Jean Ann Williams | Author

“But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he [Paul] was being accused by the Jews, he [tribune] unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.  And looking intently at the council, Paul said, ‘Brothers, I […]

“‘Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I [Paul] now make before you.’ And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they [the crowd] became even more quiet. And he said: ‘I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of […]

“As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, ‘May I say something to you?’ And he [tribune] said, ‘Do you know Greek? Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?’ Paul replied, ‘I […]

“But as for the Gentiles who have believed, we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality” (Acts 21:25). Father, thank You, for showing us how to minister to new Believers that […]

“Then Paul answered, ‘What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’ And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, ‘Let the will of the Lord be done’” (Acts 21:13, 14 ESV).  […]

“When our [Paul & Luke’s] days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, accompanied us until we were outside the city. And kneeling down on the beach, we prayed and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned […]

“And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. And there was much weeping on the part of all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the […]

“And now, behold, I [Paul] am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may […]

“Now from Miletus he [Paul] sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them: ‘You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and […]

“On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them [fellow believers], intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight” (Acts 20:7 ESV).  Father, Paul taught the people. Help us to find God fearing believers to teach us Your Word. And […]