After declaring his innocence and job done, Paul commends the elders to watch themselves, the flock and for danger from wolves. This is a daunting task for the young Ephesian elders, and so they must also entrust themselves to the Great and Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.

Paul knows this will be his final address to the Ephesian elders. What will he say? What will he emphasise? In this speech, Paul marks out 5 aspects of his ministry that reflect gospel faithfulness. Faithful ministers are known, serve humbly through trials, do not hold back God’s Word, minister to all and entrust their…

In this section, Paul travels through Macedonia and Greece to encourage the churches. We also see a band of brothers who support and encourage Paul’s ministry, and witness an amazing life giving miracle in Eutychus.

We are reminded that Christians should expect opposition to the gospel if they are to live faithfully. In particular, we see that those that attack the gospel often employ a threefold strategy – they shout loudest & proudest, they intimidate believers and then de platform the truth. Thankfully, our Lord & Saviour has already crushed…

Some people are very skeptical of miracles whilst others embrace all “miracles” without any discernment. In this message, we see that God does perform extraordinary miracles by the hands of his Apostles, but false miracle workers arise to try and exploit the gullible. These cheap imitations are embarrassing but true miracles encourage repentance and faith,…

When Paul arrives in Ephesus, he meets disciples of John who are well meaning but ignorant of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Paul’s first task is to ensure the Ephesians understand the gospel!

As Paul concludes his second missionary journey, he visits Ephesus briefly and returns to Antioch. He had earlier longed to be in Asia, but had been prevented, and now it seems like he is passing over this important city. We see the hand of God providentially moving Paul on, and raising up other gospel workers…

As we approach the end of Paul’s second missionary journey, we see the Apostle ministering in Corinth. In this city, we see God providing encouragement by raising up fellow gospel coworkers, yielding unexpected fruit, a powerful vision and even support from those in authority.

It’s hard to share the gospel in a busy, distracted and pleasure seeking world. In this passage, we see Paul effectively engage his hearers by noticing their religious devotion, winsomely commenting and then challenging their ignorance. The Apostle has no reputation to command respect, but he does bring home three truths about God, man and…