We saw last week that although Governor Festus was intending to send Paul to Rome to be tried under Caesar, he needed to have more concrete charges against him. All of his previous charges were brought by Jewish antagonists and focused on the temple and the Law of Moses. Festus

We discovered last week that Paul finally had a chance to confront his accusers from Jerusalem in front of Governor Felix. And we discovered that for the next two years, Paul had many opportunities to share with Felix and his wife Drusilla about Jesus, and just possibly, they had come

We discovered last week that Paul’s attempt to reason with the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem ended before it ever got started! Rescued once again by the Romans and learning of a plot by the Jews to kill Paul, the Roman commander ordered his soldiers to take Paul during the night to

We discovered last week that although Paul knew that trouble awaited him in Jerusalem, he moved forward with his commitment to share the story of his conversion and calling to bring the gospel to the Gentiles with the agitated crowd that had gathered in the temple. After the crowd became

We discovered last week that although Paul knew that trouble awaited him in Jerusalem, he would not be persuaded to avoid going there, wanting to have an opportunity to share the Gospel with many of those who were part of the mob who insisted the Jesus be crucified almost 30

In my last blog, Paul had just met with and said “good-bye” to the elders of the Church in Ephesus on the seashore at Miletus. From there, it was a straight course from the west coast of Turkey across the eastern Mediterranean to Tyre, on the west coast of Syria.

As we ended last week, Paul and his traveling companions boarded a ship from Troas that would stop in ports along the west coast of Asia Minor including Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, and finally arriving at Miletus, just south of Ephesus. Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid

Over the past few weeks, we have seen how the closed door for Paul to preach in the synagogue in Ephesus led to an open door for him to preach unhindered for two whole years in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. And along with this open door, we saw how

Two weeks ago, we discovered that when the door closed for Paul to preach the Gospel in the synagogue in Ephesus, God opened up the lecture hall of Tyrannus for him to evangelize and disciple those who had come to faith in Christ. During the next two years, Paul shared

Last week, we discovered that when the door closed for Paul to preach the Gospel in the synagogue in Ephesus, God opened up the lecture hall of Tyrannus for him to evangelize and disciple those who had come to faith in Christ. During the next two years, Paul shared the