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Paul’s missionary campaign in Mcedonia and Achaia (Acts 15:36-18:17)

Paul’s missionary campaign in Mcedonia and Achaia (Acts 15:36-18:17). NT2 – Study 7. Outline of this study. Paul and Barnabas part company (15:36-41) Paul’s return to Derbe & Lystra (16:1-5) The call to Macedonia (16:6-10) Philippi: the 1 st Macedonian church (16:11-40)

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Paul’s missionary campaign in Mcedonia and Achaia (Acts 15:36-18:17)

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  1. Paul’s missionary campaign in Mcedonia and Achaia(Acts 15:36-18:17) NT2 – Study 7

  2. Outline of this study • Paul and Barnabas part company (15:36-41) • Paul’s return to Derbe & Lystra (16:1-5) • The call to Macedonia (16:6-10) • Philippi: the 1st Macedonian church (16:11-40) • Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-15) • Athens and the Areopagus address (17:16-34) • Paul at Corinth (18:1-17)

  3. Source: David Cook, Teaching Acts (Christian Focus)

  4. 1. Paul and Barnabas part company (15:36-41)

  5. 1. Paul & Barnabas part company • Purpose of the “mission” = pastoral concern for new believers! (15:36) • Crisis: “such a sharp disagreement that they parted company” (15:39)  WHY THESE DETAILS??

  6. 2. Paul’s return to Derbe & Lystra (16:1-5)

  7. 2. Paul’s return to Derbe & Lystra (16:1-5) Paul choosing to circumcision Timothy  Was he being INCONSISTENT or FREE? (cf. 1 Cor 9:19-23)

  8. 3. The call to Macedonia (16:6-10)

  9. 3. The call to Macedonia (16:6-10) • Kept from Asia and Bithynia by “the Spirit of Jesus” (16:6,7)  “Come over to Macedonia ... ” (16:9)! • Note “we” and “us” in v10!!

  10. 4. Philippi: the first Macedonian church (16:11-40)

  11. 4. Philippi: the first Macedonian church Power of Jesus’ name in the most diverse of people! Lydia “a dealer in purple cloth” Fortune-telling “slave girl” Unsuspecting “jailer”

  12. 4. Philippi: the first Macedonian church Why does Paul insist on an official apology (cf. 16:37)?

  13. 5. Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-15)

  14. 5. Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-15) Thessalonica • “As was his custom ...” (17:2) • Jews + many “GFGs” + “prominent women” joined Paul & Silas (17:4) • Jealous Jews accuses: “defying Caesar” + “another king ... Jesus” (17:7) • Missionaries sent away after dark! (17:10)

  15. 5. Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-15) Class exercise: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 • What did the Thessalonians KNOW about Paul & team? • How did they RECEIVE the word from Paul & team? • What EFFECT did the word have on them?

  16. 5. Thessalonica and Berea (17:1-15) Berea • “of more noble character” (17:11) • Jews + prominent Greek women + many Greek men (17:12) • Jews from Thessalonica stirs (17:13)

  17. 6. Athens and the Areopagus address (17:16-34)

  18. 6. Athens & Areopagus address (17:16-34) • “full of idols” (v16) • Paul echoes OT vs quoting OT! • Yet clearly evangelistic, not just apologetic or “pre-evangelism”

  19. 6. Athens & Areopagus address (17:16-34) Key features of Paul’s speech at Areopagus* • God-centered Worship + creator • Audience-conscious No OT quotes(!) Divine sovereignty  human accountability • Christ-focused Resurrection • Response-oriented Repent from idolatry • Boldness At Areopagus! *Following Alan Thompson, The Acts of the Risen Lord Jesus (IVP)

  20. 6. Athens & Areopagus address (17:16-34) How can we reconcile how Paul spoke at the Areopagus with what he wrote in 1 Cor 2:1-5?

  21. 7. Paul at Corinth (18:1-17)

  22. 7. Paul at Corinth (18:1-17) The city • Commercial metropolis • Seat of governor • Immoral (“live like a Corinthian”) • Idolatrous (Aphrodite)

  23. 7. Paul at Corinth (18:1-17) Paul’s first visit • Tent-making with Aquila & Priscilla • First to Jews, “testifying that the Christ was Jesus” (v5)  abusive Jews  “I will go to the Gentiles” (v6) • The Lord assures protection  “I have many people in this city” (v10) • Who was the Lord referring to?

  24. On the whole, Paul’s missionary expeditions in Acts 13-21 elicit a divided response from avariety of social groups. Paul creates quite a stir wherever he goes, but not always in the same way among the same people. General patterns of support or opposition built up over the course of the expedition accounts are periodically deconstructed by glaring exceptions. Source: Scott Spencer, p.146

  25. Questions & Answers

  26. JUMPA LAGI !!!

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