Session 2.31: October 11, 2024
Scripture Reading: Acts 15:36–16:12
36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.” 37 Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too, 38 but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work. 39 They had a sharp disagreement, so that they parted company. Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters. 41 He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
16 He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek. 2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek. 4 As they went through the towns, they passed on the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey. 5 So the churches were being strengthened in the faith and were increasing in number every day.
6 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this, 8 so they passed through Mysia and went down to Troas. 9 A vision appeared to Paul during the night: A Macedonian man was standing there urging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” 10 After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
11 We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony.
Outline
Paul Goes on Another Journey
Second half of Acts: carrying out the Gentile mission
Timeline of Paul’s missionary journey
Paul and Barnabas Part Over Mark
After some days
The Mark conflict
Silas joins the team
Timothy Joins the Team
From Derbe to Lystra
Timothy, “the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek”
Timothy, Jew or Gentile?
Timothy is circumcised
Phrygia, Galatia, Mysia, and Down to Troas
Phrygia and Galatia
Not Asia or Bithynia
Mysia
Invading Europe from Troas?
Dreaming of Macedonia
“We” Passages
The narrator seems to be present
How should “we” be interpreted
Ministry in Philippi
Philippi, a Roman colony
