Passages to read this week:

• Nov 19 Acts 9-10
• Nov 20 Acts 11-12
• Nov 21 Acts 13-14
• Nov 22 James 1-5
• Nov 23 Acts 15-16
• Nov 24 Galatians 1-3
• Nov 25 Galatians 4-6

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Brief overview of the passages for this week:

Acts 9-16

• Saul persecutes Christians, converted and joins believers
• Peter’s healing ministry
• Peter and Cornelius – Good news is for Gentiles too
• Gentiles baptized
• Church in Antioch of Syria
• Persecution of believers – James beheaded & Peter put in prison
• Peter’s rescue from prison
• Barnabas and Saul (Paul) sent out as missionaries
• Barnabas and Saul share Good News in Antioch of Pisidia, eventually run out of the city by a mob of Jews
• Scene repeats itself in Iconium and in Lystra – Paul stoned and left for dead
• Concern for need of circumcision for Gentile believers.
• Paul and Barnabas separate – Paul & Silas go one way, Barnabas and John Mark go another carrying the Good News.
• Paul’s second missionary journey
• Lydia
• Paul & Silas put in prison, singing praises to God, earthquake frees them, jailer becomes a believer

James

• Written by James – great foundation for Christian growth bringing behavior in line with faith.

Galatians

• Paul’s letter to the Galatians – carried strong words of correction needed by many of the Galatians

Photo credit: FreeBibleImages.org from an illustrated account of Saul’s conversion and later ministry as Paul.