Tag: Acts 18
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Apollos and Paul – Apostles crossing paths
Apollos arrives in Ephesus Acts 18: [No mention here of Silas, Luke or Timothy also part of this 2nd mission. Email me or comment if you know where these apostles of the church might be as Paul begins his 3rd missionary journey. – Roger@TalkofJesus.com ] Notice where Ephesus fits into our A.D. 51-52 timeline as…
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The Connection of Christ’s Missions
a timeline of ACTS of the Apostles Twenty-first century followers of the Lord Jesus Christ and believers less immersed in Scripture tend to oversimplify the journeys and any connection of apostles of the first century church. Our helpful, but partial view tends to look something like this: a Connection of Apostles JESUS CHRIST is the…
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If God wills – a Mission ends, a Journey Home
ACTS of the Apostles 18: θεοῦ θέλοντος – theos thelō – that is: IF GOD WILLS. Not only is this Paul’s response to many who urge the Apostle to stay longer on his second missionary journey, but once the Apostle returns home we will see this familiar approach in a third missionary journey. God wills it. WHY…
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Do Not Be Afraid of their Attack
“..for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you..” Acts of the Apostles 18:10a ESV – the word of the Lord κύριος to Paul in a vision A failed attack on Paul in Achaia Even as Paul has journeyed into all the Roman world since his conversion as an itererate…
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From now on I will go ethnos
ACTS 18 continued.. ἔθνη – ethnos“Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.” ACTS of the Apostles 18:6b ESV – Paul’s curse toward the Jews rejecting the Gospel in Corinth Paul’s persistence in ACHIA for 18 months Our 2nd mission to Jews and the…
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Corinth – 1st Church Plant in ACHAIA
So why did Paul leave Athens, Greece? These apostles to the Gentiles are sent to Corinth by the Holy Spirit to plant a church in Achaia. ACTS of the Apostles 18: THIS summary of Paul’s first two missions INCLUDES a 20 YEAR TIMELINE OF THE EARLY CHURCH. You’ll recall the Apostle’s great proclamation of the…
