As we read about the spread of the gospel in the book of Acts, we're left with some questions.

Should we expect the same experiences as the earliest Christian communities?

Is there a baptism of the Holy Spirit that occurs after conversion?

What does spiritual warfare look like?

In this message from Acts chapter 18 verse 23 through chapter 20 verse 16,

David Platt helps us think through what gods work through the church and Acts means for us today.

We must interpret Acts in light of where it falls and God's plan of redemption,

fully submitting to God's Word while at the same time applying it in light of its wider context.

God desires for the church to be a people mighty in the Word.

This is the Radical with David Platt podcast.

Here is David with a message titled, A Church Mighty in the Word.

If you have the Word of this God and I hope you do,

I invite you to open with me to Acts chapter 18.

As we continue to study, this picture of a church can't be stopped

with a gospel that can't be stopped following a God who cannot be stopped.

What we're going to do today is we're going to look at Paul's third missionary journey.

Last week we finished after a couple of years in Corinth.

Paul traveled back to Antioch in chapter 18 verse 22.

Antioch was his home base so he stayed a little while there and then as we're about to read in verse 23,

he leaves Antioch for the third time, Acts 13 and Acts 16.

Now in Acts 18 he's going to leave for the third time and this time he's not going back to Antioch.

This is the last time he leaves out.

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