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Is belief in Jesus Christ a dangerous, social contagion? Many believe Christianity stifles self-expression and should be avoided at all costs. But like Paul on trial at the end of Acts, in order to defend the faith, we need to maintain our integrity as we give a reason for the hope that is within us.

We might not experience the same persecution as Paul, but following Jesus will always bring with it a certain measure of opposition. We see in our text today as Paul is targeted, attacked, and arrested at the Temple, a pattern experienced by believers through the ages. We trace the false accusation (27-29), the fierce attack […]

After several years planting churches in Turkey and Greece, the Apostle Paul is above to move on to a new phase in his mission. His departing words demonstrate his priorities and the patterns he’s laid out for the local Elders. Through this God reveals his priority and pattern for the church today!

In Acts 20:1-16, we follow Paul’s return journey to Jerusalem through Turkey and Greece. Along the way, we encounter an unusual incident involving an especially long sermon! In all of this, we learn some important lessons about the Christian life: we should be serving one another, be support by one another and in everything be […]

Acts 19:21-41 ESV 21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” 22 And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. 23 About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. 24 For a […]