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On Trial for the Resurrection

April 17, 2022 Speaker: Mike Law Series: Acts

Topic: Exposition Scripture: Acts 24:1–27

Introduction

Context

  1. The Aim of Acts
  2. The Purpose of Providence
  3. The Structure of the Sermon

Main Idea: Along the way of following Jesus, confess your faith and invite others to come to him before the judgment comes to them.

1. You May Face Charges for Your Faith in Christ [Acts 24:1–9]

    a. The Accusers’ Arrival [Acts 24:1]

    b. The Attorney’s Accusations [Acts 24:2–8]

        i. Flattery, Favor, and the Hope of the use of Force [Acts 21:2–4]

       ii. Plague, Peace-breaker, Party spirit, and Temple Profaner [Acts 24:5-7]

      iii. Cross-Examination Should Lead to Conviction [Acts 24:8]

    c. The Jews’ Affirmation [Acts 24:9]

    d. Our Application [John 15:18–21; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 4:12–14]

2. You Must Confess Your Faith in Christ [Acts 24:10–23]

    a. Paul's Cheerful Defense [Acts 24:10; cf. Luke 12:5]

    b. Paul's Complete Innocence [Acts 24:11–13]

    c. Paul's Confession of Faith [Acts 24:14–16]

        i. I belong to the Way [Acts 24:14a–c]

           1. The Way of God [Acts 24:14b]

           2. The Worship of God [Acts 24:14c]

       ii. I believe in God and his Old Testament Promises [Acts 24:14d–15b]

           1. The Fulfillment of Promises [Acts 24:14d; cf. Genesis 3:15; Deuteronomy 18:15–22; Isaiah 53:1–12; Psalm 16:10; 2 Samuel 7:16; Galatians 6:16; Luke 24:44]

           2. The Future Prospect [Acts 24:15a–b]

               a. Hope in God [Acts 24:15a]

               b. Resurrection of Just and Unjust [Acts 24:15b]

      iii. I bear witness that my conscience is clear [Acts 24:16]

    d. Paul's Chronicle of Events [Acts 24:17–21]

        i. Paul's Actions [Acts 24:17–18; cf. Acts 21:26]

       ii. Paul's Accursers' Absence [Acts 24:19]        

    e. Paul's Challenge [Acts 24:20–21]

    f. Paul's Confinement by Felix [Acts 24:22–23]

    g. Paul's Confession and Ours

3. You Must Explain Faith in Christ and Warn of the Future Judgment [Acts 24:24–27]

    a. The Summons of Felix [Acts 24:24]

    b. The Sermon of Paul [Acts 24:25]

    c. The Suspension of Judgment [Acts 24:26–27; cf. Romans 8:1]

Conclusion

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