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This Jesus Whom I Preach to You is the Christ – Acts 16:25-17:4

Beaten, bloody, and unjustly imprisoned, Paul and Silas spent their night in the Philippian jail “praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them” (Acts 16:25 NKJV).  “Suddenly there was a great earthquake…and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed” (Acts 16:26 NKVJ).  Fearing that all the prisoners had escaped, the jailer prepares to kill himself…

The Lord Has Called Us to Preach the Gospel to Them – Acts 15:36-16:24

After a time of reporting and ministry in Antioch, Paul tells Barnabas, “Let us now go back and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they are doing”  (Acts 15:26 NKJV).  After disagreeing about whether to bring John Mark with them again, Paul takes Silas instead and begins to retrace the route of the…

It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit – Acts 15:13-35

After much discussion with Paul and Barnabas “declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles” (Acts 15:12 NKJV), James, the half-brother of Jesus and leader of the church in Jerusalem, issues the final decree on the question of whether Gentiles need to convert to Judaism to be saved.  Quoting the prophet Amos and under the inspiration of…