week of 7/14

Unit 35  Session 3

ENDURING WITH GOD'S PROMISES

ACTS 24-26

 

God fulfilled His promise that Paul would go to Rome to preach the Gospel in God's own timing and way.

Claudius Lysias, the Roman commander in Jerusalem, sent Paul by armed guard in the middle of the night to Caesarea. Today's passage finds Paul waiting in Caesarea, still in Roman custody. They'd wait a few days for Paul's accusers: the high priest, some elders, and a spokesman lawyer, Tertullus. Now it was Paul's turn to speak.

Points to consider:

✞   God's people stand faithfully 

     on His promises.

     * How can we use confrontations 

        as a reminder to give an honest 

        assessment of our own lives 

        and faith?

     * How do you know you can trust 

        in the authority and hope found 

        in God's Word as Paul did?

✞   God's people wait patiently 

     on His timing.

     * How can we better wait for 

        God's timing when life seems 

        chaotic?

     * What does a life with a clear 

        conscience look like and how 

        can it impact the unbelieving 

        world around us?

✞   God's people rest assuredly 

     in His sovereignty.

     * What is your response to people 

        who think you're crazy because 

        of what you believe or how you 

        live?

     * If you had one wish or prayer 

        for an unbeliever in your life, 

        what would it be and why?