He didn’t think it was a good place to plant a church. In his mind it was too worldly and too calloused to the truth. But God insisted he …
While in Athens Paul tried to philosophise with the philosophers but won very few people to Christ. Afterwards, Paul went to Corinth where he decided to change his tactics. He focused on the cross, even though it was hard to …
Paul had plans to go one way in his mission work but God had other plans. He blocked Paul’s plans and opened another door. God had a special work in Macedonia. Furthermore, there were specific people who God was working …
The Christian Church was growing rapidly. Satan was angry. He made an attempt to get the church in-fighting. Satan knew he could destroy the rapid evangelistic growth if he could get the Christian Jew and Christian Gentiles fighting about expectation. …
For many years, Paul had carried with him the guilt of his persecutions of Christians. Fresh were the memories of the martyrdom of Stephen. When the same happened to him, Paul accepted it as he due consequences. But God had …
Paul repeatedly introduces himself as an apostle. The word apostle literally means the “one who is sent.” In this chapter we see that Paul is sent far and wide in unreached areas on his first missionary journey. He was church …
The persecution of the early church is similar to the persection that God’s people will go through in the last days. We can learn through these stories how to be prepared.
Peter had spent his life with the knowledge that uncircumcised gentiles where unclean and he was not allowed to enter their homes or eat with them. Now after decades of living this way God was trying to teach Peter and …
As you might imagine, going from a Christian killer to a Christian prophet is not a simple transition. Paul did not have very many friends for a while. What was his early ministry like? We will find out in this …
