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Paul Adapts to His Audience
Paul left Athens and went to Corinth (v. 1). Have you ever wondered why some people refuse to make any adjustments to changing situations? The great apostle demonstrated adjustments in his methods to the Corinthians, because he knew they were less philosophical than the Ath …

Opposition Enhances Ministry Results
The arrival of his colleagues (Silas and Timothy) from Macedonia (v. 5) did a number of things for Paul. (1) It relieved him of anxiety he had been feeling for his Thessalonian converts. (2) He received a gift of money at this time from his friends at Philippi (2 Cor. 11:8) …

Paul’s Roman Citizenship On Trial
This passage is not the first time the fanatical Jews tried to prove Paul was breaking the Roman law (refer to Acts 16:19-24 and 17:6-7). They accused him of propagating an illegal religion. Judaism was a recognized religion of the empire, and was given the protection of th …

God Works His Will in His Servants
After eighteen months of ministry Pail decided that it was time for him to return to his sending church in Antioch. His friends Aquila and Priscilla went with him as far as Ephesus, where they took up residence. The chief pride of Ephesus was the temple of Diana, which was famed …

Tactfulness–Words That Work Mightily
In this passage we are introduced to Apollos, who was an eloquent Bible teacher (v. 24). He was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and somewhere along the way heard John the Baptist and became a believer, but he knew nothing beyond that point. Armed with these limited facts, he traveled …