During the course of Paul’s ministry throughout the Roman Empire, he wrote a total of 13 letters addressed to specific churches (like Corinth) or regions (like Galatia), and to specific individuals (like Timothy). These letters are usually referred to as “The “Pauline Epistles.” His second letter to Timothy happens to

As you might recall, Paul met young Timothy on his Second Missionary Journey while in Asia Minor. From the time of their meeting, Timothy accompanied Paul throughout much of his ministry. It is also likely that Timothy was with Paul for a time during this first imprisonment in Rome, and

If you recall, Thessalonica was the capitol of Macedonia, and the second stop in Europe for Paul on his second Missionary Journey. And remember, Paul and his traveling companions were driven out of town by an angry Jewish mob that was “livid” over the fact that Paul was making so

The City of Thessalonica was the capitol of the Macedonian Province, and the second stop in Europe for Paul and his traveling companions. The Book of Acts tells us that they were only there for three weeks because they were driven out of town by an angry Jewish mob that

The Book of Colossians has some striking parallels with the Book of Ephesians, which we have previously examined. While Ephesians focuses upon the “Church of Christ” (that is, the Church as the Body of Christ), the Book of Colossians focuses upon the “Christ of the Church” (that is, Christ as

On his Second Missionary Journey, after visiting all of the churches in Asia Minor that he had planted on his First Journey, Paul wanted to venture northward spreading the Gospel into Bithynia, but as Luke recorded in the Book of Acts, “the Spirit of God forbade him to do so.”

It wasn’t until the end of his Second Journey that the Apostle Paul visited Ephesus. He had spent over a year in Corinth (Macedonia), planting and strengthening the church there, and then on his return trip to Antioch (home base for his missionary journeys), he decided to stop in Ephesus.

The Apostle Paul traveled in the Roman Province of Galatia on all three of his missionary journeys. During this time, he planted a number of churches, and on this occasion, he felt it necessary to address all of them in one letter, and that’s what we find in the Book

As was noted last week, Paul established the church in Corinth during his Second Missionary Journey after leaving Asia Minor and setting foot in Europe for the first time. The Book of Acts traces Paul’s steps as he entered Greece, with his first stop in Philippi, then west to Thessalonica

Let me begin with a quick review of what I mentioned last week, as you will not fully understand the letters of Paul without some background. The Apostle Paul traveled throughout much of the Roman Empire sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and establishing churches and church leaders from