Acts 18:1-17
Paul’s Ministry in Corinth
Acts 18:5-11
Opposition Enhances Ministry Results
Acts 18:12-17
Paul’s Roman Citizenship On Trial
Acts 18:18-28
God Works His Will in His Servants
Acts 18:24-28
Tactfulness–Words That Work Mightily
Acts 19:1-10
The Holy Spirit is a Person
Acts 19:11-20
Miracles Performed by Paul for Authentication
Acts 19:17-22
Beware of Cult Practices
Acts 19:21-41
Results of Religious Greed
Acts 20:1-12
Paul’s Journey to Troas
Acts 20:7-12
When, Where, How & How Long to Worship
Acts 20:13-24
Paul–An Example of Faithfulness
Acts 20:22-24
Paul’s Determination To Go To Jerusalem
Acts 20:25-38
Paul’s Warning to the Ephesian Elders
Acts 20:32-38
Paul Shares About Giving
Acts 21:1-9
Paul Warned By the Christians
Acts 21:10-16
Paul’s Determination despite Warning
Acts 21:17-26
Paul arrives in Jerusalem
Acts 21:27-40
Boldness at the Barracks
Acts 21:37-40
Boldness At the Barracks
Acts 22:1-5
Paul’s Defense of His Heritage and Ministry
Acts 22:6-16
Paul’s Salvation Testimony
Acts 22:17-30
Paul - A Roman Citizen
Acts 22:22-30
Paul–A Roman Citizen
Acts 23:1-11
Comfort in Times of Trial
Acts 23:6-11
Comfort In Times of Trial
Acts 23:12-22
A Plot to Kill Paul
Acts 23:23-35
God’s Timing is Very Evident to Paul
Acts 24:1-16
Paul’s Reaction to Charges
Paul Warned By the Christians
Acts 21:1–9
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It was hard for Paul to leave the Ephesian Elders. Luke implies that he had to literally tear himself away from these dear friends (v.1). He found a ship going to Phoenicia, so he got on board and sailed off (v. 2). From there he headed south. The voyage itself was uneventful and probably took five or six days. They landed in Tyre where the ship unloaded some of its cargo (v. 3). While the ship was unloading, Paul and his party looked up the (Bible teaching) church in town. Hospitality was extended to the travelers, and a week of warm fellowship followed (v. 4).
During this time Paul was warned by the Christians, under the leading of the Holy Spirit, not to go on to Jerusalem (v. 4). Paul was determined in his own mind to not let this change his plans. God will allow the Christian to have his own way, but often there is a severe price to be paid. In severe cases, when believers get out of the will of the Lord, He will send sickness, and even physical death, as in the case of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5). Other times He may give them their request but send leanness to their soul. Regardless of whether Paul was in God’s will on this issue or not, the fact remains that Paul had ample warning of what to expect in Jerusalem.
When the week was over, they went with their friends to the beach and prayed (vv. 5-6). From here Paul travels to Ptolemais and Caesarea, where he stayed with Philip the Evangelist (vv.7- 9). Philip was one of the seven deacons of the Jerusalem church, the one who won the Ethiopian eunuch to the Lord. He had settled in Caesarea, the Roman capital of Palestine, and had been there ministering for twenty years. What a joy it must have been for Paul and Philip to be together again.
Application
I need to be very careful that I do not want my way so badly that I don’t care what the Lord wants in my life. I need to be sensitive if God is putting up a roadblock or bringing some pressure to bear in my life that is a warning. I want to be able to give the Lord a blank sheet and sign it to indicate I will go and do whatever He wants me to do.
Acts 21:1-9 (English Standard Version)
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