In this chapter the author shifts his attention back and forth from those who are non-Jews to those who are Jews. Instead of showing contrasts, the author shows similarities in…
PAUL IN CORINTH (Acts 18:1-17) While skills and opportunities are important, you need motivation to succeed. You can grow in motivation, using the means God has provided. Discouragement destroys motivation…
Paul in Athens Acts 17:22-34 When we come to Christ, we can't simply have some portion of our lives renovated, we need the old torn down and a new one…
God behind the scenes (Esther 1:1-22) With the benefit of hindsight is it possible to see the intricate details of God’s plan in the book of Esther. So also in…
A CITY OF IDOLS (Acts 17:16 - 31) As Paul gets further away geographically from Jerusalem, he also is further away theologically. In Athens people were polytheists; their gods had…
TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN Acts 17:1-15 In this book, it is apparent that the gospel has been turning the world upside down - from Jerusalem to a number of…
FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION Acts 16:11-34 There's a lot of talk nowadays about freedom and oppression. So what does it mean to be oppressed or free? Interestingly, the world's way of…
The Conversion of Lydia (Acts 16:6-15) The Marsden Cross memorial in Kerikeri was erected to mark the first time the gospel was preached in New Zealand on Christmas day in…
Paul and Barnabas Separate Acts 15:36 - 16:5 We often look back to the past with rose-coloured glasses and miss the flaws and difficulties that happened along the way. This…
The Jerusalem Council Acts 15:12-35 Church life is often more complicated than it looks. To obtain unity, orthodoxy and preserve the gospel within it is not an easy thing to…