Paul’s second mission trip comes to an end with a brief but eventful layover in Ephesus followed by a boat ride back to Caesarea, Jerusalem and Antioch of Syria.

Acts 18:19-22; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

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Paul changes gears as he finalizes his ministry in Corinth for the time and begins to set his sights on heading back home to Jerusalem and Antioch. But his time in Corinth has paid off, especially as the core group he has impacted shows up in a surprise visit in Cenchrea.

Acts‬ ‭18:18-22; Ephesians 1:17-21

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Acts‬ ‭18:18-22; 2 Timothy 2:1-6

Paul wraps up his ministry in Corinth. Silas takes his final trip with Paul and returns back to Jerusalem and Antioch. But that doesn’t mean Silas hangs up his ministry shoes and doesn’t keep at it. He does. His role would change.

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Gallio gets word of the unsettling conflict taking place within Corinth’s Jewish community. Paul is arrested by a hostile crowd and brought before the city’s governor in an impromptu trial. It's a "No Win" Situation for Paul and Sosthanes.

Acts‬ ‭18:11-21, Luke 22:41-42 ‬

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‭‭Acts‬ ‭18:11-21‬; John 17:9-18; Psalm 91:14-16; Psalm 31:19-24

A pressured Sosthanes makes the hard decision to deal with a Syrian Jewish evangelist named Paul. The efforts to get rid of this troublemaker by some of the more zealous types have not panned out--even to the point of gaining the attention of the city official.

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Paul shares a key message with the first believers in Corinth about what the Law of Moses can and cannot do. Sosthanes, the leader in the Corinthian synagogue, feels the pressure intensify from his own people.

Acts 18:7-17; Matthew 22:36-40; Romans 3:19-20

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Paul ramps up his dedication to the Lord and takes on the Nazarite Vow. Sosthanes confides in his wife and has an unexpected conversation with Crispus.

Acts 18:6-10, Numbers 6:1-21

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Paul, Silas, Timothy and Titius Justus encounter some major hostility from certain individuals from the synagogue next door to Titius Justus’ home. While Sosthanes is now fully in charge, he’s feeling the mounting pressure coming from certain special interest groups within a divided synagogue. Meanwhile Paul is having a moment of crisis where Jesus shows up.

Acts 18:9; 2 Timothy 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:7-10; 2 Corinthians 1:23-24

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(Paul in Corinth, Expelled from Synagogue, Crispus Gets Baptized)

Acts 18:6-8; John 6:53-58, 6:66-69; Philippians 3:4-8

In Paul’s encounter with the risen Jesus, this experience changed everything for him: His career, his obsession with destroying the early church, his position in the Sanhedrin and his ambition to move up within the ranks of all Jewish authority. Yet… once he met Jesus, nothing else mattered.

In the previous episode, we saw Paul confronted by Sosthanes and forcefully expelled out from the synagogue. In today’s episode, we’ll see what happens to Paul and others who have taken an interest in his teachings.

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