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ACTS CHAPTER 26
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Act 26,1-18
· (148i) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church
bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø
Obligation to preach the gospel Ø Ambassador in
chains -- These verses go with verses 24-32
Act 26,4-20
· (193e) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Turn from sin to God Ø Repent Ø
Bring forth fruit in keeping with repentance Ø
Testimony of Paul’s life
Act 26,4-15
· (201e) Denying Christ Ø
Jesus is an offense Ø Truth offends error Ø
The gospel offends the religious institution
Act 26,4-11
· (185b) Works of the devil Ø
The origin of lawlessness Ø Mystery of
lawlessness Ø Having no grounds for your hate Ø
Hating Christ without a cause
Act 26,4-9
· (19k) Sin Ø
Actions that contradict your words will twist your mind
Act 26,4-7
· (165a) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is at
enmity with God Ø The world rejects God
· (176e) Works of the devil Ø
The religion of witchcraft Ø Zeal without
knowledge (Spirit w/o the word) Ø Devotion
without direction
Act 26-4,5
· (143b) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø
Having a bad reputation
Act 26,5-8
· (53i) Paradox Ø
Opposites Ø Contradicting your own standards Ø
Making accusations against things you believe in
Act 26,5-7
· (151c) Witness Ø
Validity of the Father Ø New Testament bears
witness of the Old Ø The Patriarchs Ø
The sons of Abraham
Act 26-8
· (39c) Judgment Ø
Jesus defeated death Ø Preaching the
resurrection -- This verse goes with verse 23
· (213b) Sovereignty Ø
God is infinite Ø God is all powerful Ø
All things are possible with God
Act 26,9-11
· (25e) Sin Ø
Poverty (Forms of fear) Ø Murder Ø
Persecution to the death Ø Kill your neighbor
for God’s sake
· (243f) Kingdom of God Ø
Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø
Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecuting the
church of God
Act 26-9,10
· (67h) Jesus delegates authority Ø
Sacrificing your life for the name of Jesus
Act 26-10,11
· (164b) Works of the devil Ø
Being a slave to the devil (Addictions) Ø
Entertaining demons by persecuting the church
Act 26,11-14
· (1i) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø
False burden of serving God in ignorance
· (2k) Responsible to avoid offending God Ø
Get out of His way Ø Do not touch the apple
of His eye – do not oppose others
Act 26,12-20
· (32a) Gift of God Ø
God is our Father Ø Grace Ø
God’s grace seeks man
· (117i) Thy kingdom come Ø
Eyes of your spirit Ø Seeing visions
Act 26,12-18
· (112c) Thy kingdom come Ø
Light Ø Jesus’ light overcomes darkness Ø
The light of His truth
Act 26,13-15
· (224b) Kingdom of God Ø
Illustrating the kingdom Ø Description of
heaven Ø Describing the kingdom after he makes
all things new Ø Description of the ascension
Act 26,16-18
· (71j) Authority Ø
God ordains us through His commandments
· (169e) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is
blind to God Ø Darkness has a blinding effect
Act 26-16,17
· (29b) Gift of God Ø
God delivers us from those who want to silence the word
Act 26-16
· (144d) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Witnesses of Jesus Ø
The Church Bears Witness of Jesus Ø Of His word
Act 26,18-20
· (88e) Thy kingdom come Ø
Faith produces works Ø The function of works in
faith Ø Faith doesn’t move men until it is
manifested in the spiritual realm
Act 26-18
· (118c) Thy kingdom come Ø
Eyes of your spirit Ø Seeing through the eyes
of your spirit
· (120b) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Forgiveness Ø
God forgives us when we become accountable to Him Ø
When we repent
· (164d) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world system Ø
Satan rules the world Ø Satan is a tyrant over
the world
· (191k) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø
Result of putting off the old man Ø Set apart Ø
Set apart by faith in the truth
· (237k) Kingdom of God Ø
Pursuing the kingdom Ø Transferring the kingdom
Ø The church is transferred to the kingdom Ø
Transferred from darkness to light
Act 26-19,20
· (149b) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church
bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø
Three key messages in evangelism Ø Repentance
Act 26-20
· (11a) Servant Ø
Standard for a servant Ø A changed lifestyle
· (156f) Witness Ø
Validity of the believer Ø Evidence of
salvation Ø You will know them by their
repentance
Act 26-21,22
· (28c) Gift of God Ø
God is our advocate Ø God protects the church
from the world
Act 26,22-28
· (141g) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Old Testament bears
witness to the new Ø It bears witness to Jesus Ø
Prophesy about Jesus’ resurrection
Act 26-22,23
· (149a) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church
bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø
Three key messages in evangelism Ø The
resurrection
Act 26-22
· (41b) Judgment Ø
Satan destroyed Ø Be like Jesus Ø
Jesus is without sin Ø He fulfilled the law
· (90d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Keeping the law Ø Law is our tutor Ø
It takes Jesus’ place until He arrives -- This verse goes with verses
These verses go with verse 26-28
Act 26-23
· (39c) Judgment Ø
Jesus defeated death Ø Preaching the
resurrection -- This verse goes with verse 8
· (112b) Thy kingdom come Ø
LIGHT Ø Jesus’ light overcomes darkness Ø
The light of His power
· (210h) Salvation Ø
Jews and gentiles are being saved Ø Salvation
is from the Jews Ø The Jew first
Act 26,24-32
· (148i) Witness Ø
Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church
bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø
Obligation to preach the gospel Ø Ambassador in
chains -- These verses go with verses 1-18
Act 26,24-29
· (6k) Responsibility Ø
Protecting the Gospel Ø Persuade men that Jesus
is the Christ – Paul here was making a very strategic move, being led
by the spirit to convert to Christianity the leaders of the highest
authorities on earth at that time, the Roman empire. He knew that reaching
them would make the government sympathetic toward Christianity, so that
instead of having a role in persecuting the church, they would prohibit such
actions by passing laws, making it illegal to harm anyone who professed their
faith in Christ. Unfortunately, as history tells, they went too far and passed
laws making it illegal to not be a Christian, and then went on crusades
of murder to extinguish the infidels who didn’t believe as they did.
