We will have a brief called session meeting following church Sunday to hear a report from Rick Wilson about Grace Place.
Our 5th Sunday special program will be held May 31 during the Sunday school hour starting at 9:45. Breakfast will be served then Dr. Franklin House will share with us a story from one of his mission trips to the Marshall Islands. The children and youth of the church will be singing as well about the Fruits of the Spirit.
Come to Fellowship Hall for coffee then prayer @ 9:15 each Sunday then stay for Sunday School.
Sunday School starts at 9:45 for all ages Angela Ervin is there to provide child care for those too young to attend a class.
Scripture
Acts 18:1-17 (ESV)
After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. [2] And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, [3] and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. [4] And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks.
[5] When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. [6] And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." [7] And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. [8] Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized. [9] And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, "Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, [10] for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people." [11] And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
[12] But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, [13] saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law." [14] But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it were a matter of wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, I would have reason to accept your complaint. [15] But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things." [16] And he drove them from the tribunal. [17] And they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.
Questions for Reflection
- What makes you most impatient?
- How do you express your feelings when you are frustrated?
- When you are disheartened, what usually encourages you?
- What did Paul have in common with Aquila and Priscilla? (18:3)
- What did Paul do every Sabbath in Corinth? (18:4)
- What did Paul spend his time doing when Silas and Timothy arrived? (18:5)
- Why was Paul able to stop tentmaking when his friends arrived from Macedonia? (18:5)
- When the Jews opposed Paul, how did he react? (18:6)
- In Corinth, why did Paul turn to the Gentiles? (18:6-7)
- How do Christians take for granted their freedom to practice their faith?
- What encouraging encounters and experiences did Paul have while in Corinth?
- What means has God given you to be an encouragement to others?
