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To Caesar We Shall Go!
2023-04-25 10:41 Acts 25:6-12. After about ten days in Jerusalem, Festus returns to Cesarea and calls Paul before him. The Jews who had come from Jerusalem to accuse Paul bring against Paul "many serious charges which...
There's a Disturbance in the Force
2023-04-24 09:26 Acts 25:1-5. Festus has just succeeded Felix as Governor in Cesarea. After three days, he goes to Jerusalem where the chief priests and other powerful Jews inform him against Paul. They ask him, as a ...
Paul Offers Felix Much More than a Bribe
2023-04-22 09:46 Acts 24:22-27. After Paul's hearing, the Roman governor, Felix, keeps Paul in custody saying he wants to wait until the tribune can come to Caesarea. Felix has "a rather accurate knowledge of the ...
Defending Oneself Against a Case Built on Feelings
2023-04-21 08:48 Acts 24:10-21. Paul begins his defense cheerfully, pointing out that it has been less than twelve days since he went to worship in Jerusalem, and he was never found disputing with anyone or stirring u...
Feelings Can Distort Truth
2023-04-20 10:06 Acts 24:1-9. Paul has been sent to the governor in Caesarea, Felix. The high priest, Ananias, along with some elders and a spokesman named Tertullus arrive five days later to make their case against P...
A Little Roman Law and Order May Be in Order
2023-04-19 09:55 Acts 23:25-35. The Roman tribune in Jerusalem, Claudius Lysias, is sending Paul to the governor, Felix, in Caesarea, with horsemen and soldiers as guards because the Jews are trying to kill Paul. Clau...
Stand By Me
2023-04-18 11:50 Acts 23:11-24. Back in the barracks, the Lord appears again to Paul, stands by him and says "Take courage, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also at Rome." Mean...
Persistent Shoots and Branches
2023-04-17 08:27 Acts 23:6-10. Having been brought by the Roman tribune before the Jewish council, Paul is testifying on his own behalf. The mob that had wanted to kill him prior to this was enraged when he said Jesus...
Having (and Sometimes Not Having!) a Well Trained Tongue
2023-04-16 09:42 Acts 23:1-5. Paul has been brought before the council and he begins his testimony by saying "Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience up to this day." At that, the high priest Ananias ...
Punishing the Reasonable in Times of Confusion
2023-04-15 10:09 Acts 22:22-30. The mob that had been trying to kill Paul has quieted and listened to him speak, but when he says that the Lord appeared to him and told him he would be sent to the Gentiles, they lose ...