Tag: Corinth
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NO Divisions in our Church ?
I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. 1 Corinthians 1:10 New Living Translation ‘IMPOSSIBLE !’ you say. Impossible in Corinth.. and…
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Powerful Preaching to powerless Christians
Preaching the Lord Jesus What was the difference in the preaching of Apollos and Paul? In Acts of the Apostles 19 Luke gives it to us straight. Paul discovers some disciples who have already heard the powerful preaching of Apollos. Let’s take a look at Luke’s account translated authoritatively in the King James Version: And…
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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…
