What were the different missionary journeys of paul. Support me on patreon to download the song, a karaoke version, and the chord chart. Paul then went on his first missionary journey, which included planting churches in southern galatia acts 14. One piece of evidence suggesting this is that acts never directly quotes from the pauline epistles. From pisidia they returned to antioch of syria and reported their journey to the church acts 14. Timeline of pauls letters and missionary journeys chart. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. The author of acts arranges pauls travels into three separate journeys. I thought this was simple enough and most students caught on that i was looking for what sorts of things does luke. In his second, he had intended to build up those churches, but the holy spirit led him further afield, across the aegean sea into greece and back home through ephesus. Below is a comprehensive list of biblical places linked or related to the apostle paul s life and ministry.
Apostle paul, barnabas, and mark soon board a ship and sail to perga. Paul then traveled to ephesus, an important center of early christianity, and stayed there for almost three years, probably working there as a tentmaker, acts 20. Pauls second missionary journey and his passionate suggestion while apostle paul and barnabas were in antioch, the former made a suggestion to the latter. The fourman team of paul and barnabas and judas and silas left jerusalem and arrived in antioch. Provide a free high quality map of paul s first and second missionary journeys from the book of acts. Judas and silas return to antioch syria with barnabas and paul where they continued some days acts 15. But when many of the jews rejected christ, the missionaries recognized gods call of witnessing to the gentiles.
The presence and working of the holy spirit is the dominating mark of the book of acts. From derbe he retraced the steps of his first journey in reverse order, going next to lystra, where he found an outstanding young man by the name of timothy. Luke wrote of the acts of the 12 apostles from acts 112, then of paul and others from acts 28. The bible journey paul starts his 1st missionary journey. Prior to that people thought werent really that interested in the gospel, and yet we see his tremendous response and power in preaching. Crete, miletus, colossae, troas, philippi, corinth, nicopolis. Interactive map of paul the evangelists 2nd missionary journey. This journey is described in the bibles book of acts, chapters 15, 16, 17 and 18. But, believe it or not, these are not all of paul s missionary journeys. Pauls first missionary journey the book of acts amazing. A timeline of pauls ministry in galatians and acts.
He and john are arrested by the temple guards and told not to preach. This passage describes what caused apostle pauls second missionary journey. Therefore, picking up from where we left off the last time, today we will continue our book of acts bible study. Click on any of the map markers and more information about that place will pop up. The issue of mark suddenly abandoning the first missionary journey will be the catalyst for the separation of the evangelists before paul s next journey acts 15. Pauls journeys missionary journeys and journey to rome. Paul and silas visited derbe, lystra, and antioch in pisidia. Timeline of paul s letters and missionary journeys chart. Apr 21, 2017 see where paul went on his missionary journeys and read the book of acts with a new perspective. He taught about jesus in the synagogue and in a city school. Following gods call to share the gospel, paul and barnabas left the church at. See where paul went on his missionary journeys and read the book of acts with a new perspective. The apostle paul was a welleducated, leading jew named saul.
The new testament delineates at least fifty cities visited during his at least five major travels or missionary journeys. Traditionally, paul is said to have made three missionary journeys, plus a fourth journey to rome. The new testament records paul taking three missionary journeys that spread the message of christ to asia minor and europe. The book of acts tells us that he spent some time there. Since paul sees himself as being sent by the spirit to rome, this is another missionary journey remember. Acts 14 pauls first missionary journey gives us a introduction of the importance of missions inthe local church, reasons the church center moved from jerusalem to antioch and a map of pauls first missionary trip. First missionary journey the book of acts describes how paul was ministering in antioch with barnabas, when he was directed by the holy spirit to be released from his church duties. When they reached perga in pamphylia, john mark left the group and returned to jerusalem.
