Paul deals with a sad incident in the church and 'judges' them for their lack of biblical confrontation in love. Biblical judging is necessary at times when the testimony of…
Paul has to defend his authority to preach the gospel because false teachers claiming to have similar authority have infiltrated the Corinthian church. How did Paul defend himself against false…
Maintaining a 'things above' attitude will make for healthier relationships. Paul wants to deal with an unhealthy relationship in the church at Philippi and he does it by reminding everyone…
In this section Paul returns to Jerusalem with mixed reception. The leaders of the church welcome him and praise the Lord for the gospel's success with Gentiles. But the Jewish…
Paul makes his way back to Jerusalem but along the way he gets numerous affirmations that should he go to Jerusalem he will suffer because of the gospel. Some believers…
While in Thessalonica Paul preached in the synagogue for 3 sabbaths with some success. However, many Jews were upset and ran him out of town. Even following him to his…
Paul and Barnabas disagree on taking Mark along a second time. While the focus often is on the disagreement, the reality is that God needs and uses all of us.…
The early church faces its first real crisis as Jewish Pahrisaic backgrounded new believers struggle with gentiles becoming 'children of God' without becoming Jewish first. Thankfully with good interaction and…
The church in Antioch senses the Spirit's leading and sends out Barnabas and Paul to reach Gentiles for Jesus. The sail for Barnabas' home (Cyprus) where Paul leads the governor…
