Daily Bread Pastor Mike Anderson 2026

Acts 18 - NIV Enduring Word In Corinth 18 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them. 4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.  5 When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. 6 But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”  7 Then Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. 8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his entire household believed in the Lord; and many of the Corinthi...

Acts 17 - NIV   Enduring Word Commentary In chapter 17, we see Paul and Barnabas making three stops in Macedonia, modern day Greece. First was in the city of Thessalonica. We learn more about the Thessalonians in Paul's letter to them which was written around 50-51 A.D., the earliest letter to a 1st century church. They were a good church.  Paul also stopped in Athens, where he preached in the Areogapus, where many philosophers gathered to discuss the latest views of the days. They also had mythical trials for the gods like "Ares". It was also called " Mars Hill ". Mars Hills was a rocky area right next to the Acropolis.  The main thing was that Paul was meeting the people where they were at and preaching the gospel and teaching them who Jesus was. Some scoffed at him, some believed, and others invited him back to hear more. When we preach the gospel, the response is always mixed. but there is always a seed planted, which may come to fruition later. Oftentimes w...

Acts 16 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi 11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. 12 From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district[a] of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. 13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. 14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. 15 When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. This is the beginning of Paul's second missionary journey. Timothy and Silas accompanied him.  According to the estima...

Acts 15 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary The Council at Jerusalem 15 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2 This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. 3 The church sent them on their way, and as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, they told how the Gentiles had been converted. This news made all the believers very glad. 4 When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them. 5 Then some of the believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to keep the law of Moses.” 6 The apostles and elders met to consider thi...

Acts 14 - NIV Enduring Word Commentary In Iconium 14 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. 4 The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. 5 There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. 6 But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, 7 where they continued to preach the gospel. Where is Iconium? Iconium is an ancient city in Asia Minor, modern-day Konya, Turkey, known primarily as a significant location in the New Test...

Acts 13   Enduring Word Commentary 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. Chapter 13 marks a pivotal shift in the book of Acts. Where the mission was centered in Jerusalem under the leadership of the apostle Peter, now it moves to Syrian Antioch and the leadership of Apostle Paul. Saul, was his Hebrew name reflecting he came from the lineage of King Saul, the first king of Israel. As Paul shifts his ministry to an Gentile audience, he uses his Roamn name, "Paul" or "Paulus". He was also a Roman citizen, and this name reminded people of that. This will be of great help to him at the end of ...