Ministry
Paul Goes to Jerusalem to Meet With Church Leaders
Date: August 4, 2024
Passage: Galatians 2:1–10
False teachers seemed to follow Paul everywhere he went. No sooner had he given out the gospel and people believed, than false teachers tried to discredit Paul’s message and challenge his authority. Paul’s co-workers in the Gospel were Barnabas, a circumcised Jew who was a …
Paul’s Ministry Characterized
Date: July 9, 2022
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 2:5–6
Paul’s ministry in Thessalonica was characterized as being free of three things:It was free of flattery – Paul never tried to flatter people (v. 5). Rather than seeking something for himself he delighted in giving to others freely. It has been said that a flatterer is a person wh …