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NOVEMBER 13 - Nº 317 Acts 19:21; Acts 20:1; 2 Corinthians 1 – 13 When everything in Ephesus had calmed down, Paul gathered the believers together. He wanted to encourage them before he said "goodbye." He knew it was time for him to move on. His plan was to visit the churches in Macedonia and Achaia before returning to Jerusalem. Eventually, he hoped to go to Rome to encourage the believers there.  While he was traveling, Paul heard that the church in Corinth was still struggl

NOVEMBER 12 - Nº 316 Acts 19:10-41 God did wonderful things through Paul while he was in Ephesus. Not only did everyone in the entire region hear God’s Word, but God allowed him to heal the sick and cast out demons.  When some young men saw what Paul was able to do, they tried to cast out demons just like he did. They said, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” A Jewish chief priest named Sceva had seven sons who tried this. But one day an

NOVEMBER 11 Nº 315 1 Corinthians 15 – 16 Near the end of his letter, Paul reviewed the Gospel message that he had first presented to the Corinthian believers five years earlier. It was this:  “ Jesus Christ died for our sins just as the Scriptures prophesied. He was buried, then he rose from the dead on the third day. This too was prophesied in the Scriptures. After that he appeared to many eyewitnesses—whose lives were radically changed when they realized that Jesus was aliv

NOVEMBER 10 Nº 314 1 Corinthians 6:12 – 14:39 After explaining the need for unity among the believers (see  #313 - November 9 ), Paul addressed some other issues that plagued the church in Corinth. The city was known for its wild behavior (see  #309 - November 5 ), and several church members had become engaged in corrupt lifestyles.   Paul emphasized the fact that every believer was a member of the body of Christ, and that Jesus had paid a very high price to make that possibl

NOVEMBER 9 Nº 313 1 Corinthians 1:1 – 6:11 While he was in Ephesus, Paul heard that there were serious problems in the church he had started five years before in Corinth (see  #309 - November 5 ). Not long after getting that report, he received a letter from some of the church leaders that was filled with questions they could not answer on their own.  So, Paul sat down and wrote them a long letter.   His primary goal was to convince the believers that they needed to live in u

NOVEMBER 8 Nº 312 Acts 18:18 – 19:10 When Paul’s work in Corinth was finished, he decided to return to his home church in Antioch. Aquila and Priscilla decided to accompany him as far as Ephesus. During the short time he had in Ephesus, Paul went into the synagogue and taught about Jesus. The Ephesian Jews begged him to spend more time with them, but he couldn’t. As he left, he promised that he would return if God allowed him to. Then he sailed back to Israel.  Before going t

NOVEMBER 7 - Nº 311 2 Thessalonians 1 – 3 A few months after he sent his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul received an update from the church he loved and cared for. Some of the news was good. The believers remained faithful to Christ even though they faced harsh persecution. And even during this difficult time, they continued to grow in their love for the Lord and for each other.  So, Paul began his letter by commending these new believers for their growth. He told the

NOVEMBER 6 - Nº 310 1 Thessalonians 1 – 5 When Silas and Timothy arrived in Corinth (see  #309 - November 5 ), they brought good news from the cities that Paul had visited on his way through Macedonia.  Paul was particularly pleased with the news they brought from Thessalonica.  He had only spent three weeks there before he was driven out of town, but the believers in that city had become very dear to him. He was concerned that they would abandon their new faith because of th

NOVEMBER 5 - Nº 309 Acts 18:1-17; Romans 16:3-4; 2 Corinthians 11:9 After Paul had spoken on Mars Hill in Athens (see  #308 - Athens and Idols ), he decided to travel to Corinth. He waited there for Silas and Timothy to arrive.  Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia and an important commercial center.   It had two harbors that were separated by a wide isthmus. From one side, ships could sail across the Ionian Sea to Italy, and from the other side they could

NOVEMBER 4 - Nº 308 Acts 17:16-34 Paul’s traveling companions expected him to stay quietly out of sight until they joined him in Athens....

NOVEMBER 3 - Nº 307 Acts 17:1-15; Philippians 4:15-16 Realizing they were no longer safe, Paul and Silas left Philippi and traveled about...

NOVEMBER 2 - Nº 306 Acts 16:15-40 Paul and his companions often went to the place of prayer outside of Philippi where they had first met...

NOVEMBER 1 - Nº 305 Acts 15:36 – 16:15 Not long after he sent his letter to the Galatians (see  #303 - October 30  and  #304 - October 31...

OCTOBER 31 - Nº 304 Galatians 3:23 – 6:18 In the first half of his letter to the churches of Galatia, Paul explained that the only way...

OCTOBER 30 - Nº 303 Galatians 1:1 – 3:22 After the Christians at Antioch rejected the teaching of the Jewish legalists (aka the...

OCTOBER 29 - Nº 302 Acts 15:1-35; Galatians 2:11-16 Not long after Paul and Barnabas arrived back in Antioch, some false teachers showed...

OCTOBER 28 - Nº 301 Acts 14 After being chased from Antioch Pisidium, Barnabas and Paul went to a city called Iconium. Once again, they...

OCTOBER 27 - Nº 300 Acts 12:25 – 13:52 The believers in Antioch, Syria, had taken a collection to help the believers in Jerusalem who...

OCTOBER 26 - Nº 299 Acts 12:1-24 While the church was growing in Antioch, King Herod Antipas decided to persecute the Christians who...

OCTOBER 25 - Nº 298 Acts 11:19-30; Galatians 2:1-10 Some of the believers who had fled from Jerusalem when Stephen was stoned (see  #291...

OCTOBER 24 - Nº 297 Acts 10:23 – 11:18 Several believers from Joppa accompanied Peter on the two-day trip to Caesarea. As they came to...

OCTOBER 23 - Nº 296 Acts 9:32 – 10:23 Saul kept growing in his new faith, and God continued to prepare him to take the gospel message to...

OCTOBER 22 - Nº 295 Acts 9:23-29; 22:17-21; 2 Corinthians 11:32 – 12:7; Galatians 1:15-21 The Jewish leaders in Damascus became concerned...

OCTOBER 21 - Nº 294 Acts 9:1-22; 22:1-16; 26:12-18 Philip and the other disciples continued to spread the good news about Jesus all over...