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By
Danny W. Davis
To Wade and Dylan
Thanks for following Daddy around the world.
All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are
taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®
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INTRODUCTION TO PAUL
Pamphylia
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CHURCH PROBLEMS
(Acts 15:1-41)
In Philippi
In Thessalonica
One of the many towns that ran off the apostle Paul,
Thessalonica is located on the coast of northern
Greece. Paul converted many people there, but some
Jews stirred up a mob and charged the house where
Paul had been staying. He wasn’t there, so they took
the homeowner before the city council and charged
him with treason for giving allegiance to Jesus as
king. The council threw out the case, but believers
convinced Paul to leave town that night (p. 366).
In his epistles Paul writes of other things that
happened to him while in Thessalonica. He tells the reader
that he worked as a tentmaker and also received some
financial help from the believers at Philippi in order to bring
the gospel to the Thessalonians (1 Thess 2:9; 2 Thess 3:6-10;
Phil 4:16). Paul deems his time in Thessalonica to have been
successful because he was able to share both the gospel and
his life with them (1 Thess 2:1-10). He also wrote tenderly
of the great love and loyalty of the Thessalonian believers (1
Thess 1:1-8; 2:13-16; 4:9-10). Despite the angry mobs and
the rejection by his Jewish brethren Paul was able to look
back on his time in this city with great fondness.
In Athens
In Corinth
• Purpose
o To praise them for their steadfastness under
persecution.
o To instruct them concerning holy living.
o To correct any misunderstanding, especially
about the second coming of Christ.
• Theme: Holiness in view of the second coming of Jesus
Christ.
In Ephesus
In Ephesus
In Troas
In Troas
His first plan was to sail for Syria but Luke, who
apparently had rejoined the team, informs the reader of a
plot of the Jews to kill Paul (Acts 20:3). They change their
plans and go back through Macedonia (Acts 20:3-5). It
appears that seven members of the team go on to Troas
while Luke and Paul attempt to sail from Philippi to Troas
(Acts 20:5-6). However, their journey was severely impeded
by rough winds. What would have normally taken two days
now takes five (Acts 20:6; McRay, 2003, p. 197). Eventually
though Paul and Luke arrive in Troas and reconnect with the
other brothers and stayed seven days (Acts 20:6-12). At the
end of this seven days Paul takes the opportunity to speak to
the people (Acts 20:6-7). He was, to say the least, long
In Miletus
JERUSALEM TO ROME
Reporting in at Jerusalem
At Caesarea
1. Timothy