Bible Stories for Adults

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey - Part 1

Acts 16

Next Week - Paul’s Second Missionary Journey - Part 2 (Acts 17-18)
Bible Words to Remember:
Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. Acts 16:31

Who is the chief missionary and where is his home base in the first half of the book of Acts?
Acts 8:14, 25
What city becomes the new center for missionary efforts in the second half of the book of Acts?
Acts 11:19-21
Who were the first leaders of this church of Gentiles?
Acts 11:25-26
How did their roles change after this first year?
Acts 13:2-3
What was the work to which I have called them and how did it differ from Peter's?
Galatians 2:8-9

Where was the first stop on this first missionary journey?
Acts 13:4 (4:36-37)
What significant conversion took place on Cyprus?
Acts 13:5-6, 9, 11-12
What subtle, but important, change occurred by the time Barnabas and Paul reached Perga?
Acts 13:13

Where did they go next and what did they do there?
Acts 13:14-15, 42
What happened when they came back the next sabbath as requested?
Acts 13:44-46, 48
Did they ignore the Jews from this point on?
Acts 13:50-51; 14:1
What did they do when they were physically threatened in Iconium?
Acts 14:4-7

How did things change in Lystra after they were treated as gods when Paul healed a lame man?
Acts 14:19-20
After making disciples in Derbe, did they keep going east to avoid their enemies?
Acts 14:21-22
What did Saul and Barnabas do after completing their journey?
Acts 14:26-28

What happened during this two-year stay in Antioch?
Acts 15:1-2
How did Paul and Barnabas react to the Judaizers pushing for all Christians to be circumcised?
Galatians 2:5

After much discussion (v7) and support by Peter and James, what did the church council do?
Acts 15:22-23
What did the letter say?
Acts 15:24-29
What did these four postal workers do after delivering the letter?
Acts 15:30-35

What made Paul and Barnabas decide to hit the road again?
Acts 15:36
What problem arose with this suggestion?
Acts 15:37-38
With the recent experience of handling conflict, were they able to come to an agreement?
Acts 15:39a

How did God make good out of this human evil?
Acts 15:39b-41
Was Mark ever able to get back in Paul's good graces?
2 Timothy 4:11

After rejecting Mark as an apprentice, who did Paul find to train for leading the next generation?
Acts 16:1-2
What did Paul find necessary before taking Timothy with him?
Acts 16:3
Didn't this contradict with his arguments against circumcising in Jerusalem? Why did he do it?
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Did Timothy's uncircumcision indicate he had not been raised as a Jew?
2 Timothy 3:15

Did Timothy become a Christian during this visit by Paul to Lystra?
2 Timothy 1:5
Did Timothy meet Paul's expectations better than his earlier apprentice, Mark?
Philippians 2:22
Did Paul officially ordain Timothy into service?
2 Timothy 1:6

What was one of the purposes for visiting the churches founded on the first journey?
Acts 16:4-5
Did Paul then take the natural route west into Asia to Colossae and Ephesus?
Acts 16:6
Was this mysterious guidance pushing them eastward into Bythinia?
Acts 16:7-8
Was this a sign to travel southward on the coast of Asia?
Acts 16:9
Who joined Paul , Silas and Timothy in Troas?
Acts 16:10
Troas - Full name was Alexandrian Troas, named after Alexander the Great
Philippi - Named by & after Alexander's father, Philip of Macedon, who fortified it
Thessalonica - Named after Alexander's sister Salonika
Barclay - It may be well that there came to Paul the vision of Alexander, the man who conquered the world, and that this new vision gave Paul a new impulse towards making one world for Christ.

Where did they go to follow their call in Macedonia?
Acts 16:11-12
Note: Luke apparently stays in Philippi until Paul returns on third journey (16:40; 20:5-6)
With the text Luke gives Philippi, he may have lived there & met Paul on trip from Troas
As a Roman colony, Philippi had few Jews & no synagogue. Where did Paul go on the sabbath?
Acts 16:13
Who became the first new Christian in Europe?
Acts 16:14-15

What happened one day as they went to the riverside?
Acts 16:16-17
What did Paul do when this began to interfere with his proclamation of the gospel?
Acts 16:18
Was everyone happy for the freedom Paul gave this girl through the power of Jesus' name?
Acts 16:19-21
How did the magistrates and people respond to these accusations?
Acts 16:22-24

How did Paul and Silas respond to their mistreatment and pain?
Acts 16:25
How could they praise God even when they were tortured and wrongfully abused?
2 Timothy 1:11-12; 2:8-10
How did God intervene?
Acts 16:26

Faced with receiving the punishment of escaped prisoners, what did the guard do?
Acts 16:27
How was the jailer's fate changed?
Acts 16:28-29
How was the jailer's fate changed even more importantly?
Acts 16:30-34

How long were Paul and Silas to spend in jail for disturbing the peace?
Acts 16:35-36
How did Paul use his punishment to build respect for him and the new church in Philippi?
Acts 16:37
How did the local magistrates respond to this news that could get them into alot of trouble?
Acts 16:38-39
Did Paul and Silas take the upper hand or did they leave as requested?
Acts 16:40