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Episode 157 – Acts 20 – Paul Says Goodbyes

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:30:35 +0000

This is the episode is part 20 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul spends the end of his 3rd missionary journey going back to the churches he has helped found to say goodbye. Paul is being told by the prophets that he faces prison and hardship as he heads back to Jerusalem.

Acts 20

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Episode 156 – Acts 19 – Paul in Ephesus

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:30:06 +0000

This is the episode is part 19 of a study of the book of Acts. In this chapter Paul travels to Ephesus where he stays for 2 years. He preaches and performs miracles there until all in the province have heard the word of the Lord. Paul is so successful that the craftsmen who make the small idols of Artemis (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world) see their livelihood threatened and they riot.

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Episode 155 – Acts 18 – Paul in Corinth, intoducing Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:30:55 +0000

This is the episode is part 18 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul teaches in Corinth for some time as he is protected by God and by Rome. In Corinth he meets Priscilla and Aquila and works with them. He then sails for home to check in with the church. Meanwhile Priscilla and Aquila meet and teach Apollos which is a great teacher.

Acts 18

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Episode 154 – Acts 17 – Those Pesky Thessalonians

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:30:07 +0000

This is the episode is part 17 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul preaches in Thessalonica before he runs into opposition. The then preaches in Beria until again he runs into opposition from the Thessalonians. The Paul is called on in Athens to explain his strange new teaching.

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Episode 153 – Acts 16 Introducing Timothy, Introducing Luke… sort of

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:30:28 +0000

This is the episode is part 16 of a study of the book of Acts. Paul meets both Timothy and Luke in this chapter although Luke fails to mention that latter fact. If you are a prisoner locked in a jail and a earthquake opens the doors and the chains… what would get you to stay?

Acts 16

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Episode 152 – Acts 15 – Debates and Disagreements

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:30:48 +0000

This is the episode is part 15 of a study on the book of Acts. A debate arises whether gentiles need to become Jewish before they become Christians. The issue is debated in Jerusalem at the first council of Jerusalem. That issue is resolved but then Paul and Barnabas have a falling out over whether they should bring along that momma’s boy John Mark.

Acts 15

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Episode 151 – Acts 14 – Barnabas and Paul in Asia Minor

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:30:49 +0000

This is the episode is part 14 of a study on the book of Acts. Paul and Barnabas continue on their missionary journey (commonly called Paul’s first missionary journey. They come into what is now Turkey in Asia minor preaching the gospel and starting churches. They encounter resistance and violence with Paul at least once stoned and left for dead.

Acts 14

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Episode 150 – Acts 13 – Barnabas and Paul in Cyprus

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:30:43 +0000

This is the episode is part 13 of a study on the book of Acts. In this episode Barnabas and Paul are called by God and sent out on their first missionary journey. They travel to Cyprus where they preach in the synagogue and start a church.

Acts 13
The Sergius Paulus inscriptions in Cyprus and Rome

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Episode 149 – Acts 12 – Persecution and Escape

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:30:04 +0000

This is the episode is part 12 of a study on the book of Acts. Herod who is now king in Judea decides to persecute the Christians. He has James the brother of John executed and attempts to execute Peter also but God stages a prison break. Later God deals with Herod.

Acts 12
Agrippa I

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Episode 148 – Acts 11 – Gentile “Christians”

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:11:20 +0000

This is the episode is part 11 of a study on the book of Acts. Peter has to explain his actions why he has been preaching to gentiles and eating with them. Barnabas and later Paul are called to Antioch to tend the church there. In Antioch the word is preached to gentiles as well as Jews. Also in Antioch the name Christian is first given to believers.

Acts 11

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