The prayer of the week is based on Proverbs 3:5-6 Lord God of the Bible, You are calling me to trust with my entire being.  Even…(put your need to trust Him here). I am to lean my full weight on You and not on my own limited understanding. You are the One I am to […]

Travel itineraries change. Flexibility is essential. Believers trust God for direction. Prayer is imperative. Leaders have the say. New plans are formed.   Paul traveled through the districts of Macedonia, exhorting them.  He arrived in Greece and spent three months there.  He heard of a plot against him by the Jews and instead of sailing […]

  Paul was in Ephesus where a riot occurred.  A town clerk diffused the situation and sent everyone home. (NASB) Acts 20:1 “AFTER THE uproar had ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and when he had exhorted them and taken his leave of them, he left to go to Macedonia.”   Paul used wisdom, godly […]

  Paul preached and taught the Way of the Lord Jesus Christ in Ephesus, a society (culture) where magicians, exorcists and idolatry was normal. As Paul preached, magicians burned their books publicly and people stopped worshiping Artemis.  (Acts 19:19-20) A silversmith named Demetrius gathered craftsmen together about the growing problem which affected them financially.  He […]

  A silversmith, Demetrius, had gathered together craftsmen similar to himself.  The men whose livelihood depended on the worship of the goddess Artemis gathered together. Demetrius made quite a speech of how their incomes were in jeopardy from many turning to the worship of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 19:23-26) (NASB) Acts 19:28 “When they […]

Paul sent his two helpers into Macedonia while he stayed in Ephesus.  About the same time a big disturbance occurred there.  (Acts 19:22-23) Demetrius was a silversmith in Ephesus and his livelihood depended upon making and selling shrines of the goddess, Artemis.  He understood what was happening as Paul preached and taught of the Lord […]

   The Temple of Artemis was a center of worship in the ancient city of Ephesus.  That temple was one of the Seven Wonders of the World in the time of Paul.  It was a place where temple prostitutes were used to “worship”. Today, prostitution of children is on-going.  For the most part, girls are […]

The prayer of the week is based on James 3:17 Thank You Lord God of the Bible for Your wisdom which is available to me today. Godly wisdom is from You. I can measure my thoughts and actions against Your wisdom. Do I have pure motives?  Are my actions peaceable?  Am I gentle in my […]

  For two years, Paul taught the people of Ephesus about the Lord Jesus Christ.  Then he revealed his plan to go to Jerusalem stopping along the way in Macedonia and Achaia (most of Greece).  Then he stated, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” (Acts 19:21) The next order of business for […]

  Paul was in Ephesus, a city of the Roman Empire.  It had a beautiful temple, so beautiful it was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.  The temple was dedicated to a goddess – it was the Temple of Artemis. Notice who did extraordinary miracles in Ephesus. (NASB) Acts 19:11-12 “God was performing […]