Acts 16:5-18

Paul, Silas and Timothy continue their journey Eastward through Phrygian, Galatia, and Mysia, until they come to Troas in Acts 16:8. This whole time they are trying to head north in to Asia, but for some reason not given in the text God prevents them from do this. God is deliberately driving them eastward towards the region we call Europe today. [...]

Acts 15:30-16:5

As we open our section of Acts this week we see the ruling of the council being given to the church at Antioch. The ruling was that Gentiles were not required to follow the Law to be saved, but should abstain from certain things to promote unity in the church body. They stayed for some unspecified length of time there then headed home.

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Acts 15:1-29

This week read about how the infant church faced a problem that we still face today in our churches. The specific manifestation of the problem is different today, but the problem is the same. I suspect this problem will continue to face the church until the end of this age.

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Acts 14:1-28

Last week we looked at Paul and Barnabas’ stop in Pisidian Antioch and the results of that visit. Luke, the human author of Acts, moves next to summarize Paul and Barnabas’ trip through the next several cities, and only highlights a few points. These few points can serve as lessons for us today.

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Acts 13:42-52

When we left off last week Paul and Barnabas had just finished delivering their first message in Pisidia Antioch. This week we will be looking at the results of their preaching, and how it fits perfectly with what is going on here at Hyland Heights.

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