Paul defended himself before King Agrippa, the Roman governor Festus, the city fathers of Caesarea and his Jewish accusers from Jerusalem.  (Acts 25:23) Continuing in his defense Paul stated “…Christ had to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the […]

  Paul proved his obedience in following Christ by telling others his experience of meeting the risen Lord Jesus on the road to Damascus.  (Acts 26:14-18) Paul defended himself before King Agrippa years later, what did he say? (NASB) Acts 26:19-20 “So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but […]

Paul stood before the Roman governor, the dignitaries of Caesarea and King Agrippa (the king over Israel appointed by Rome).  Paul defended himself before his accusers, the Jewish leaders who were also present.  (Acts 25:23) Paul gave his personal Jewish history (Acts 26:2-10). Paul then told of meeting the Lord Jesus Christ on the road […]

    Paul defended himself before King Agrippa in Caesarea.  He told the king of how he had been a devout Jew, a Pharisee.  (Acts 26:2-8) Paul then described what he did against the followers of Christ, the risen Messiah before he was met by Jesus Christ. (NASB) Acts 26:9-11 “So then, I thought to […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 116:1-19 I love You, Lord!  You hear my voice and my cry for mercy.  I will call on You all my life. The fear of death causes great anxiety.  My cry is ‘Lord, save me!’  You hear my cries, thank You! You are gracious, righteous and […]

  Where is your hope?  Is it in yourself or another?  Or is it in your circumstances? God’s people, followers of Christ, are to hope in God and His promises.  That is the eternal reality!  It is also to be today’s reality for whatever our circumstances. Paul stood accused before Festus the Roman governor and […]

King Agrippa and his wife Bernice swept into the auditorium with great pomp and ceremony.  They came and took their seats before the Roman governor Festus and the dignitaries of Caesarea.  Then the prisoner Paul was brought in to stand before these important people. (Acts 25:23) Paul, a prisoner, was brought before this group and […]

God the Holy Spirit prepared the hearts and minds of men of authority. The Roman governor Festus was new to his office in Caesarea.  King Agrippa and his wife Bernice paid him respects on the level of political diplomacy. While they were there over an extended period of time, Festus told King Agrippa about Paul […]

 Are you somewhere you do not want to be?  Are your circumstances uncomfortable? Consider Paul, imprisoned in Caesarea for two years waiting trial.  Did he want to be there?  Doubtful.  Were his circumstances comfortable?  We do not know, but anytime one is in prison it is not a comfortable place to be.  We do know […]

Festus Festus became the Roman governor ruling in Israel following Felix (who held Paul in prison for two years).  (Acts 25:1) Paul The prisoner Paul: waiting…waiting…waiting…for the ruling powers to decide his case. Paul’s adversaries Talk about tenacious enemies, the Jewish religious leaders, biding their time…to kill Paul.  They tried to kill Paul two years […]