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Series: (2025) Acts

Anchored in the Resurrection

March 16, 2025
With every trial, Paul gets to bear witness in front of men more and more powerful than before. First the mob, then the religious leaders, then Governor Felix and Governor Festus, and in this passage, he is now in front of King Herod Agrippa and his wife Bernice. But Paul is staying rooted in saying the resurrection of Jesus is the reason he's on trial, and continuing to anchor himself in that truth.
Steve and Kiff Hall Preacher :
Passage: Acts 25:1-27
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Later. Maybe.

March 9, 2025
Paul stands trial before Felix the Governor, and gives his defense. Felix began to be very interested in what Paul was saying, and even brought his wife in to potentially fact check Paul’s argument. But all of a sudden, when Paul’s defense turned into sharing the gospel to Felix, the conviction was too much. Felix bailed, said, "I’ll be in touch later, maybe," and two years later, he is out the door leaving Paul in prison for the next Governor to deal with, never having professed faith in Christ.
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Passage: Acts 24:10-27
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Testimony Sunday

March 2, 2025
Three folks from River City talk about their own experiences of Jesus standing by them in difficult times, bringing about transformation, and giving them hope.
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Providence, Protection, and Patience

February 23, 2025
The next morning, as Paul sits in prison thanking Jesus for visiting him in the night, his nephew stops in for a visit and lets him know there is an ambush waiting for Paul. The Roman commander takes action, and gives Paul a VIP security escort out of town in the middle of the night to Caesarea where he will await trial.
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Passage: Acts 23
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Jesus Stood By Me

February 16, 2025
Paul is now moved away from the mob, and into a formal trial in front of the Sanhedrin. It doesn't last long. Paul's speech is two sentences, he gets slapped in the face, and then spots an opportunity to get the attention off of himself. But that night in the jail cell, he gets a special visit from the Lord himself, encouraging him to stay the course.
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Passage: Acts 22:30-23:11
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Bearing Witness

February 9, 2025
Paul was nearly beaten to death by the Jerusalem mob, and as he is being taken away for questioning by the Roman soldiers, he asks if he might speak to the crowd who hates him. They oblige, and Paul gives his testimony to the crowd, recalling what Jesus did for him on the road to Damascus.
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Passage: Acts 21:39-22:29
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The Beginning of the End

February 2, 2025
It's the beginning of the end for Paul as he is arrested in Jerusalem. He'll never be a free man again. And the people who have stirred up the crowd and demanded his arrest (and tried to kill him) are the Jews from Asia – the very people he had just spend the last several years trying to win to the gospel.
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Passage: Acts 21:26-36
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Generosity, Welcome, and Unity

January 26, 2025
Paul reaches Jerusalem with his Gentile posse, and they meet up with James and the Jesus Jews. The groups shouldn't get along on paper, but the Holy Spirit-filled, Gospel-driven, Jesus-centered church shows a kind of unity, generosity, and welcome that should be the mark of every church.
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Passage: Acts 21:15-26
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Compelled by the Spirit

January 19, 2025
Paul says in chapter 20 that he's compelled by the Spirit to go to Jerusalem. In every city he visits, people tell him through the Spirit, that he's going to face persecution. People even tell him "The Spirit says don't go!" But Paul pushes on, going to Jerusalem anyway. So are the other disciples false prophets? Is Paul disobeying the Spirit by pressing on? Or is it that "prophecy" in the New Testament has a little definition than it did in the OT?
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Passage: Acts 21:1-15
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