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Paul in Acts: Stoned

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Jason

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Lystra, Part 2

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Jason

I’m sure if you told Paul and Barnabas that the healing of the man who had been crippled from birth would prompt the crowd to worship, they would have said, “Great! That’s a good thing!” But the problem occurs when … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Iconium

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Jason

Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Cyprus, Part Two

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Jason

According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a native of Cyprus. He and Paul arrive in Salamis, formerly the capital, on the eastern coast. Here they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogue, which is consistent with the earlier … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Set Apart

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Jason

Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Relief for the Saints

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Jason

Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: A Holy Opportunity

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Jason

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Boldness

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Jason

And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” Acts 9:20 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, … Continue reading →

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Paul in Acts: Even Scattered Seeds Grow

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Jason

I’m reading the book of Acts right now with an eye toward studying Paul: his movements and his teachings according to Luke. I’ll carry this along for the first little bit here in 2025. For the purposes of clarity, I … Continue reading →

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