Commissioned by jesus to be an apostle to the nations, paul zealously carried out his assignment. Luke himself must have been elsewhere, because whenever he was an eyewitness of pauls ministry, he gives us a somewhat fuller record of what happened. Instead of releasing paul, as would be just, felix keeps paul in prison to grant a favor to the jews. We know that he is an apostle by what longenecker and still tell us in their book, someone who is chosen to deliver the good news. Pauls apostolic ministry as presented in the book of acts forget. Psalms, pauls ministry, colossians, choose life, kings on. The acts of the apostles and the letters of paul contain both congruent and inconsistent accounts of pauls mission and message, which leads scholars of christian origins to inquire about the difference between story and history, or between fact and fiction. Felix fits paul s description to timothy as one who is always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth 2 timothy 3. Part of the book of revelation was addressed to the church at ephesus. The author of acts of the apostles may have learned of pauls conversion from the church. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. This book records the origin and early days of the church, emphasizing the ministries of peter, stephen, philip, and paul. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another. Paul s experiences of imprisonment were very important for luke, the author of acts.
In the new testament, an evangelist was one who preached the gospel see. Counting back approximately years we would arrive at late 33 a. An understanding of the chronological order of events in paul s ministry can be very valuable as a tool for the study of acts and paul s epistles. To them, jesus ministry was to israel, peters ministry was to israel, and pauls ministry in the book of acts was part of israels program that included gentiles. Lukes silence about such notable events as the martyrdom of james, head of the. Paul s words trace the words from paul s speech to the athenians. In jerusalem, paul will be arrested and imprisoned for two years in caesarea. Jan 05, 2009 in chapter nine of acts, luke tells us the famous story of paul s conversion. One piece of evidence suggesting this is that acts never directly quotes from the pauline epistles. Although approximately half of acts deals with pauls life and works, the book of acts does not refer to paul writing letters. This ending offers important evidence for believing that acts was written before a. The acts were considered orthodox by hippolytus but were eventually regarded as heretical when the manichaeans started using the texts. His errand from the savior was to bear my name before the gentiles, and kings, and the. I will sent him to the gentiles to stand before governors and kings, that he may bear my name before them, as well as before the sons of israel, acts 9.
Ministry partnerships are essential for creating durable ministry and sustaining those in ministry. Robertson, word pictures in the new testament nashville. The jews refused to trust jesus as their messiahking, so in acts. In the latter portion of acts, luke recorded three rejections of the jews to pauls overtures of salvation. Is the ephesian church of the revelation the same group as. It was nice getting a closer look at paul as an apostle. This principle underlies pauls entire apostolic ministry, playing itself out in such areas as the tension between jew and gentile mission, practical mission strategies, pauls preaching, his understanding of suffering and his final destination.
And on the other hand, paul s various letters to churches offer insight into his ministry from prison. Timothys wide range of movements can be seen in the book of acts, together with references in pauls letters. Contrary to church tradition, there is nothing in scripture to indicate that the book of the revelation was the last bible book written. Getting started if you were called before your dean of students or your college president to give. Pauls hearing before king agrippa and bernice acts 25.
First, luke s description of paul s ministry stops short of a crucial event that took place in a. His first missionary trip took him through cyprus and into asia minorhe was thrown out of cities by angry mobs, even stoned and left for dead. This page provides a brief chronology of the apostle pauls ministry, including the dates of his journeys and the dates and locations of his epistles. Agrippa said to paul, you have permission to speak for yourself. Luke collapsed pauls rather extensive visit to macedonia and achaia into a single brief mention, making it one of the briefest accounts of pauls activities in the book. The book of acts and pauls own letters provide an account of how this dramatic change happened. Historians believe that the author of acts did not have access to any of pauls letters. Pauls ministry and missionary trips acts of the apostles. The aspect of these chapters most relevant to work is the depiction of pauls leadership. In acts 2, we have peters great sermon at pentecost.
Scramble unscramble words from pauls invitation to greece holy land tour to answer the questions. Today we find ourselves on lesson number seven, thats entitled, pauls missionary journey, his first missionary journey. Buy psalms, paul s ministry, colossians, choose life, kings on the way series by tnt ministries in paperback format at koorong 1857927079. Paul, still called saul at this point, has taken an active part in. Agrippa and bernice were the great grandchildren of herod the great, the king who ruled when jesus was born. When we look at the events described in acts 24, they look chaotic, out of control. Pauls hard labor in ephesus bore fruit far beyond the boundaries of ephesus. He is traditionally identified as the founder of the cypriot orthodox church. This occurred three times, in acts, acts 18, and acts 28. As a second volume to luke s gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1.