If we ignore the details of paul s journey, we miss out on the heart of acts. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what was. Derbe paul and barnabas preached the gospel in this city acts 14. Paul made a stop in corinth, then ephesus, and then made his way back to antioch. They were so convincing that magicians and sorcerers burned all of their expensive sorcery books. Traditionally he is regarded as identical with mark the evangelist, the traditional writer of the gospel of mark. Paul s 3rd missionary journey took place between 54 ad and 58 ad, more than 1900 years ago. Answering gods call to proclaim christ, paul and barnabas left the church at antioch in syria. Pauls 3rd missionary journey ephesus mission bible class. Paul s intentions within the prison epistles to visit philemon 22 and philippi 2. Mouse over the red triangle next to the city and the corresponding scripture reference or summary will pop up. During his third missionary journey paul returned to ephesus and spent three years there.
Church tradition states that paul was executed by nero sometime between 64 and 67 ad. Feel free to copy, project or edit for your teaching, lessons or private use. The book of acts records three separate missionary excursions. Now in the church that was at antioch there were certain prophets and teachers. These are passport covers with the students names on them. This acts map shows pauls first and second missionary journeys that are described in the book of acts. When it came to writing the book of acts, luke similarly had opportunity to interview many eyewitnesses. Acts 1618 new living translation nlt paul s second missionary journey. Jan 14, 2011 the first time i taught through the book of acts in a college class, i asked the students to write an essay describing pauls missionary strategy, with illustrations from the book of acts.
Paul and barnabas were persecuted and expelled acts. But, according to paul, once he left macedonia in acts 20, he was on another journey assigned to him by the holy spirit to go to rome via jerusalem acts 20. This class covers the missionary journey s of paul from the book of acts. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Now as many of you know, weve been studying through the book of acts, thats our lesson that well be looking at. Acts 1618 nlt pauls second missionary journey bible. Pauls 4th missionary journey and i dont mean his trip to. So lets take a close look at pauls three missionary journeys.
Paul the apostle made four missionary journeys, all of which are detailed in the book of acts. The holy spirit had another assignment for paul, and that was to go and take the gospel more widely. The missionary journeys of paul jesus film project. An understanding of the chronological order of events in paul s ministry can be very valuable as a tool for the study of acts and paul s epistles. Between the third missionary journey and the journey to rome, paul is in jerusalem and caesarea. Interactive map of paul the evangelists 3rd missionary. Being inspired by the great evangelist, paul, as we look at his first missionary journey taking the gospel to places that. Paul s second missionary journey took place between 49 ad and 52 ad, more than 1900 years ago. Three thousand who hear his message become believers. Paul s letters and missionary journeys chart timeline of paul s letters and missionary journeys paul c.
How long paul spent in antioch is not revealed, not even whether it was days or years, but a reasonable chronology of the book of acts does not allow a long delay before the beginning of his third missionary journey. They went down to the seaport of seleucia and then sailed for the island of cyprus. Acts 16 nlt pauls second missionary journey bible gateway. He hinted to barnabas that they should revisit all the cities where they had preached and people believed in jesus, just to see how they were doing. Pauls first missionary journey established churches in southeast asia minor. For some reason, people tend to begin viewing paul as an apostle beginning in acts. Then he was imprisoned in palestine for a couple years, transported under guard via ship to rome a journey that included a shipwreck on malta, and spent a couple more years under house arrest in rome. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. End notes bsf study questions acts lesson 20, day 2. Historians believe that the author of acts did not have access to any of paul s letters. John mark is named in the acts of the apostles as an assistant accompanying paul and barnabas on their missionary journeys. If this new willingness to serve paul represented a change of heart, paul would probably have agreed to his. In about 50 ad, paul and barnabas go to the council in jerusalem 14 years after pauls conversion galatians 2. Luke wrote the account to give the sense of an immediate move on to pauls next missionary journey.
