Introduction

• Acts 1:8
• Paul’s three preaching journeys:
  • Acts 13:1-14:28
  • Acts 15:36-18:22
  • Acts 18:23-21:17

What the world needs is the good news about Jesus!

• Acts 13:2, 23, 38
• Acts 14:15
• Acts 19:20
• Acts 20:21, 27
• Acts 18:2 – We learn about Aquila and Priscilla because they were forced out of Rome by Claudius.
• Paul’s job was not political reform!
• Luke 19:10
• Would you rather change someone’s political ideas or convert them to Christ?
• Jesus could have shown us all manner of inventions or things about medicine. Instead, He did what we needed most – He taught us about God and died for our sins!

Paul loved all kinds of people!

• Acts 13:47
• Acts 16:13, 27-31
• Acts 17:4
• Acts 18:8
• Acts 19:18 – Paul preached to practicing magicians!
• Colossians 3:11-12
• We should not be thinking about what is different between us and other people, but about how we can be one in Christ with them.

Christians draw strength from each other.

• Acts 14:21-22; 15:36, 41; 16:5
• Acts 20:1