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Not Resisting Arrest
2023-04-11 10:56 Acts 21:33-40. After the mob has been riled up against Paul, Roman soldiers and centurions come to the scene along with the tribune, who arrests Paul and orders that he be bound with two chains. He in...
Taking a Beating for Christ
2023-04-10 07:16 Acts 21:27-32. When the seven days of purification in which Paul is engaging are almost up, the Jews from Asia, who have seen him in the temple and know who he is, begin riling up the people. They say...
In Which Rituals Can We Take Cover?
2023-04-08 05:56 Acts 21:15-26. Paul leaves Jerusalem with his followers and some of the disciples from Caesarea. They are received gladly in Jerusalem and are brought to James and all the elders where Paul recounts a...
Paul Knows What He's Getting Into, God Wants Us to Know, Too
2023-04-07 17:44 Acts 21:7-14. Paul's journey back to Jerusalem continues and he and his followers now arrive in Cesarea, where they stay with Philip, the Evangelist, one of the seven first deacons. Philip has fou...
God Wants Our Informed Consent
2023-04-06 08:12 Acts 21:1-6. Paul and his followers sail from Ephesus on their journey to Jerusalem. After stops at several cities, they land at Tyre, where they disembark and find the disciples in that city. The gro...
Earning One's Keep and Others' Trust
2023-04-05 09:57 Acts 20:32-38. Paul concludes his speech to the Ephesian elders by commending them all to God's grace which is able to build them up and give them their inheritance. He reminds them that he never ...
Preparing for Persecution
2023-04-04 13:02 Acts 20:24-31. Having said that he does not know what awaits him in Jerusalem, but that the Spirit has warned him to expect imprisonment and afflictions, Paul continues his speech to the Ephesian elde...
Door to Door Evangelization
2023-04-03 08:38 Acts 20:17-23. Although he passes by Ephesus as he is hurrying to reach Jerusalem, Paul calls the elders of the Ephesian church to him when he stops in Miletus. There he gives them a goodbye speech an...
Even Evangelists Need Some Alone Time
2023-04-02 10:23 Acts 20:13-16. As Paul and his disciples leave Troas, Luke and the others take a ship to Assos, while Paul travels by land, intending to meet them there. After picking up Paul in Assos, the group sail...
Sometimes Miracles Don't Look Like Miracles
2023-03-31 10:11 Acts 20:7-12. When Paul meets up with the disciples in Troas, he intends to only stay a night with them, so he meets and talks with them into the night. They are gathered in a well lit upper room as P...