Could you compare and contrast peters ministry and pauls. Bible maps the missionary journeys of the apostle paul 1. During the book of acts, why did the apostle paul heal the sick, raise the. Pauls apostolic ministry in acts forget the channel. The book of acts finishes with pauls final appeals to his jewish compatriots to accept jesus as their messiah and with paul preaching the gospel in the heart of the roman empire. Psalms, pauls ministry, colossians, choose life, kings. Caesar augustus was the roman emperor at the time of jesuss birth in c. Surely luke, who devoted more than half of acts to pauls ministry, would have given the outcome of that trial, and described pauls subsequent ministry, second imprisonment cf. Historians believe that the author of acts did not have access to any of paul s letters.
The world of the book of acts is full of persons who are related with paul. So the lords servant, through suffering, trials and rejection by his own people, testifies to the name of the lord and his christ before kings isaiah 49. The author does not show any dependency on the canonical acts but uses oral traditions of paul s missionary work. Pauls mission and his partners in ministry founders ministries.
The model of multiethnicity acts is a great illustration that ministry with a multiethnic character is not simply some recent fad, but rather a concern deeply rooted in kingdom values. The events of pauls ministry recorded in acts 2128 have notable similarities. The bible journey roman emperors in the new testament. In verse 24 we learn that felix and his wife drusilla sent for paul and invited him to speak of the christian faith.
All contents of this site may be freely copied and used by anyone, but please make reference to this web site. Pauls imprisonment, release, and death acts 2428, 57. Paul selected him to be a traveling companion when the apostle passed back through the region on his second missionary campaign acts 16. A chronological study of pauls ministry xenos christian.
While i cannot quote every verse in its entirety for sake of brevity, i do trust that you willand i strongly urge you totake. Apostle paul passionate discipleship, an email bible study. This commentary on acts 20 treats pauls travels in europe after his departure from ephesus, his raising of eutychus in troas, and his farewell to the ephesian elders. Buy psalms, pauls ministry, colossians, choose life, kings on the way series by tnt ministries in paperback format at koorong 1857927079. Inasmuch as i am the apostle to the gentiles, i magnify my ministry. Also, during this time luke recorded three accounts of pauls conversion and his witness to three rulers. Let s begin by examining what the book of acts tells us about paul s ministry. Paul, still called saul at this point, has taken an active part in the persecution of the christian movement after the. For this man is my chosen instrument to take my name to gentiles, kings, and the israelites. The roman empire in the middle of the first century ad, during the time of pauls missionary travels. Paul s journey to rome read the story of paul s journey then help paul s ship find its way to rome. Johannes nissen identifies three categories of fellowworkers with paul. I alsoassume that pauls 2 nd jerusalem visit acts 11. We first looked at a general introduction to leadership training in the book of acts, followed by the early signs of leadership development in acts, and then the church.
This page provides a brief chronology of the apostle paul s ministry, including the dates of his journeys and the dates and locations of his epistles. And on the other hand, pauls various letters to churches offer insight into his ministry from prison. Chronology of latter prophets and intertestamental period. Some of pauls letters written during this period such as 2 corinthians and romans fill in some of the details. My next post will offer concluding observations to leadership training in acts. Pauls mission and his partners in ministry founders. Paul is no longer a missionary planting churches but rather defending himself and proclaiming christ before roman governors and kings. This package of 12 handouts includes one handout for each of the twelve lessons.
For evidence of this, we need look no further than paul the apostle. But he returned to strengthen those who had become disciples. Now as many of you know, weve been studying through the book of acts, thats our lesson that well be looking at. The present post will take a brief glance at training with pauls mission and his partners in ministry. Paul was an apostle, but as it was said he was not one of the twelve that jesus appointed before the crucifixion. Pauls words trace the words from pauls speech to the athenians. Probably, luke did not record pauls appearance before caesar because the gospel of luke and the book of acts were written to give the roman court the background and facts of pauls case in his trial before caesar. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. Joppa peter received a vision that god grants the gift of repentance to the gentiles acts 10. Pauls ministry, youth 2 to adult bible study, weekly compass handouts.
Who trained leaders to plant congregations in the early church. The last section of acts recounts pauls roundabout journey to jerusalem, along with its consequences. The author does not show any dependency on the canonical acts but uses oral traditions of pauls missionary work. The students will have an opportunity to remember the many ways paul, empowered by the holy spirit, faithfully served jesus in each circumstance he faced as he shared the good news.
