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PAUL
AND BARNABAS SEPARATE; PAUL TAKES THE GOSPEL TO EUROPE ACTS 15:36-21:14 I. PAUL AND BARNABAS QUARREL AND SEPARATE -
ACTS 15:36-41 A.. They Decided To Revisit The Christians Converted Where They Had
Preached On The First
Missionary Voyage - Acts 15:36 B. They Had A Serious Disagreement: Barnabas Wanted To Take Along John Mark; Paul Didn't Want To
Take Him Since He Had Deserted Them - Acts 15:37-38 C. Barnabas And Mark Went To Cyprus; Paul And Silas Went To Syria
And Cilicia - Acts 15:39-41 II. THE TRIP TO MACEDONIA - ACTS 16:1-40 A. Paul's Vision - Acts 16:6-10 1. The Spirit wouldn't let Paul and Barnabas
enter Asia or Bithynia - Acts 16:6-7 2.
Paul had a
vision of a man from Macedonia begging them to come over and help them.
They concluded that God was calling them to preach the gospel in Macedonia - Acts 16:9-10 B. Paul And Silas In Philippi - Acts 16:11-40 1. They found, taught, and baptized Lydia -
Acts 16:11-15 2. They encountered a slave girl possessed
by a spirit - Acts 16:16-19 a.
The girl, a
source of money for her owners due to her fortune-telling, followed Paul and Silas proclaiming that
they were preaching the way of salvation - Acts 16:16-17 b. Paul caused the spirit to leave her -
Acts 16:18 c. The girls' owners seized Paul and Silas,
taking them before the authorities where they were beaten and jailed - Acts
16:19-23 3. The encounter with the jailer - Acts
16:24-40 a.
At midnight,
while Paul and Silas sang hymns and prayed, an earthquake caused all the prisoners to be freed from
their chains - Acts 16:25-26 b.
The jailer,
about to kill himself, was stopped by Paul and Silas who preached the good news to him and his house and
baptized them - Acts 16:27-34 c.
Paul and
Silas, Roman citizens, were freed from the jail, and after encouraging the Christians, they left Philippi - Acts
16:35-40 III. THESSALONICA AND BEREA - ACTS 17:1-15 A. Paul
And Silas Preached The Gospel In Thessalonica In The Synagogue - Acts 17:1-4 1. Some Jews and many Greeks believed - Acts 17:4 2. The Jews stirred up the city against the believers - Acts
17:5-9 B. Paul
And Silas Left At Night For Berea Where They Also Preached The Gospel In The Synagogue - Acts 17:10-15 1. The Jews eagerly received the gospel, examining the scripture
to see if what Paul said was true -
Acts 17:11 2. Many Jews and Greeks believed - Acts 17:12 3. The Jews from Thessalonica stirred up those of Berea, but Paul
escaped to Athens - Acts 17:13-15 IV. ATHENS - ACTS 17:17-34 A. While
Waiting For Timothy And Silas, Paul Became Distressed Upon Seeing The City
Full Of Idols - Acts 17:16 1.
This caused
him to reason in the synagogue with Jews and the God-fearing Greeks and in the marketplace - Acts 17:17 2. He also taught the philosophers in the Areopagus,
speaking about repentance and the
resurrection - Acts 17:18-32 B. Some
Believed - Acts 17:34 V. PAUL IN CORINTH - ACTS 18:1-17 A. Paul
Found Aquila And Priscilla, Worked With Them And Went To The Synagogue On The Sabbath To Persuade The
People, Jew And Greek - Acts 18:1-4 B. Because
Of The Opposition Of The Jews, Paul Decided To Reach Out To The Gentiles, Starting From The House Of Titius Justus,
Next Door To The Synagogue - Acts 18:6-7 C. After
Receiving Confirmation From The Lord Through A Vision That He Should Continue
Preaching In Corinth, Paul Stayed A Year
And A Half There - Acts 18:11 1. Many believed and were baptized,
including the ruler of the synagogue, Crispus - Acts 18:8 2. The Jews united against Paul and took him before the
proconsul, Gallio - Acts 18:12 3. But none of their accusations mattered to the proconsul since
they did not involve the civil law
- Acts 18:14-17 VII. PAUL IN EPHESUS - ACTS 18:19-19:41
Galatia And Phrygia To Strengthen The
Disciples - Acts 18:22-23 B. Apollos
Preached In Ephesus - Acts 18:24-28 1. He had a thorough knowledge of the
scriptures and accurately taught about Jesus
although he only knew the baptism of John - Acts
18:24-25 2.
Priscilla and
Aquila took him to their home and explained to him the way of the Lord more accurately - Acts 18:26 3. Apollos went to Achaia where he was a
great help to the Christians - Acts 18:27-28 C. Paul
Found Some Believers In Ephesus - Acts 19:1-7 1. They had only received the baptism of
John - Acts 19:1-3 3.
Paul baptized
them in the name of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit came upon them when Paul
placed his hands upon them - Acts 19:5-7 D Paul
Preached In Ephesus - Acts 19:8-41 1. He began by preaching the gospel in the
synagogue - Acts 19:8 2.
When some
spoke publicly against the Way, Paul left the synagogue and took the
disciples with him to the lecture hall of Tyrannus
where he had discussions daily for two years - Acts 19:9-10 3. All of the province of Asia heard the
word of the Lord during that time, and God
did wonderful miracles through Paul - Acts 19:10-12 4. The word of the Lord spread widely
through all this - Acts 19:13-20 E. The
Riot In Ephesus - Acts 19:23-41 1. Some who made shrines feared that they
were going to lose business due to the
teachings of Paul - Acts 19:23-28 2. There
was great confusion and a riot in the city - Acts 19:29-34 3. The city clerk calmed down the people -
Acts 19:35-41 VIII. PAUL
TRAVELED TO MACEDONIA AND TO GREECE - ACTS 20:1-6 A.
He Visited
And Encouraged The People - Acts 20:2 B. When The Jews Made A Plot
Against Him As He Was About To Sail For Syria, He Returned Through Macedonia - Acts 20:3 IX. PAUL IN TROAS AND MILETUS - ACTS 20:6-38 A. Paul Spoke To The Christians On The First Day Of The Week In
Troas - Acts 20:6-12 B.
While In
Miletus, Paul Called Together The Elders Of The Church Of Ephesus In Order To
Exhort Them - Acts 20:17-36 C.
He Bids Them
Farewell, Prays, And They Were Grieved Because He Told Them He Would Not See Them Again - Acts 20:36-38 CONCLUSION - Because Paul and Barnabas Separated, They
Were Actually Able To Do More Than Before Because They Had Doubled Their
Efforts. Paul Was Able To Visit New
Areas Where He Evangelized The People And Established The
Church In Those Areas. In This Way
The Church Extended Even Into Europe. |