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Last week we talked about the Bereans and how they studied the scriptures to make sure that what Paul and Silas were telling them was actually true.
And we talked about how we should emulate the example of these Berean believers.
Everything we hear from the pulpit, or read in a book, or discuss in a conversation with friends, should be verified against the truth of scripture.
But as usual in the life of the early church, when the gospel was preached to a new area, controversy arose.
At the end of our passage last week we saw the Jews from Thessalonica had followed Paul and Silas and Timothy to Berea and they agitated the crowds so the believers sent Paul on while Silas and Timothy stayed on there in Berea.
The very last verse we read last week said.
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So that’s where we’ve left Paul.
Alone in Athens waiting for Silas and Timothy to join him.
But before we get into reading the passage for this week:
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In Acts so far we have seen several examples of gospel preaching.
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