The Spirit's Power through Preaching

THE SOURCE OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 1B–2)
o "where there was a synagogue of the Jews...Paul went in, as was his custom"
o "he reasoned with them from the Scriptures" (see 2 Tim. 3:15–17)

THE METHOD OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 2–3)
o "he reasoned with them" (v. 2)
o "explaining..." (v. 3)
o "proving..." (v. 3)

THE CONTENT OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 3)
o "that it was necessary for the Christ ["anointed one"] to suffer and to rise from the dead..." (v. 3)
• To suffer
• To rise
o "this Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ" (v. 3)

THE RESULTS OF PAUL'S PREACHING (VV. 4–15)

Thessalonica
o "some of them [Jews]were persuaded...as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women" (v. 4)
o "But the Jews [cf. v. 4, these are most likely leadership] were jealous...taking some wicked men...they formed a mob, set the city in
an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason...they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities" (vv. 5–6)
o "These...have turned the world upside down...acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus" (vv. 6–7)

Berea
o "The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea...they went into the Jewish synagogue" (v. 10)
o "these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so" (v. 11)
o "Many of them...believed, with not a few Greek women of high standing as well as men" (v. 10)
o "But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed...at Berea...they came...agitating and stirring
up the crowds" (v. 13)