Fortunately however, it took centuries for their faith to distort this far, so
prior to these years of folly there was peace as Paul had hoped, which gave
Christianity a reprieve and an opportunity to sink its roots deeply into the
human conscience as a household name with a good reputation for the rest of
time to remember.
Act 26-24,25
· (107i) Thy kingdom come Ø
Truth Ø The church is of the truth Ø
God’s people speak the truth
· (168j) Works of the devil Ø
Manifestations of the devil Ø The world has
deaf ears to God Ø Deaf from a hardened heart
Act 26-24
· (175f) Works of the devil Ø
The religion of witchcraft Ø Ignorance Ø
Dodging the issue (willful ignorance) Ø Evading
the word of God
· (200i) Denying Christ Ø
Excuses for rejecting Christ Ø Using
irresponsibility as an excuse to reject God Ø
Trying to talk your way out of accountability
· (202h) Denying Christ Ø
Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø
Running from God Ø Running from the word of God
Ø Running from the witness of God
Act 26,26-28
· (70h) Authority Ø
Familiar with the truth-enemy of discernment Ø
With Jesus in the Spirit
· (90d) Thy kingdom come Ø
Keeping the law Ø Law is our tutor Ø
It takes Jesus’ place until He arrives -- This verse goes with verses
These verses go with verse 22
· (97h) Thy kingdom come Ø
Attention Ø Facing the direction of God’s
will Ø Focusing your attention on what matters
to you
· (232e) Kingdom of God Ø
Pursuing the kingdom Ø Seeking the kingdom Ø
Count the cost Ø Assess your property before
you sell it
Act 26-26
· (121l) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Confidence Ø
Confidence in God Ø Confidence in God as you
fulfill your ministry
Act 26-28,29
· (43f) Judgment Ø
Satan destroyed Ø Conform to me as I conform to
Christ
· (53g) Paradox Ø
Opposites Ø Preaching freedom in bondage
· (90a) Thy kingdom come Ø
God convicts us Ø Conviction leads us in the
way of righteousness
· (119f) Thy kingdom come Ø
Manifestations of faith Ø Freedom Ø
Fences of freedom Ø Being a slave to freedom
· (247c) Priorities Ø
God’s priorities Ø God’s interests Ø
God is interested in His people Ø God is
interested in our freedom
Act 26-29
· (5e) Responsible to advocate God’s cause Ø
Disciples preach the gospel
· (58l) Paradox Ø
Two implied meanings Ø The Lord is warning Paul
/ The Lord is promising Paul
· (246b) Kingdom of God Ø
Spirit realm imposed on the natural realm Ø
Literal manifestations Ø Literal bondage to
Christ
Act 26-31,32
· (1a) Responsibility Ø
Avoid offending God and people by respecting their authority
· (18c) Sin Ø
False Judgment lacks evidence Ø Charges not
defined as crimes
· (42b) Judgment Ø
Satan destroyed Ø Be like Jesus Ø
Blameless before men
· (42d) Judgment Ø
Be like Jesus Ø Innocent Ø
No evidence against you in a court of law
· (44k) Judgment Ø
Transformation process Ø Fulfill your
ministry in evangelism
· (62f) Paradox Ø
Anomalies Ø Being clever Ø
Lure in your prey
· (63b) Paradox Ø
Anomalies Ø Righteous deception Ø
Church deceive their enemies
· (152b) Witness Ø
Validity of the Father Ø Witnesses of the
father Ø Apostles Ø
Commitment to the cause proves apostleship
· (234h) Kingdom of God Ø
Pursuing the kingdom Ø Invest in the kingdom Ø
Sold out Ø Placing no boundaries on your
commitment to God Ø Going to any extreme to
fulfill the will of God
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