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

Three weeks ago, we discovered that Apollos from Alexandria in Egypt arrived in Ephesus, and having never met Paul, was able to do what Paul had been doing for several years, that is, effectively refuting the Jews in public and demonstrating by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah. Unbeknownst

On Easter Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to many, including several of the women who went to the tomb early in the morning. And then, Jesus appeared to his disciples and then to hundreds of people over the next forty days leading up to His ascension into

Before Passover in AD 30, Jesus began to tell His disciples that He would soon be taking His last journey to Jerusalem, and that once inside the city, He would be handed over to the religious leaders and then to the Romans for crucifixion. And, of course, He added that

Last week, we saw how Crispus, a synagogue leader in Corinth, and Gallio, the proconsul of Achaia, unknowingly worked together to bless Paul and the growth of the church in Corinth. And, of course, we related this to the fact that regardless of your position in life, we all have

Last week, we saw Paul preaching the gospel to the philosophers on Mars Hill, and Luke made a point of providing the names of two individuals who believed, along with several others. If you recall, Paul was waiting for Silas and Timothy to arrive from Berea, but as it turned

Last week, we saw that the Jews in Berea were more “noble-minded” than the Jews in Thessalonica as they searched the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul was telling them about the Messiah was actually true. In Berea, Jews and “God-fearing” Gentiles were being converted and discipled by Paul