Bolivar Community Church
Acts 27
Acts 26: 19-32
Acts 26:1-18
Acts 25
Acts 24
Acts 23: 12-35
Acts 22:22 - 23:11
Acts 21:37 - 22:21
Acts 21: 17-36
by Pastor Aaron Rae
Pastor Aaron walks us through the first part of Paul's journey from Caesarea to his shipwreck on Malta. It is a wonderful lesson on not listening to wise counsel as well as God's grace even when we do not listen to Him.
Pastor Aaron wraps up Acts chapter 26 with Paul's testimony in front of Festus and King Agrippa. Paul shares his own story as well as the Gospel and then invites King Agrippa, Festus and all his attendants to follow the risen Christ.
Pastor Aaron starts Acts 26 where we look at the testimony Paul gives to Festus and to King Herod Agrippa on why the Jewish leaders of the day wish to put Paul on trial and kill him.
After a couple weeks off, Pastor Aaron continues with our study of Acts. We go over the tribunal of Paul by Festus, learning of the charges the Jewish leaders brought against Paul. We see Paul appeal directly to Ceasar, which Festus grants. This begins Pauls journey to Rome where he will spend the rest of his life.
Pastor Aaron explains the first Roman trial that Paul goes through at the Praetorium in Cesaria Phillipi. We see how Paul explains how he has not forgotten the Law or the Prophets, but has seen the Law and the Prophets fulfilled through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Jewish leaders showed they were religious, but did not have faith. Paul showed how he has faith because of his religion and his experience with the saving power of Christ.
Pastor Aaron walks us through the plot against Paul, by the Jews, to kill him. We see God's provision to keep Paul safe so he can continue to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles throughout the Roman world. God was not done with Paul and He is not done with us.
Pastor Aaron walks us through the beginning of Paul's imprisonment by the Roman government. Paul continues to share the gospel of Christ with the Jewish elite of the day. He challenges us to share Christ with our world today, despite the physical consequences. God is not done with us yet. He's still with us even if we don't realize it.
Pastor Aaron walks us through the beginning of the speech Paul gave to the mob at the Temple in Jerusalem. He challenges us to think about how we are comfortable in our lives and how we need to move outside of that comfort zone into where God is calling us.
Pastor Aaron goes through the 2nd half of Acts 21, detailing the return of Paul to Jerusalem, Paul's Nazarite ritual and Paul's eventual attack by a mob in the Temple courts. We learn that you can be in church a life time and not know Jesus. You can be religious without having a relationship with Christ. Christ is enough for us and is the ONLY way to God.
Pastor Aaron walks us through the first 16 verses of Acts 21. This begins Paul's journey to Jerusalem for Passover. We see several places where Paul hears God speaking through fellow Christians that he will be arrested for sharing the Gospel in Jerusalem. We need to be willing to share the Gospel when God tells us to, and to not wait. We may not have tomorrow to do so.