Welcome back to Men's Huddle Bible Study as we continue to examine the second missionary journey of the Apostle Paul and his companions. Last week we looked at the first half of Paul's second journey. Paul and his companions faced opposition and were even thrown into prison, but that did not stop them from spreading the Word of the Lord. We stopped where Paul and his companions went to Lydia's house before their departure. This morning, open your Bibles to Acts, chapter 17. Follow the reading of the first 10 verses: After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they arrived at Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And according to the custom of Paul, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and demonstrating that Christ must suffer and rise from the dead, and saying: “This Jesus whom I announce to you that you are Christ. Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as well as a large number of God-fearing Greeks and a number of prominent women. But the Jews, having become jealous and taking away some wicked people from the market place, formed a crowd and set the city in turmoil; and attacking the house of Jason, they sought to bring them to the people. Not finding them, they began dragging Jason and some brothers before the city authorities, shouting: “These men who turned the world upside down have also come here; 7 and Jason welcomed them, and they all acted contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus. They stirred up the crowd and the city authorities who heard these things. And after receiving an undertaking from Jason and the others, they released them. The brothers immediately sent... middle of paper ...... I notice that Paul “cut his hair” as part of fulfilling a vow. In the Old Testament, the Israelites had Nazarenes, who were holy men. They swore not to cut their hair or drink wine. Hair was cut at the beginning of the vow – Paul may have cut his hair, indicating that the vow was over. It could be that Paul was faithful to Judaism and underwent a process of purification before going to Jerusalem. After their arrival in Ephesus, the three parted ways. Aquila and Priscilla remained in Ephesus, while Paul headed toward Jerusalem. Luke abruptly ends the second missionary journey. After arriving in Jerusalem, Paul “saluted the Church” and headed toward Antioch. This completes Paul's second missionary journey. Next week we will look at Paul's final missionary journey to complete our study. I hope this has been a blessing to you as well as to me. God bless you all.