Paul's ministry in Corinth and Antioch / Acts Bible Study Chapter 18 (TV Audio #493)

Bible Study with David Hathaway (TV Audio Podcast)

'One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: ‘Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.’ So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.' (Acts 18.9-11, NIV.)

Acts 18 recounts the apostle Paul's ministry in Corinth and Ephesus, detailing his interactions with Jews and Gentiles, his companions, and his trials. This chapter highlights the spread of the Gospel despite opposition, the importance of discipleship and mentorship, and the collaborative nature of early Christian ministry.

The Church began in Fire and Power on the Day of Pentecost, but as we have seen throughout the book of Acts, this outpouring was not just a one time experience, instead, the apostles and the early church were continually being filled with the Spirit. I believe we should be living as the early Church did - in the Fire and Power of God.

'After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.' (Acts 18.1-4, NIV.) Persecution of the Jews has been a problem for thousands of years; yet God has always used persecution as a means of furthering the Gospel; as the Scripture teaches, what was meant for our harm, God will use for our good.