We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 8 o. Kathleen sheets may 5, 20 at first presbyterian church of jesup, ia. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. A man from macedonia in northern greece was standing there, pleading with him, come over to macedonia and help us. Since we know that luke wrote the book of acts, it only stands to reason that he joined paul and silas at this point in the story. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early christian tradition uniformly affirmed that luke composed this book as well as the gospel of luke.
It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. The main lesson acts 16 presents, which also permeates philippians, is. April 29, 20 what immediately jumps out at me as i begin to read this passage is the sudden appearance of we in verse 10. There stood a man of macedonia, and prayed him, saying, come over into macedonia, and help us. In his book jesus and the disinherited, howard thurman aptly wrote that if a roman soldier pushed jesus into a ditch, he could. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. Come on over, bob cornwall, ponderings on a faith journey, 2019. Acts 16 commentary william barclays daily study bible. This chapter has the continuation of the second missionary tour, relating the revisiting of lystra and derbe acts 16.
Quite possibly, lydias hospitality included a mutual sharing of the gospel. A macedonian stood on the far shore and called across the sea, come over to macedonia and help us. The book of acts is a revelation from god of his will for the church through the inspired activities of firstcentury christians. After paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for macedonia, concluding that god had called us to preach the gospel to them. Acts 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible.
Rolf jacobson, karoline lewis, and matt skinner for a conversation around preaching the lectionary texts for easter 6. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name. Lydia was willing to heed the things spoken by paul ac 16. So, while in the city of troas, the apostle paul had a vision of a man from macedonia, asking him to come help us. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of god, they said. No other dream is mentioned in the new testament, except the dreams which were vouchsafed to joseph in those earliest times, matthew 1, 2, and the dream of the wife of pilate, a gentile. So, while in the city of troas, the apostle paul had a vision of a. The book of acts sunday school lesson series january 2, 2011 by kelly henderson take your students on a journey through the book of acts where they will learn lessons from the early church after jesus ascended to. Given the numerous placenames in this exegesis, it would be helpful to look at a map to trace pauls journey. There stood a man of macedonia, and prayed him, saying, come.
Seemingly unable to stand still, paul is on the move, proclaiming the good news in a part of the ancient world rife with historical significance as well as great diversity of. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. It records the second missionary journey of paul, together with silas and timothy. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. The holy spirit forbade them to proclaim the gospel in asia 16. Not only timothy, but also luke soon joined the team. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt.
Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by moses, you cannot be saved. Then i will survey the context of acts 15 and the interpretations. It tells of gods goodness, that should lead one to repent ro 2. Verses 16 24 paul and his companions, though they were for some time buried in obscurity at philippi, yet now begin to be taken notice of. You may notice that thus far we have only been talking about men namely, enoch, noah and stephen. Like much of lukeacts, this weeks text finds christians on the road. Sermon brainwave podcast brainwave 292 lectionary texts for may 5, 20. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. With that background sketch, let me draw a few lessons from the account in acts 16 of the founding of the church in philippi and relate these lessons to the letter of philippians. This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the gentiles and their kings and to the people of israel. We went to work at once getting things ready to cross over to macedonia.
Good news is not the spiritual and intellectual property of males only or of a particular religion. The missionary foursome paul, silas, timothy and luke sail from troas for the. Just prior to the beginning of this text, paul and his companions silas and timothy seem to be at a loss for where to go next with the gospel. Like many other captains, the captain anchors his vessel overnight at the islands port. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. It ends at the end of chapter 16, as luke stays in philippi to shepherd the new church there, while the team moves on. May 09, 2010 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Over the past three weeks we have been studying the lives of people who walked worthy of the lord. Acts 15 new international version niv the council at jerusalem 15 certain people came down from judea to antioch and were teaching the believers.
After paul and silas began pauls second preaching trip, they came to lystra where they found a young man named timothy who joined them on their journey. A damsel that had a spirit of divination caused them to be taken notice of, by proclaiming them to be the servants of god. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. Acts 15 niv the council at jerusalem certain bible.
Heres some other passages which tell us about things which happened in those 40 days. The narrator, for the first time, puts himself within the action. The paper will proceed from a study of the context and meaning of amos 9 in the masoretic text mt and septuagint lxx. He stood urging paul, come over to macedonia and help us. On the next day we reached neapolis and from there we came to philippi which is the chief city of that section of macedonia and a roman colony. In verse 10, the first of the we sections of acts begins. Aug 28, 2009 swinging for the fences in athens acts 17. Acts of the apostles 16, new living translation nlt the. Acts 16 offers a compelling portrait of ministry for our consideration. Acts 16 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Acts of the apostles 16, new living translation nlt. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Acts 12 moves on to describe herods persecution of the church in jerusalem and his death, leading to pauls mission to the gentiles described in the remainder of the book.
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