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Jesus was on trial before Governor Pilate, and Paul is tried before Governor Felix, but there is not resolution and it drags out leaving him incarcerated for two years. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 24 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
A plan is made to kill Paul. Forty men take a vow not to eat or drink until the deed is done, and wheels are set in motion. But the Lord rescues Paul because He has a plan for him to go to Rome. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 23 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Having been arrested and accused of causing a riot, Paul is on trial, and defends himself before the Sanhedrin. This is the same group that previously accused Jesus and prompted his crucifixion. They now desire Paul's execution too. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 22 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Paul has gifts for the poor in Jerusalem, but also knows trouble awaits him. Heading there to do good, evil is done to him in return. The Jews attempt to kill him in that moment but he is resecued by the Romans who after learning he is a Roman citizen keep him safe. This is the beginning of about 5 straight years in prison and a period when much scripture is written. Luke is not arrested, and uses this time to conduct interviews for his Gospel of Luke. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 21 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Paul is on his way to Jerusalem where he knows trouble awaits him. Speaking all night in Troas enroute, Eutychas falls asleep and falls out a third-story window to his death. Paul's prayer for him marks the 8th and last resurrection in the Bible (not including the general resurrection). Join David Alley as he reads Acts 20 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
As Paul starts heading back to Jerusalem winding up the second missionary journey, he travels through Ephesus, and notices a great opportunity awaits him. The result is that the third missionary journey largely contains several years of work at Ephesus. Speaking at the Hall of Tyrannus he manages to shared the gospel with everyone in the province of Asia. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 19 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
Paul arrives in Corinth on his second missionary journey where he meets Aquilla and Priscilla who were kicked out of Rome by Emperor Claudius. They work together as tentmakers and a church starts, becoming on the most famous churches in the ancient world. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 18 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
In the second missionary journey, Paul preaches in Thessalonica and Berea where he was persecuted, and finally in Athens where he speaks to the leading Philosophers of the city. In Athens he discovers and altar to an unknown God, which was an ancient witness to the Lord as this video explains. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 17 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
After the Jerusalem Council had reached a decision about Gentiles, Paul sets off again, this time without Barnabus, taking Silas instead and they start visiting the places they went before sharing the news of the council. However due to illness Paul heads north into Galatia and all of history is changed. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 16 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.
With so many Gentiles being saved, and so many Jewish Christians preceding them, it was inevitable there woudl be questions about how to be saved, and then how to live as Christians. The Jerusalem Council was a gathering of Apostles and Elders - a key moment that sorted out this question. Join David Alley as he reads Acts 15 and then discusses the chapter and these issues.