America is a nation of many gods today. What is a god? It is any entity (whether being or spirit) that is worshipped as having power over people or nature; any person or thing that has the power to direct our lives. In America some of the gods that are worshipped are: money, power, fame, pleasure, sex, possessions, sports, even people. False religion and a variety of cults that exist today (Scientology, New Age, occult activities, etc.) have made gods out of men - Jim Jones, David Koresh, and others. Not only do false religion and cults appear to be growing in our world, and especially in America, but there is a general agnostic or atheistic spirit that exists. Even some who profess to be saved exhibit a “practical atheism” or a “practical agnosticism” in their lives. They live as if it doesn’t matter to God how they live. They don’t pray. They don’t read, much less, study their Bibles. They don’t attend worship, etc. How do we, as believers, deal with a world that knows or cares little about the truth of and a relationship with Jesus Christ? We are to take Him to them. Paul gave us an example of how to do that when he visited the world center of pagan philosophy and religion - Athens, Greece. As we look at these verses, we will examine what Paul saw, what Paul said, and how the people (pagans, lost men) reacted to his message.

I. THE ARRIVAL OF PAUL (IN ATHENS) -- VV. 16-17.

II. THE APPEAL OF (THE) PAGANS -- VV. 18-21.

III. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PREACHER -- VV. 22-34.