Acts 28: Service and Encouragement
Wherever he went, Paul served and encouraged those around them. He spread the gospel not only through preaching but through his actions.
Wherever he went, Paul served and encouraged those around them. He spread the gospel not only through preaching but through his actions.
Acts 27 tells a story of high drama—a storm at sea, a shipwreck, and a nefarious plot to kill those aboard the ship. Through it all, Paul trusted in God.
How can we be agents for eternal change in the lives of those around us? Acts 26 shows how Paul faithfully preached the gospel to Agrippa and Festus.
Paul waited in prison for years. While this may seem like wasted time to us, his imprisonment allowed him to witness to three key rulers.
Acts 24 continues the story of Paul on trial. The Jews used flattery to accuse him, but Paul used facts. He was on trial for his faith in the resurrection.
Holding to a historical Jesus but not His resurrection is not sufficient for salvation. Acts 23 shows the centrality of this doctrine to Christianity.
Acts 21 and 22 show how Paul found common ground without compromising his convictions, enabling him to reach numerous people with the gospel.
In Acts 20–21, Paul shows us that this life is brief, transient, and ephemeral. But our joy is to obey God, even at the cost of our life.
Paul’s missionary journeys reveal that the spreading of the gospel is a work of the Word and power of God.
Wherever Paul went on his missionary journeys, God raised up other Christians to assist him. In Acts 18, we see this ecclesiastical synergy at work again.
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