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Acts 25

Paul and Festus

64 AD
Paul before Festus: 1-12
1-4 Another plot to kill Paul
Send him the Jerusalem (will be killed on the way)
5-9 More false charges
10 days later grievous complaints
Paul ‘not offended against any’
10-12 Paul’s appeal to a higher court
“Take me to Caesar’s judgement seat”
Festus “unto Caesar shalt thou go”
13-27 Festus and Agrippa
Days pass
King Agrippa and Bernice arrive
Festus explains what is going on
Agrippa wants to hear Paul

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Acts 24

Paul and the High Priest

61 AD
1-9 Chief Priest, Ananias brings Tertullus, a lawyer
Tertullus’ Accusations
Sedition, Heresy, sacrilege (accused o preaching resurrection)
Would have judged him ourselves BUT
Lysias took him away
10-21 Paul’s Defense
Heresy – I worship “the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets”.
(I am returning) “after many years”
22-27 Felix’s Reaction
22-23 Case dismissed
Set Paul free, under watch of a centurian
24-25 Gospel given
Felix and wife Drusilla, (a Jewess) want to hear more from Paul
Paul “reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come”.
26-27 Gospel rejected
Wanting a bribe, calls Paul many times
2 years pass

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Acts 23

Charges against Paul

60 AD
Paul and the Sanhedrin
1-5 Ananias – The High priest
6-10 The Dissention
Sadducees – NO Resurrection
Pharisees – Resurrection
11 Instructions from the Lord
Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem,
so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
12-15 Plot against Paul
Jews vow to kill Pau[
16-22 Plot discovered
Paul’s nephew overhears plot
23-35 Plot frustrated
200 soldiers, 70 horsemen, 200 spearmen rescue Paul

How God works
10,31 Circumstances
16 Others
11 Directly

The devil builds many barricades
But the Lord will tear down every one of them
IF we will let Him

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Acts 21

60 AD
1-14 Paul warned of danger
Warned by Holy Spirit what would happen
15-26 Received in Jerusalem
Paul’s vow 1 Corinthians 9:19-20
Arrested on false charges
Visits Philip, the deacon (Acts 21:8)
Visits James and all the elders (Acts 21:18)
27-40 Attacked and arrested
Romans had to get involved, Jews could not condemn to death

Writes Romans

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Acts 22

60 AD
Paul’s Testimony
1-5 Jewish Background
A Jew from Tarsus
Taught by Gamaliel
Persecuted unto death both men and women
6-11 His conversion
Meet the Resurrected Lord Jesus on road to damascus
12-16 His Mission
Sent to Ananias, healed me and told me:
“The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth”.
17-21 His ministry
The Lord said to me “Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles”.
22-23 Mob’s reaction
There were so upset they tore their clothes and threw dust
24-30 Rome investigation
Tried to scourge him
Discovered he as a Roman
To appear before Jewish Council

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Acts 18

55 AD
Corinth
1-4 Aquila and Priscilla (Jews)
Tent makers, along with Paul
Every Sabbath, in the Synagogue
Both Jews and Gentiles (Greeks)
5-11 Paul’s vision
Silas and Timothy arrive
When Jews reject Jesus was Christ, henceforth going to Gentiles
Many in Corinth believed and were baptized
Resides there 1 year 6 months
12-17 Oppression from the Jews (Gallio)
Sosthenes, chief of the synagogue, beaten
Returning Home
18-21 Ephesus entered the synagogue and reasoned with them
22-23 Visits Caesarea
On to Antioch
24-28 Apollos
Great speaker, limited spiritual knowledge

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Acts 17

54 AD
Thessalonica
1-4 Synagogue of Jews
3-4 weeks of teaching
Some believe
5-9 Unbelieving Jews cause trouble
Berea
10-15 First to the Jews in the Synagogue
Search the scriptures (Old Testament)
Gentiles also believe
Paul leaves Silas and Timothy
Then sends for then\m to come with all speed
Athens
16-21 A city wholly given to idolatry
Paul goes to the synagogue
Preaching, Jesus and the resurrection
22-31 Message on Mar’s Hill
To the unknown God
And concludes with he (God) will judge the world
32-34 The results
Some mocked, others wanted to hear more
Some believed, Dionysius and Damaris

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ACTS 11

Peter is Challenged AD 39

1-18 Peter has to explain why he went to Gentiles
Accused of visiting Gentiles AND eating with them
Peter rehearses the matter
He had to go with the 3 men (Gentiles)
But he took 6 brethren (Jews) with him
The Gentiles got saved and baptized
The Jews held their peace
19-24 Barnabas in Antioch
Stephen (a deacon Ch 6) travels, preaching to JEWS Only
A great number believe
Barnabas sent to Antioch
25-26 Barnabas goes to Tarsus, to seek Saul
Back to Antioch for a year
27-30 Agabus a prophet signified a great dearth throughout the world
At Antioch, offerings taken for Jews in Judaea


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