1. MOVING INTO EUROPE

2. FIRST CONVERTS IN PHILIPPI
Both a roman colony and important city
No synagogue
First converts were some notable women, notably a women named Lydia
Continued in Philippi about two months
The healing of a demon-possessed girl; Paul and Silas landed in jail.
The conversion of the jailer
Released when the magistrates learn Paul and Silas were Roman citizens

4. CONFLICT IN THESSALONICA
A sizable city with a large Jewish population
Paul begin by preaching in the synagogue
Opposition arose from Jews who rejected the message
Accused of advocating “um-Roman” beliefs
Left Thessalonica for Berea where they found a better reception because the Bereans examined the OT to verify the message
Left for Athens when trouble arose.

7. THE GREEKS CHALLENGE PAUL
Paul and company arrive in Athens
Taught in the synagogue and marketplace
Discussed religion with philosophers (At )
Conversed with Stoics and Epicureans
Recognized Athenian religious beliefs
Called attention to the “unknown god”
Proclaimed Jesus and the resurrection
Some believed but most scoffed
Planted a church in Athens

10. PAUL IN CORINTH Strategic port city
Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half
While there, word from Macedonia came by means of Silas and Timothy
Boldly proclaimed Jesus Messiah
Met two believers – Aquila and Priscilla
Worked with them as tentmakers
Taught in the synagogue
Wrote 1 and 2 Thessalonians

12. TEMPLE OF APOLLO

15. AGORA (MARKETPLACE)

17. RUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF APHRODITE

18. 1THESSALONIANS A brief but encouraging letter
Praised the believers for their faithfulness in the face of strong persecution
Paul’s expression of concern for the church
Paul addressed these essential matters:
Practical areas of life
Avoid sexual immorality
Express love in practical ways
End times, the rapture, and the Day of the Lord
The question of those who had “fallen asleep”
Would those who had died before the Lord’s return participate in the Kingdom?
Paul assured that those who had died would not be left out

19. 2 THESSALONIANS
Written to correct a misunderstanding about the return of the Lord
A false letter claimed that the day had already come (2:1-2)
The nature of the coming of the Lord:
The return would only come when the “man of lawlessness” was revealed (2:5-12)
Be encouraged by the promise of his coming
God would judge their persecutors
Warning against idleness (3:6-15)

20. THE RETURN TO ANTIOCH
After 1 ½ years, Paul returned to Antioch accompanied by Aquila and Priscilla
Crossed over to Ephesus; stopped at the synagogue
Left Aquila and Priscilla to minister there, especially to a certain Apollos
From Ephesus, Paul went to Caesarea, then to greet the church (in Jerusalem?)
Continued to Antioch to give his report