We trace Acts 13–28 from Antioch to Rome, watching the Spirit send ordinary people into extraordinary moments as the gospel crosses cultures, faces resistance, and still advances. Paul’s journeys, the Jerusalem Council, and the clashes in cities like Ephesus show how grace shapes a global church.• Acts’ structure and the pivot from Peter to Paul • Antioch as a sending center shaped by prayer • First journey patterns of welcome and resistance • The Jerusalem Council clarifying grace for Gentiles • Second journey highlights in Phili...
We trace Acts 13–28 from Antioch to Rome, watching the Spirit send ordinary people into extraordinary moments as the gospel crosses cultures, faces resistance, and still advances. Paul’s journeys, the Jerusalem Council, and the clashes in cities like Ephesus show how grace shapes a global church.
• Acts’ structure and the pivot from Peter to Paul
• Antioch as a sending center shaped by prayer
• First journey patterns of welcome and resistance
• The Jerusalem Council clarifying grace for Gentiles
• Second journey highlights in Philippi and Athens
• Encouragement in Corinth to keep speaking
• Ephesus and the clash with idol economies
• Arrests, trials, shipwreck, and arrival in Rome
• Four themes: Spirit-led mission, cross-cultural reach, resilient witness, redeemed detours
• A personal challenge to take one faithful step
Read one chapter of Acts this week with fresh eyes. And if this series helped you feel more confident opening the Bible, share it with a friend.
RELATED EPISODES:
- Acts Pt 1: The Story Continues
- Acts Pt 2: The Church in Motion
SOURCES:
- Benware, P. N. (2004). Survey of the New Testament. Moody Publishers.
- Evans, T. (2019). The Tony Evans Bible commentary. B&H Publishing Group.
- Galan, B., & Curiel, J. (2012). Bible Overview. Rose Publishing.
- MacArthur, J. (Ed.). (2014). The MacArthur Study Bible (NIV). Thomas Nelson.
- Ryken, L., & Ryken, P. G. (Eds.). (2007). The ESV Literary Study Bible (English Standard Version). Crossway.
- Thomas Nelson. (2021). The open Bible (NIV; complete reference system). Thomas Nelson
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