The night would have felt like any other night… People going about their lives Parents tucking their kids into bed Laborers exhausted from the days work trying to relax Typical conversations were being had around the fires or candlelight Shepherds were watching sheep find a place to bed down, and the…

Paul is now on his way to Rome… Acts 26:32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.” Paul’s Wishes earn him a voyage by sea... Storms/ detours/ shipwreck/ snakes/ All along the way God is with Paul and using him His testimony for Christ is lived…

The Setting… follows on the heels of last Sunday where Paul shares his testimony with the crowd. The commander is going to have Paul whipped but found out he was a Roman citizen by birth! The commander desires to know why Paul is being accused and sets up a trial among the religious leaders of the Jews……

Definition of Testimony: * firsthand authentication of a fact: EVIDENCE * a solemn declaration usually made orally * an open acknowledgment * a public profession of religious experience The setting... Paul has made his way to Jerusalem Worked up the crowd to turn against him and said he was bringing…

Having arrested Him, they led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but Peter was following at a distance. On the Anvil 3: Now, Don’t Get Carried Away! Max Lucado Peter was sharp. He kept his distance from Jesus. “I’ll stay close enough to see him,” Peter reasoned. “But not too close,…

In Acts 3:11-26 we find the second sermon Peter preaches. It is a powerful sermon that will actually have two parts. Next Sunday we will look at the second part. Listen to the direct and powerful words which Peter shares with his audience… While he was clinging to Peter and John, all the people ran together…

Luke… our writer of a two part narrative. It is narrative in nature, NOT to be dismissed as “just stories” but God unfolding for us His plan for the progression of the Gospel! These narratives demonstrated for the early church and the church over the ages the TRUTH ! Luke 1:4 “ so that you may KNOW the…

I have hiked multiple mountains, several fourteeners, and one of my favorite things to do at certain points is to pause the step after step of hiking, take a breather, and look back. Looking back at the beauty of where you have been going, seeing the progress, remembering the trail past invigorates me…