So, Paul is speaking boldly in the region for three months when some locals refused to believe and publicly maligned the early Christianity that Paul was establishing. Can you imagine what some of us would do today? We would be posting memes and tweets disparaging them. Consigning them to hell. Pointing our finger of accusation against them. How dare you malign our way, our faith. We would happily spread lies and disinformation against those who had become obstinate. No love. No grace. No mercy. What did Paul do? He left them. He went to a different location and in doing so, all of the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the gospel! That is what is at stake! Every time we waste our lives and witness by making enemies of the very people who need salvation the most - people do not get to hear the gospel! Jesus Christ died for our sins and you too can have His salvation. God has chosen the church as His vehicle for carrying the gospel to the lost. I pray we remember that and get back to it.
Reverend Anthony Wade - November 22, 2026
