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Paul & Silas – Trust God’s Strategy for Ministry
Paul and Silas traveled 100 miles from Philippi to Thessalonica. According to verse one they passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, but didn’t minister in those cities. Thessalonica was the capital of Macedonia, with a population of about 200,000. Paul’s master plan …

Obstacles that Hinder the Work of the Lord
Not wanting to cause further trouble for Jason or the Christians, Paul and Silas left Thessalonica (v. 10) at night and traveled southwest to Berea, about 45 miles away. It is thought that Timothy had stayed back in Philippi and caught up with them later. An all-too-familiar prob …

Religion ... Ridicule ... Results
Paul arrived in Athens, the intellectual capital of the ancient world, and the center of idolatry, education and philosophy. Someone once said that in Athens it was easier to find a god than a man. “The city was wholly given to idolatry” (v. 16). People spen …