Category: Acts for a 21st c. Church
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Death, Judgment and Resurrection in light of your own
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.” Acts of the Apostles 17:31 NIV – the Apostle Paul to the men of Athens at Mars Hill The Good News…
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Lectures about God in Athens’ University of Idols
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD TODAY’S LECTURE At the Areopagus – Visiting Professor of Philosophy & Religion Παῦλος – paulos πολίτης Ταρσεύς Κιλικία Citizen of Tarseus in Cilicia The Hill of Ares or Mars’ Hill, depending on language reference of Greek or Roman for the god of war. The Apostle Paul is about to make an important speech…
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Approaching Athens 2 – Addressing gods and goddesses
The Apostle’s introduction and approach are most gracious in addressing a crowd of men whose religious celebrations of their gods and goddesses would seem most sinful to every Jew in Athens. Addressing Athena & the men who idolize her The Apostle Paul, a Roman citizen who has also been speaking with the Jews of Athens…
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Approaching Athena the ruling goddess of Athens
The Lord’s apostle to the gentiles — Paul, or Saul of Tarsus, a Roman citizen of CILICIA — has hurriedly fled Thessaloniki and Berea MACEDONIA sailing south along the Aegean coast of ACHIA to Athens. Sailing from Macedonia to Athens Although fleeing the Jews we must think of Paulos as a ROMAN citizen on some…
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Jews in Berea receive and believe the Gospel
What do Christians mean when they call themselves Bereans? Berean Bible Believer Are YOU one? No doubt you have your own imagery. (Let’s set our pictures of the past aside for a moment and go straight to the source – THE BIBLE – for some context of Paul’s visit to Berea.) Acts of the Apostles…
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Three Weeks in Thessalonica- Acts 17
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. Acts of the Apostles 17:1 ESV Luke summarizes an 80-90 mile [~130 km] journey from Philippi by these apostles of Christ in a single verse. ~ A.D. 50 – Philippi to Thessalonica (by land)…
