Monday 11/1/21

  • Read Acts 18: 1-17

Paul heads to Corinth, and you can guess what he did! Synagogue, talking to people, helping people understand and believe. Same story, different day! (I hope this is said of me someday!)

He gets fueled by the return of Timothy and Silas and devotes all of his time to preaching the good news.

Some Jews believe, but many were angry and opposing Paul. Then he does this strange thing: he “shakes out his clothes”, and tells them “I’m moving onto others who will listen”.

In other cities as we’ve seen, this angry vengeance forces Paul to move on. But the Lord comes to him and tells him, “Don’t be afraid and don’t be silent!”. So Paul and friends settle in for a year and a half- what an incredible blessing to this new church!

  • How does the bickering, disputing, and “sides” in the church today distract from our mission to share the good news?
  • What can you do to be someone who brings peace?
  • In what ways has the Lord said to you “do not be afraid”?