Studies in Acts Paul in Corinth (Acts 18:1-17)       Corinth was not a prestigious church. Not many of the Corinthian Christians “were wise, according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, […]

Studies in Acts Preaching in Athens (Acts 17:16-34) Paul arrived in Athens after a turbulent time in Thessalonica and Berea, probably in the fall of AD 50, or Feb/March 51. […]

Studies in Acts Looking back at Paul’s stay in Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-10)      In 1 Thessalonians, the apostle mentions how dejected he was after he had to abandon the church […]

Studies in Acts Another King (Acts 17:1-10a) Postscript on Philippi: The Christian church in Philippi was the first one on the European continent and in the actual Roman world. We […]

Studies in Acts The Drama Continues! (Acts 16:29-40) Acts 16:29-30 After he had asked for lights, the shocked jailer ran into the prison and fell down trembling before Paul and […]

Studies in Acts Grace Comes to a Philippian Jailer (Acts 16:19-28) Verses 19-21 At the same moment that the slave girl was delivered from her evil spirit, she had also […]

Studies in Acts The Gospel Comes to Philippi (Acts 16:11-18) Verses 11-15: Very soon, a ship sailed from the harbour of Troas heading for the mainland of Greece. Aboard this […]

Studies in Acts Timothy and the Second Missionary Journey (Acts 16:1-10) Verses 1-5 Paul and Silas went to Derbe and then to Lystra. Timothy is mentioned here for the first […]

Studies in Acts The Council at Jerusalem and its Aftermath (Acts 15:22-41) Verses 22-29: Note that not only the apostles and elders, but the whole church made the decision to […]

Studies in Acts The Council at Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-21) The gospel had already penetrated Asia Minor. Both Jews and Gentiles had been converted to Messiah Jesus through Paul’s preaching. How […]

Studies in Acts The Gospel Expands (Acts 14:19-28) Verses 19-21a The events in Lystra became known to the Jews in Antioch and Iconium, who had expelled Paul. Their hatred of […]

At Iconium and Lystra (Acts 14:1-18) Iconium, vv. 1-7 History repeated itself in Iconium. A large church was founded, but the apostles were expelled once again through the agitation of […]

Studies in Acts In Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:13-52) Paul and his companions sailed from Paphos to Attalia, a seaport in Pamphylia, on the southern coast of modern Turkey. From there […]

Studies in Acts Barnabas and Paul on Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12) Verses 4-5: Notice again that it is the Holy Spirit who drives the actions in the book of The Acts […]

Studies in Acts The death of Herod Agrippa Acts (Acts 12:20-13:3) “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall,” says Proverbs 16:18. That shows us Herod’s end […]

Studies in Acts Peter’s miraculous Escape from Prison (Acts 12:1-19) Verses 1-5: This event happened at the same time as when Agabus foretold the great famine, and the church of […]