The document discusses Paul's journey and prolonged stay in Corinth as described in Acts 18. It emphasizes that the degree of virtue attained is equal to the degree of sacrifice one is willing to make, citing passages from Romans and Ecclesiastes. It provides context about Paul's travels between cities like Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, and Athens before his first visit to Corinth around 49-50 AD.

1. ACTS
THE BOOK OF
SACRIFICE AND VIRTUEWEEK 10:
ACTS 18:1-28

2. The degree of virtue attained is equal to the degree of
sacrifice someone is willing to make.

3. The degree of virtue attained is equal to the degree of
sacrifice someone is willing to make.

4. VIRTUE ATTAINED IS EQUAL TO
SACRIFICES MADE
Wearecalledtosacrifice:
Wearecalledtovirtue
“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall
be revealed in us.” (Romans 8:28)

5. VIRTUE ATTAINED IS EQUAL TO
SACRIFICES MADE
Wearecalledtovirtue
“Nothing is better for a man than that he should eat
and drink, and that his soul should enjoy the good of
his labor (sacrifices). This also I saw was from the
hand of the LORD.” (Ecclesiastes 2:24)

6. Philippi
Thessalonica
Corinth Athens
Berea

7. “But even after we had suffered before
and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as
you know, we were bold in our God to
speak to you the Gospel of God in much
conflict.”
1 Thessalonians 2:2

8. THE TIMELINE OF PAUL’S JOURNEY
Paul’sfirstvisittoCorinth49-50 AD:
55 AD:
56 AD:
Paulwritesthebookof 1 Corinthians
PaulwritestheBookof 2 Corinthians
61 AD: PaulisimprisonedinRome
64-65 AD: Paulispresumedbeheaded

9. JOHN WESLEY
“Unless God raises you up for
this very thing [your
fruitfulness], you will be worn
out by the opposition of men
and devils. But if God be for
you, who can be against you?
Are all of them together
stronger than God? O, be not
weary in your well doing!”

10. ACTS 18
PAUL’S PROLONGED STAY
IN CORINTH

11. “For though you might have ten thousand
instructors in Christ, yet you do not have
many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have
begotten you through the Gospel. Therefore,
I urge you to imitate me.”
1 Corinthians 4:15-16a

12. Antioch
Corinth Ephesus
Caesarea
Jerusalem

13. “For when one says, ‘I am of Paul,’and
another, ‘I am of Apollos’, are you not
carnal?… I plant, Apollos watered, but God
gave the increase.”
1 Corinthians 3:4-6

14. ACTS
THE BOOK OF