Lets begin by examining what the book of acts tells us about pauls ministry. There are several excellent sermons in the book of acts, and each has its own contribution to make. Here worshipers of diana raised a tumult against paul acts 19. The purpose of the book of acts is governed by the jews response to peter and paul. Feb 28, 2019 one of the most remarkable aspects of pauls life is that as a young man, he was wellknown for persecuting christians, but by the end of his life, hed endured significant persecution as a christian. Acts finishes with paul having achieved his apostolic ministry. Luke tells us, at that time, augustus caesar sent an order that all people in the countries under roman rule must list their names in a register luke 2. Approximately half of the book of acts deals with pauls life and works. They teach that it was not until after the sign gifts and powers ceased acts 28 that paul began to preach the mystery concerning the church. Moreover, this shows the core of pauls ministry to the jews throughout the book of acts. Paul s passion for jesus fascinates him, but he never commits to faith in christ. Now as many of you know, weve been studying through the book of acts, that s our lesson that well be looking at.
And yet the book of acts speaks of much ministry as though it were incidental, unplanned, and even unexpected. Paul s qualities circle the words that describe paul s qualities. Pauls apostolic ministry as presented in the book of acts. Olivet near jerusalem and concludes with the imprisonment of paul in rome. Sep 23, 2015 it was nice getting a closer look at paul as an apostle. Chronology of apostle paul s journeys and epistles matthew mcgee. Paul the apostle commonly known as saint paul and also known by his hebrew name saul of. Pauls imprisonment, release, and death acts 2428, 5765 ad. Bruce, the book of acts, revised edition grand rapids. Gods reconciliation of heaven is unheard of until pauls ministry. Study guide for acts 28 by david guzik blue letter bible. That has been the subject of my past three blogposts. King agrippa, upon which luke, the writer of the book of acts, largely focuses.
The book of acts closes with paul under house arrest in rome, boldly proclaiming the christian gospel. Today we find ourselves on lesson number seven, that s entitled, paul s missionary journey, his first missionary journey. In chapter nine of acts, luke tells us the famous story of pauls conversion. Pauls church planting strategies as revealed in selected. Pauls first missionary journey the book of acts amazing. When we are about to do something that we shouldnt our conscience is warning us to stop. The apostle paul wrote the final book of the scriptures.
One of the most remarkable aspects of pauls life is that as a young man, he was wellknown for persecuting christians, but by the end of his life, hed endured significant persecution as a christian. On his missionary journeys pauls strategy was to go and preach in the central city of a region, train people, and then send them out to outlying areas. Therefore the actual figure that we are dealing with could very easily be closer to years. Feb 05, 2017 paul is no longer a missionary planting churches but rather defending himself and proclaiming christ before roman governors and kings. Several roman emperors are mentioned in the new testament, although not all of them are named in the text augustus octavian caesar. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. Pauls qualities circle the words that describe pauls qualities. Let us take a moment to consider the unique contribution of this sermon besides the fact that it is pauls first recorded sermon. In many ways, pauls experience recapitulates the culmination of jesus ministry, and acts 2027 could be thought of as a kind of passion of paul. He was thrown out of cities by angry mobs, even stoned and left for dead. His first missionary trip took him through cyprus and into asia minor. Keys for kids devotional using an image of a stop light explain how our consciences are like stop lights. I alsoassume that paul s 2 nd jerusalem visit acts 11. Background as a roman citizen, paul could not be bound or imprisoned without a trial, and he is about to go before king agrippa.
Peter and the 11 did not complete the bibles canon. Luke will devote a large amount of space to pauls defense before the jews in jerusalem and to his speeches before rulers and a king in caesarea. Oct, 2014 could you compare and contrast peters ministry and pauls ministry. In acts 24 we learn of an encounter between paul and felix, governor of judea, who was trying pauls case. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. Although approximately half of acts deals with paul s life and works, the book of acts does not refer to paul writing letters. He proved from the scriptures that jesus is the christ.
The lord jesus said to ananias, whom he sent to paul to pray with him and welcome him into the christian family. The lesson was prepared for older students and can be adapted. Gaza philip preached of christ and baptized an ethiopian eunuch on his way to gaza acts 8. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. The author of the acts of paul is unknown and wrote out of respect for paul in asia minor. Quiz for the bus use the material from the holy land of turkey from 2011 to answer these questions about paul.