1. 19 And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Matthew 8:19-20

2. Through the life and letters of the Apostle Paul
A Journey
Through the life and letters of the Apostle Paul
Week 3

3. Spreading the word throughout the land
Week 2 Recap
Paul’s Second Journey
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Spreading the word throughout the land

5. Paul’s Second Journey – Acts 15:36-18:22
Syria and Cilicia
Derbe and Lystra
(past Mysia) Troas
Samothracia (Samothrace) and Neapolis
Philippi in Macedonia
Traveled With: Silas, Timothy, Priscilla and Aquila, Luke
Main Route: Syria, Turkey, Greece, Jerusalem
Cities/Places: miles

6. Paul’s Second Journey – Acts 15:36-18:22
Amphipolis and Apollonia
Thessalonica
Berea (Beroea)
Athens (Mars Hill— “Areopagus”)
Corinth
Traveled With: Silas, Timothy, Priscilla and Aquila, Luke
Main Route: Syria, Turkey, Greece, Jerusalem
Cities/Places: miles

7. Paul’s Second Journey – Acts 15:36-18:22
Cenchrea (Cenchreae)
Ephesus
Caesarea (in Syria)
“Went up” to Jerusalem
Antioch (Syria)
Traveled With: Silas, Timothy, Priscilla and Aquila, Luke
Main Route: Syria, Turkey, Greece, Jerusalem
Cities/Places: miles

8. Paul’s Second Journey Week 2 Recap
Paul and Barnabas have a falling-out
Silas joins Paul (Acts 15:40)
Revisit Churches (Derbe and Lystra)
Timothy Joins the team
Paul forbidden to speak the word in Asia
(Acts 16:6-10)

9. Paul’s Second Journey Week 2 Recap Lydia believes
Slave girl who annoyed (Acts 16:16-18)
Paul’s call to Macedonia
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. (Acts 16:9-10)

10. Paul and Silas in Prison
Week 2 Recap
Paul and Silas in Prison
Paul and Silas are beaten and thrown in prison (Acts 16:19-24)
Guard is caught off-guard

11. Ministry at Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9)
Week 2 Recap
Ministry at Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-9)
Paul and Silas minister in synagogue in Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-2
Paul ministers and many believe in Berea (Acts 17:10-12)
The Philippians send a gift for Paul's needs more than once (Philippians 4:15-16)

12. Ministry at Berea (Acts 17:10-15)
Week 2 Recap
Ministry at Berea (Acts 17:10-15)
Paul ministers at Jewish synagogue and many believe (Acts 17:10-12)
Timothy evidently rejoins Paul and Silas in Berea (17:14)
After the agitating initiated by Jews of Thessalonica, Paul departs Berea (17:13-14)
Silas and Timothy remain at Berea, after receiving instructions to meet Paul at Athens (17:15-16)
The Philippians send a gift for Paul's needs more than once (Philippians 4:15-16)

13. Paul’s Sermon on Mars Hill
Week 2 Recap
Paul’s Sermon on Mars Hill
The Athenians were superstitious
Devoted to many gods
To an unknown god – to prevent upset or judgment
Used this as a transition to the One God, the True God
He doesn’t need to be served by man
He gives
He created all things
He controls time
He places people in time, where/when He wants them to be
We are also His offspring

14. Paul in Corinth Week 2 Recap
Paul would reason in the synagogue every Sabbath
Persuading the Jews and Greeks
Working as a tentmaker during the week
Silas and Timothy come to Corinth
Money from Philippi
Helping Paul
Paul devotes himself
Persuading – reasoning with them. Paul would be going back and forth in his preaching in the synagogues

15. Paul Leaves for Antioch
Week 2 Recap
Paul Leaves for Antioch
Aquilia and Priscilla joins Paul
Travels to Cenchreae, major port of Corinth
Paul cuts his hair (Acts 18:18)
Leave for Ephesus
19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there, but he himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined. 21 But on taking leave of them he said, “I will return to you if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus. (Acts 18:19-21)

16. Paul Arrives in Syria
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there, he departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. (Acts 18:22-23)

17. The Seed Planted; The Seed Grows
24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, 28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. (Acts 18:24-28)

18. Apollos of Alexandria A Jew (Acts 18:24) An eloquent man (Acts 18:24)
Mighty in the Scriptures and Fervent in spirit (Acts 18:25)
Spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, knew of the baptism of John (Acts 18:25)
Began to speak boldly in the synagogue (Acts 18:26)
Acquila and Priscilla instructed him in the ways of the Lord (Acts 18:26)
Paul wrote, “I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” (1 Corinthians 3:6)

19. Why did Paul cut his hair?
Paul cut his hair off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow
“vow” was optional for Jews was a Nazirite vow
Jews took vows either to get something from God or because God had done something for them (cf. Lev. 27)
Expressions of dedication or thanksgiving
Possibly vow out of gratitude to God for the safety in Corinth
At the end of the vow
He would cut his hair
offer it as a burnt offering, along with a sacrifice, on the altar in Jerusalem (cf. Num. 6:1-21)

20. Spreading the word throughout the land
Paul’s Third Journey
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22. Paul’s Third Journey – Acts 18:23-21:16
Galatia and Phrygia
Ephesus
Macedonia
Greece (Achaia)
Macedonia, Philippi, and Troas
Assos, Mitylene; near Chios, Samos
Traveled With: Timothy, Luke, and Others
Main Route: Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Israel
Cities/Places: miles

23. Paul’s Third Journey – Acts 18:23-21:16
(Trogyllium), Miletus
Cos, Rhodes, Patara
Tyre and Ptolemais
Caesarea
Jerusalem
Traveled With: Timothy, Luke, and Others
Main Route: Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Israel
Cities/Places: miles

24. Itinerary of Paul’s Third Journey
City/Island
Province/Region
Reference
Antioch
Syria
Acts 18:22
Galatia
Acts 18:23
Asia (region of Phrygia)
Ephesus
Asia
Acts 19:1–40
Macedonia
Acts 20:1–2
Corinth?
Achaia
Acts 20:2–3
Acts 20:3
Philippi
Acts 20:6
Troas
Acts 20:6–12
Assos
Acts 20:13–14

25. Itinerary of Paul’s Third Journey
City/Island
Province/Region
Reference
Mitylene
Asia
Acts 20:14
Chios/Samos
Acts 20:15
Miletus
Acts 20:15–38
Cos
Acts 21:1
Rhodes
Patara
Lycia
Tyre
Syria
Acts 21:3–6
Ptolemais
Acts 21:7
Caesarea
Palestine
Acts 21:8–14
Jerusalem
Acts 21:15–17

26. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
Paul stays in Antioch
Autumn of 52 AD to the Summer of 53 AD (Acts 18:23)
Luke doesn’t report on Paul’s report
Travels westward through Galatia
Strengthening churches and brethren
Arrives in Ephesus Autumn 53 AD

27. Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
Ephesus phase
Two years
Macedonian and Corinth Phase
The Long Journey Back to Jerusalem
Encouraged all the churches along the way
Third journey begins around 53 AD
Ends around Pentecost 57 AD
A possible short visit to Corinth (2 Cor. 13:1), correspondence with the Corinthians (1 Cor. 5:9 and 7:1), the sending ahead of Timothy and Erasmus to Macedonia and the writing of 1 Corinthians (Acts 19:21-22). A silversmith named Demetrius and his trade union cause a riot about miniature silver models of the temple of Artemis (19:23-40).