Text: Acts 27 Theme: Paul heard from God and that gave him and others courage. Key verses: “When the time came, we set sail for Italy” (v. 1). “We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to ...
Text: Acts 26 Theme: Paul had tremendous experience in communicating, and he used it for the Gospel. Key verses: “Then Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You may speak in your defense.’ So Paul, gesturing with his hand, started his defense: ‘I am fortunate, King Agrippa, that you are the one hearing my defense today against all ...
Text: Acts 25 Theme: Paul knew he was going to Rome, so why avoid it? Key verses: “Three days after Festus arrived in Caesarea…he left for Jerusalem, where the leading priests and other Jewish leaders met with him and made accusations against Paul. They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning ...
Text: Acts 23:33-Acts 24 Theme: While imprisoned Paul was in a long waiting pattern for no apparently good reason. Key verses: “When they arrived in Caesarea, they presented Paul and the letter to Governor Felix….Then the governor ordered him kept in the prison at Herod’s headquarters” (chapter 23, v. 33, 35). “Five days later Ananias, ...
Text: Acts 23:11-35 Theme: God’s unseen hand led and protected Paul. Key verses: “That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, ‘Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.’ The next morning a group of Jews got ...
Text: Acts 23:6-10 Theme: Paul was perceptive and not afraid to frame the truth in defensive ways. Key verses: “Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is ...
Text: Acts 23:1-5Theme: Paul acted and reacted boldly, humbly and smartly. Key verses: “Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: ‘Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!” Instantly Ananias the high priest commanded those close to Paul to slap him on the mouth. But Paul said to him, ‘God will ...
Text: Acts 22:24-30 Theme: Paul withheld information until it was the right time to share. Key verses: “The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious. When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul ...
Text: Acts 22:1-23 Theme: Paul didn’t back down from telling the truth, the needed truth, and nothing but the truth. Key verses: “‘Brothers and esteemed fathers,’ Paul said, ‘listen to me as I offer my defense.’ When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. Then Paul said, ‘I am ...
Text: Acts 21:37-40 Theme: Paul thought quickly on his feet to find a solution. Key verses: “As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, ‘May I have a word with you?’ ‘Do you know Greek?’ the commander asked, surprised. ‘Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago ...