Paul’s Early Life
1. Concerning Paul’s family:
a. Religion? (Acts 23:6)__________________________________________
b. Nationality? (Philippians 3:4-5)_________________________________
c. Citizenship? (Acts 22:25-28)____________________________________
d. Siblings? (Acts 23:16)_________________________________________
2. Concerning Paul’s childhood and education:
a. (Acts 22:3) Born where? _____________ Raised where? ______________ Taught by whom? _______________
b. (Acts 18:3) Craft learned?
3. What characterized Paul’s early career?
a. (Galatians 1:14)______________________________________________
b. (Acts 9:1-2, 26:9-11)__________________________________________
c. (Acts 26:5)_________________________________________________
4. Concerning Paul’s conversion: (Acts 9:3-18)
a. Where was it?_______________________________________________
b. What did Jesus mean by his question? (9:4)________________________
c. What did Saul mean by his question? (9:6)_________________________
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d. What do you suppose characterized the following three days? (9:9, 11,12)
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5. What characterized Paul’s early Christian life?
a. (Acts 9:19-21)_______________________________________________
b. (Galatians 1:15-24)___________________________________________
c. (Acts 9:26-27)______________________________________________
d. (Acts 9:29-30, 22:17-21)______________________________________
e. (Acts 11:25-26)______________________________________________
Paul’s First Missionary Journey
1. Consider Paul’s “calling”. (Acts 26:15-18) and over 10 years later his “commission” (Acts 13:2-3)
2. What happened at the first stop on this mission trip? (Acts 13:5)
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3. Who was Sergius Paulus? (Acts 13:6-12)
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a. What trait did he possess?______________________________________
b. Who was Bar-Jesus to him?_____________________________________
c. What trait did he possess?______________________________________
d. What did Paul do to Bar-Jesus?__________________________________
e. How did this affect Sergius Paulus?_______________________________
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4. What happened at Perga? (Acts 13:13, 13:2,5)______________________
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5. What happened when Paul preached at Antioch? (Acts 13:14-16, 42-43)
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a. What effect did Paul and Barabus’ success have on the Jews? (Acts 13:44-45)____________________________________________________
b. How did this change Paul and Barnabus’ ministry? (Acts 13:46-49)
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c. Do you think the revival ended there when Paul and Barnabus left? (Acts 13:50-52)_______________________________________________
6. Why do you think they first went to the synagogues at Iconium and at other cities? (Acts 14:1)_________________________________________
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a. Do you think it was wrong or wise to flee as Paul and Barnabus did? (Acts 14:5-6)__________________________________________________
7. What does the extreme and changing attitude of the people at Lystra towards Paul and Barnabus indicate? (Acts 14:11-18,19)_________________
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8. Was Paul and Barnabus’ stay at Derbe successful? (Acts 14:20-21)_______
9. What did they do when they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch? (Acts 14:21-23)
a.__________________________________________________________
b.__________________________________________________________
c.__________________________________________________________
d.__________________________________________________________
e.__________________________________________________________
10. Was this first journey a success? (Acts 14:26-27)__________________
Paul’s Second Missionary Journey
1. Why did Paul and Barnabus come to Jerusalem? (Acts 15:1,2)_________
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How did the apostles and elders at Jerusalem answer their question? (Acts 15:22-29)____________________________________________________
How long had it been since their first missionary journey? (Galatians 1:21-2:1)
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2. Why did Paul and Barnabus part company on this second trip? (Acts 15:35-40)____________________________________________________
3. Where did Paul and Silas first go? (Acts 15:41, 16:5)__________________
What does this verse teach us?____________________________________
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4. Who did Paul meet in the regions of Derbe, Lystra, and Iconium? (Acts 16:1-2)______________________________________________________
Why did Paul circumcise him? (Acts 16:3)___________________________
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What decrees did Paul teach the churches? (Acts 16:4)__________________
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5. How, why and where was Paul forbidden to preach the gospel? (Acts 16:6-7)__________________________________________________________
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6. How was Paul told to go to the region of Macedonia to preach? (Acts 16:8-10)_________________________________________________________
In Philippi, one of the chief cities of Macedonia (16:12), why were Paul and Silas arrested? (Acts 16:16-24)____________________________________
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Why did Paul cast the spirit out? (Acts 16:18)_________________________
