The new Governor Festus summons the Jews to hear their accusations against Paul. To thwart the Jews’ renewed plot to assassinate him, Paul calls upon his right as a Roman citizen to appeal directly to Caesar. A few days later, Paul presents his defense to Festus and King Agrippa II and his sister Bernice. He relates his miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus, and…
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In today’s topical message, Pastor Dustin draws from several New Testament passages to examine two types of faith in Jesus. First is the superficial faith of the proud, unrepentant heart, which is based on external signs or physical blessings. “…many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men…for He…
Today’s topical message addresses the roles of faith and good works in the life of the believer. Drawing on Scriptures that can seem self-contradictory, Pastor Dustin shows how these passages actually complement each other when taken in context and exhorts believers to make the most of every opportunity to work for Jesus while there is still time. “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ…
Today, we see God again command Moses to confront Pharaoh while Moses again pleads his inadequacy to do so. Moses asks God, “…and how shall Pharaoh heed me” (Exodus 6:30), and God replies, “But Pharaoh will not heed you” (Exodus 7:4). Pastor Kevin points to the parallels in the life of the prophet Jeremiah, 800 years later. In both cases, God assures his servants that He will give…
As God had foretold, Pharaoh refuses Moses’ request to let the Israelites leave Egypt and instead makes life increasingly difficult for them. The Israelites turn on Moses and Aaron saying, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants” (Exodus 5:21). Similarly, God warns us that obeying Jesus’ command to preach His…