1. The Acts of the Apostles
Acts 16 – The Macedonian Call
Sunday – February 4, 2018
Many of the slides used in this presentation are prepared by Joe Price and are used and adapted with his permission.

2. Acts 16
The Macedonian Call

3. The Second Preaching Journey Acts 15:41-18:22
The message from the Jerusalem church caused great joy and encouragement, 15:30-31
Teaching continued in Antioch, 15:32-35
Dispute over taking John Mark produced two preaching trips, 15:36-40
With Silas, Paul went through Syria and Cilicia strengthening the churches, 15:41

5. The Second Preaching Trip Acts 15:41-18:22
Bithynia
Mysia
Galatia
Phrygia
Asia
Cilicia
Syria
The Second Preaching Trip Acts 15:41-18:22

6. Go Where the Gospel is Wanted Acts 16:1-10
Take it to new places, Romans 15:20-22
Go with faithful men, 15:40; 16:1-2 (2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15)
Remove potential impediments, 16:3-4; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Go where the pressing need and interest exists, 16:6-10
Romans 15: yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was (already) named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation; 21 but, as it is written, They shall see, to whom no tidings of him came, And they who have not heard shall understand.
Acts 15:40 - but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
Acts 16: And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. 2 The same was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
II Timothy 1:5 - having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.
II Timothy 3:15 - And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Acts 16:3-4 –3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews that were in those parts: for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 4 And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.
I Corinthians 9: For though I was free from all (men,) I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some. 23 And I do all things for the gospel's sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
Acts 16: And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; 7 and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not; 8 and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And when he had seen the vision, straightway we sought to go forth into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.