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What good came from their arrest? (Acts 16:25-34)____________________
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7. What seemed to encourage Paul to stop for a while in Thessalonica? (Acts 17:1-2)______________________________________________________
Why did he preach what he did? (Acts 17:3)__________________________
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Did he have much success there? (Acts 17:4)_________________________
Why did he leave? (Acts 17:5-10)__________________________________
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8. What characterized the brethren at Berea? (Acts 17:10-12)
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Why did Paul leave Berea? (Acts 17:13-14)___________________________
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9. What stirred Paul about Athens? (17:16)__________________________
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What did he do about it? (Acts 17:15, 17-18)_________________________
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10. Why did Paul stay in Corinth so long? (Acts 18:9-11)_________________
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11. Why was his stay short in Ephesus? (Acts 18:21)____________________
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12. Why do you think Paul went to the church at Jerusalem before going to his home church? (Acts 18:22)_______________________________________
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Paul’s Third Missionary Journey
1. Where did this third journey carry Paul first? (Acts 18:23)
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How do you suppose he strengthened the disciples?____________________
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2. What good came from Aquila and Priscilla being left at Ephesus? (18:18-19, 24-26)___________________________________________________
3. Significant events during Paul’s three years (20:31) at Ephesus:
a. (Acts 19:1-7)________________________________________________
b. (19:8-10)__________________________________________________
c. (19:11-13)__________________________________________________
d. (19:13-17)_________________________________________________
e. (19:18-20)_________________________________________________
f. (19:23-28, 20:1)_____________________________________________
4. Leaving Ephesus Paul went into (20:1) __________________ and then to (20:2)______________ and then returning to Syria through (20:3)_______________
5. In Troas what notable miracle took place? (20:6-12)_________________
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6. Why did Paul not go to Ephesus on his return trip? (20:13-16)
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7. What type message did Paul give the elders from Ephesus? (20:17-18)
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Important points in this message:
a. (20:18-19)_________________________________________________
b. (20:20-21)_________________________________________________
c. (20:22-24)_________________________________________________
d. (20:25)____________________________________________________
e. (20:26-27)_________________________________________________
f. (20:28-30)_________________________________________________
g. (20:33-35)_________________________________________________
8. After Coos, Rhodes and Patara, Paul received what warning in Tyre? (21:1-4)__________________________________________________________
9. After Ptolemais, in Caesarea what significant event happened? (21:10-11)
10. How was Paul received by the church at Jerusalem? (21:17-19)
Paul Travels as a Prisoner
1. What request did the church at Jerusalem make of Paul? (Acts 21:20-24)
Did there seem to be a double standard – one for the Jews and one for the Gentiles? (21:25)
2. As Paul was fulfilling the churches request, what happened? (21:27-30)
How was he rescued? (21:31-34)
Why was he granted privileges although he was a prisoner? (22:24-29)
How did God assure him of his future? (23:11)
Why did the Chief Captain send Paul unto Felix? (23:12-14, 30)
3. What were the results of Felix hearing the High Priest’s charges and Paul’s defense? (24:22-23, 27) _______________What caused Felix to tremble? (24:24-25)
4. What result came from Festus hearing the Jews’ charges and Paul’s defense? (25:10-12)___________________________________________________
Why did Paul appeal to Caesar? (25:1-3, 9)___________________________
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5. How did Paul’s testimony affect Festus? (26:24)_____________________
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6. How did Paul’s testimony affect King Agrippa? (26:28)________________
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7. How was Paul to get to Caesar’s court? (27:1)_______________________
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8. Trace their stops and significant events from Caesarea to Rome:
a. (27:3)_____________________________________________________
b. (27:4-6)___________________________________________________
c. (27:8-13)__________________________________________________
d. (27:14-16)_________________________________________________
e. (27:17-26)_________________________________________________
f. (28:1-6)____________________________________________________
g. (28:13-15)__________________________________________________
9. What advantage was given Paul because of his influence with the centurion? (28:16, 30-31)________________________________________________
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