Audio Sermons Berean Bible Society

  Summary: Apollos was from Alexandria (18:24), home of the world’s largest library.  But being a bookworm of the Bible is what made him “mighty in the Scriptures.”  Then, when he heard of “the baptism of John” (v.25), he knew … Continue reading → ...

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Summary: These unsaved Jews took Paul to court (v.12) and charged him with worshipping God “contrary to the law” (v.13).  In the past, unsaved Jews charged Paul with worshipping God contrary to Roman law (17:7).  But if that’s what they … Continue reading → ...

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Summary: Corinth (v.1) spanned the Isthmus of Corinth, so it had a sea-port on two coasts.  That gave it twice the commercial traffic of other seaports, and twice their wealth.  Paul didn’t want them to think he was after their … Continue reading → ...

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Summary: “Superstitious” (v.22) means excessively devoted, as the Athenians were to their idols (cf.v.16). They’d park an “altar” (v.23) in front of each idol to sacrifice to it (Ezek.6:13). But the one Paul found had no idol, for it was … Continue reading → ...

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  Summary: How important is it to search the Scriptures (v.10,11)?  Even the prophets who wrote the Scriptures searched them (I Peter 1:10,11), as did angels (v.12 cf. Eph.3:10). “Noble” (Acts 17:11) refers to noblemen (Acts 24:3), and Luke wrote … Continue reading → ...

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  Summary: Paul’s same old routine involved entering a city and making a beeline for the synagogue (v.1).  But he didn’t pass over Amphipolis and Apollonia because God told him He hadn’t chosen any of those people to be saved.  … Continue reading → ...

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  Summary: The jailer was usually sleeping at midnight, but grace had him washing Paul’s back (v.25cf.v.33).  But how’d Paul baptize him?  The prison wasn’t likely to have a tub big enough to immerse him, and the river was outside … Continue reading → ...

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