Not-So-Quiet-Time: Acts 18
At-Home Bible Guide for the Week of 2/1
Day 1: Verses 1-4
In Acts 18, we can see that many people were experiencing uncertainty and change. Aquila, along with all the other Jewish people, had been kicked out of Rome. But one thing was still certain: God was in control. He connected Paul and Aquila in Corinth. And He put Paul in position to persuade the people of that city every week. Who are the people that God has given you a chance to influence on a regular basis? How can you make the most of that opportunity?
Day 2: Verses 5-11
Paul was “occupied with the Word” (18:5). That is how we should all want our lives to be described. But even as many Corinthians were trusting in the Lord, he still experienced discouragement. But God gave Paul the right kind of encouragement at the right time. God said, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you… for I have many in this city who are my people” (18:9-10). Paul pressed forward in his mission because he was reminded that God was with him and that God was working through him. And that same Lord is with you and works through you too.
Day 3: Verses 12-17
Gallio was an important Roman official. And he had likely seen many kinds of disagreements and crimes. He thought that this argument was one for the Jewish people only, but he was missing something important: God’s moral law is for all people. Jesus summed up the law as the command “to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves.” There is nothing more important than that.
Day 4: Verses 18-23
Paul stopped in Ephesus and did what he always did: reasoned from the Scriptures in the synagogue. This was his pattern, and it aligned with his God-given gifts. However, he didn’t stay in Ephesus like he did in Corinth. Instead, he left Priscilla and Aquila there to carry on the mission. God’s gospel ministry is carried out as his followers all go and make disciples (Matt 28:18-20). We are all important members of the team. What is your role on God’s mission team? How can you carry it out today?
Day 5: Verses 24-28
This is a beautiful picture of the discipleship process. Someone had instructed Apollos in the way (18:25). And he was passionately sharing. More experienced disciples helped him continue to learn and grow (18:26). And then the church continued to support him in his Bible-based ministry (18:27-28). Pray that our church would be instructing, correcting, training, and sending like this too.
Catechism Connection: 40-44
All people are subject to God’s moral laws. We must love and obey Him as our Savior and Lord. How do we do that? God has given us “the moral law… summarized in the Ten Commandments” (WSC 41). These commands call us to love God with all of who we are and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Why should we do this? Because Jesus “is the Lord, and our God and redeemer” (WSC 44). This is how we love the God who loved us first.
Monthly Memory: Ephesians 2:4-5
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
Day 1: Verses 1-4
In Acts 18, we can see that many people were experiencing uncertainty and change. Aquila, along with all the other Jewish people, had been kicked out of Rome. But one thing was still certain: God was in control. He connected Paul and Aquila in Corinth. And He put Paul in position to persuade the people of that city every week. Who are the people that God has given you a chance to influence on a regular basis? How can you make the most of that opportunity?
Day 2: Verses 5-11
Paul was “occupied with the Word” (18:5). That is how we should all want our lives to be described. But even as many Corinthians were trusting in the Lord, he still experienced discouragement. But God gave Paul the right kind of encouragement at the right time. God said, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you… for I have many in this city who are my people” (18:9-10). Paul pressed forward in his mission because he was reminded that God was with him and that God was working through him. And that same Lord is with you and works through you too.
Day 3: Verses 12-17
Gallio was an important Roman official. And he had likely seen many kinds of disagreements and crimes. He thought that this argument was one for the Jewish people only, but he was missing something important: God’s moral law is for all people. Jesus summed up the law as the command “to love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves.” There is nothing more important than that.
Day 4: Verses 18-23
Paul stopped in Ephesus and did what he always did: reasoned from the Scriptures in the synagogue. This was his pattern, and it aligned with his God-given gifts. However, he didn’t stay in Ephesus like he did in Corinth. Instead, he left Priscilla and Aquila there to carry on the mission. God’s gospel ministry is carried out as his followers all go and make disciples (Matt 28:18-20). We are all important members of the team. What is your role on God’s mission team? How can you carry it out today?
Day 5: Verses 24-28
This is a beautiful picture of the discipleship process. Someone had instructed Apollos in the way (18:25). And he was passionately sharing. More experienced disciples helped him continue to learn and grow (18:26). And then the church continued to support him in his Bible-based ministry (18:27-28). Pray that our church would be instructing, correcting, training, and sending like this too.
Catechism Connection: 40-44
All people are subject to God’s moral laws. We must love and obey Him as our Savior and Lord. How do we do that? God has given us “the moral law… summarized in the Ten Commandments” (WSC 41). These commands call us to love God with all of who we are and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Why should we do this? Because Jesus “is the Lord, and our God and redeemer” (WSC 44). This is how we love the God who loved us first.
Monthly Memory: Ephesians 2:4-5
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.
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