Day Twenty-Eight

READ:  Acts 24-26

A savy attorney alleged Paul was a religious “troublemaker” and a “ringleader” of the Jesus-followers.   Onlookers concurred.

Before diverse crowds of accusatory people, Paul repeatedly tells his God adventure.   Each time he shares, his style matches his audience.  He speaks with simplicity and directness.

The stunned Emperor Agrippa asks, only half-mocking, “Are you so quickly persuading me to become a Christian?”

Spiritual candor about “justice, self-control, and coming judgment” is surprisingly potent.   Acts 24:25
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How might an outside observer summarize your current role among the Jesus-followers at Chestnut Grove? 

¨  Ringleader

¨  Servant

¨  Consumer

¨  Indifferent observer

If you were on trial for being a Jesus-follower, what evidence would the prosecution present to convict you?  

Invitation:

Ponder Paul’s premise below. Will you join the enduring proclamation?

 

To this day I have had help from God, and so I stand here, testifying to both small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would take place: that the Messiah must suffer, and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles. 

Acts 26:22-23