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Paul’s Second Missionary Trip

Paul’s Second Missionary Trip. Acts 15:36 – 18:22 A.D. 50 to A.D. 52. Trip was with Silas, Timothy, and Luke A. 18 month ministry B. Corinth – heart of the trip C. Barnabas split from Paul 1. over whether John Mark should come along

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Paul’s Second Missionary Trip

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  1. Paul’s Second Missionary Trip Acts 15:36 – 18:22 A.D. 50 to A.D. 52

  2. Trip was with Silas, Timothy, and Luke • A. 18 month ministry • B. Corinth – heart of the trip • C. Barnabas split from Paul • 1. over whether John Mark should come along • 2. they went to Cyprus to encourage the churches there • II. Paul and Silas revisited established churches to strengthen them • A. Syria and Cilicia • 1. formed during his previous 10 year ministry in Tarsus • B. Galatia • 1. Timothy joined the missionary team in Lystra

  3. 2. Timothy circumcised to be acceptable to the Jews 3. churches were strengthened and grew in numbers III. Troas A. “Macedonian vision” was received 1. man in vision begged Paul to come to Macedonia 2. Luke joined missionary team IV. Macedonia A. Philippi 1. the city a. Roman colony since 42 B.C. b. mostly veteran soldiers

  4. Marketplace in Ancient Philippi 2. Two important conversions a. Lydia – dealer in purple cloth b. a worshipper of God – responded to gospel

  5. c. Paul and friends stayed in her home d. Paul cast a demonic spirit from a fortune- telling slave girl e. owner of the girl accused Paul to the city magistrates f. Paul and Silas were beaten with rods and thrown into jail g. while praying and singing in the jail, the doors opened h. Philippian jailer said, “what must I do to be saved?” i. he and his household believed in Christ 3. magistrates apologize for beating Roman citizens 4. Paul leaves the city, Luke stays behind

  6. Ancient Philippian Jail Cell

  7. B. Thessalonica 1. the city a. largest city in Macedonia b. the seat of the Roman government 2. three week stay 3. reasoned in the synagogues 4. some Jews and a large number of Greeks believed 5. taught them much about the “Eschaton” 6. left the city at night due to Jewish animosity C. Berea 1. taught in the synagogue

  8. Ancient Thessalonica Marketplace 2. Jews examined Scriptures daily 3. many believed plus prominent Greek men and women 4. Silas and Timothy stayed to complete work

  9. V. Achaia A. Athens 1. the city a. chief place in the world for great philosophers – Plato, Socrates, Aristotle b. language – Koine Greek c. most public buildings had a statue of a god d. in Athens “it was easier to meet a statue than to meet a man” (Pausanias) Acropolis

  10. Agora in Athens 2. Paul was “greatly distressed” to see all the idols 3. he reasoned with the Jews in the synagogue and the Greeks in the marketplace (Agora)

  11. 4. Paul caught the attention of some philosophers a. he talked of Jesus’ resurrection (anastasiß) b. they brought Paul to the Areopagus to teach them these strange ideas Areopagus

  12. 5. Areopagettica (speech) a. self-sufficient Creator b. man created in His image c. man’s need to come to God d. they will be judged by this one who was raised from the dead 6. Results not as externally apparent B. Corinth 1. the city (“City of the Two Seas”) a. great commercial prosperity and luxury b. name synonymous with sexual laxity (“Corinthian girl” name for a prostitute)

  13. Corinthian Temple of Apollo c. colonists were “poor but freed slaves” (Syrians, Egyptians, and Jews)

  14. d. many Jews due to the expelling of Jews from Rome e. capital of Achaia – government here f. Isthmian Games – second only to the Olympic Games (every other year) g. they worshipped: (1.) Greek gods, (2.) Roman imperial cult – Caesar, (3.) Judaism 2. Paul stayed 18 months 3. met Aquila and Priscilla a. Jewish Christians b. came from Rome c. tentmakers d. life-long friends of Paul

  15. 4. reasoned in the synagogue a. when Jews opposed him, Paul set-up headquarters in building next door b. Crispus, the synagogue ruler, came to faith 5. Silas and Timothy rejoined him here 6. Paul wrote 1 and 2 Thessalonians here 7. Jewish opposition took him to the procounsel about “propagating an illicit religion” a. Paul was acquitted b. this judgment sheltered Paul’s ministry under the legality of Judaism VI. Trip back to Antioch A. stopped in Ephesus

  16. 1. reasoned with the Jews a short time 2. left Aquila and Priscilla in Ephesus 3. made a vow to visit temple in Jerusalem 4. went back to Jerusalem VII. Fourth Trip to Jerusalem (“quick visit”) A. visited the brothers in Jerusalem B. Returned to Antioch

  17. Paul’s Thessalonian Correspondence • 1 Thessalonians • 1. late 50 A.D. or early 51 A.D. • 2. Paul’s concern for them

  18. a. would their faith hold under persecution? b. would they listen to other persuasive propagandists who questioned Paul’s authority 3. Timothy encourage Paul with a report from Thessalonica, BUT. . . a. they were having difficulty maintaining a life of chastity which faith demands b. they were having a difficult time shedding unscrupulous craftiness which they had thought normal before c. anticipation of Christ’s return made them neglect duties of daily life

  19. d. misunderstanding of the return of Christ made them discouraged about their brothers who had died e. they sought to calculate the day of the Eschaton B. 2 Thessalonians 1. written a few months after the first letter 2. Thessalonians had been instructed falsely that the Day of the Lord had already come a. Christians abandoned occupations and lived idle lives depending on the church b. they became despondent at the thought of Christ’s return; they thought this would mean judgment for their sins and not salvation

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