One common explanation is that he resented paul supplanting barnabas as team leader. Paul traveled through cyprus on his first missionary journey acts. Pauls three missionary journeys esv study bible, crossway, 2001 pauls first missionary journey acts. Mark then abruptly leaves the group and returns to jerusalem acts. In derbe, the last city paul reached in his earlier missionary journey, he had taught many acts 14. Pauls missionary journeys mark an important juncture we must mention at the outset that this is an important juncture in the book of acts. Acts of the apostles pauls second missionary journey. Pauls missionary journeys book of acts sunday school lesson. Although approximately half of acts deals with paul s life and works, the book of acts does not refer to paul writing letters. Chronology of apostle paul s journeys and epistles matthew mcgee. The gospel is moving into completely gentile populations prior to this, the gospel was preached primarily to jews, samaritans nearjews and godfearers cornelius who sympathized with judaism. Paul s second missionary journey the order of paul s second missionary journey with silas around ad4952, returning to asia minor and on into europe 15. His mother was a jewish believer, but his father was a greek. Pauls 4th missionary journey and i dont mean his trip.
The first three of these missionary journeys were essentially tours of various near east and baltic regions, while the fourth was st. Barnabas, simeon who was called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch, and saul. Three maps one on each page for each journey by kathy applebee interactive map of paul s three missionary journeys in the book of acts. At first, their method of evangelism was to preach in the town synagogues. Paul offered the gospel to israel, then to the gentiles. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another. Paul s first missionary journey acts 14 when the church was worshiping and fasting in antioch, the holy spirit marked paul and barnabas for a unique missionary journey. Acts pauls first missionary journey bible history online. Provide a free high quality map of pauls first and second missionary journeys from the book of acts. Today we find ourselves on lesson number seven, thats entitled, paul s missionary journey, his first missionary journey. Paul s four missionary journeys began with his first one around 45 ad and ended around 6061 ad with his fourth and final voyage to rome.
Jan 27, 2020 end notes bsf study questions acts lesson 20, day 2. Paul s second missionary journey, silas chosen to go with paul acts 15. Pauls missionary journeys mark an important juncture. A larger acts map and blank map are provided below. The account of pauls third missionary journey begins in acts 18. Our study of the places in the book of acts requires a supplemental summary of the journeys and periods of the apostle paul.
Strategy and method the first time i taught through the book of acts in a college class, i asked the students to write an essay describing paul s missionary strategy, with illustrations from the book of acts. Acts 14 paul s first missionary journey gives us a introduction of the importance of missions inthe local church, reasons the church center moved from jerusalem to antioch and a map of paul s first missionary. The apostle paul is an amazing individual who influenced christianity more than any other person short of jesus christ. So they traveled on to athens where paul preached to an inquisitive audience on mars hill.
At this time barnabas and paul have gained considerable experience not only in working together but working with jewish as well as gentile converts to christianity. Yes, according to acts, paul embarked on three missionary journeys. Luke wrote the account to give the sense of an immediate move on to paul s next missionary journey. Paul spent some time at his home church in syrian antioch before going northwest over land again and traveling through galatia and phrygia in asia minor, visiting the churches in derbe, lystra, iconium, and pisidian antiochchurches hed established during his first trip acts 18. Living in jerusalem just after christs death and resurrection, he did his best to destroy the christian church.
Some of the most unusual miracles in the book of acts occurred during paul s stay in ephesus. Pauls first missionary journey acts 14 when the church was worshiping and fasting in antioch, the holy spirit marked paul and barnabas for a unique missionary journey. Missionary journeys of paul from the book of acts wall. This journey is described in the bibles book of acts 18. Acts 14 pauls first missionary journey mission work and map. We dont know exactly how much time paul spent back at his home congregation in syrian antioch. Dec 02, 2015 follow paul on his journeys from acts to 28. We may assume that he left after a few months at most. Pauls missionary journeys and journey to rome simply bible. Acts 16 new living translation nlt pauls second missionary journey. Where did the apostle paul go on his missionary journeys. When they reached cyprus, john mark assisted them as they proclaimed the gospel to the synagogues acts.