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"Festus" Tagged Sermons

You Almost Persuade Me to Become a Christian – Acts 25:1 – 26:32

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…

Felix Was Afraid of God’s Judgment; Refused to Repent – Acts 24:24-27

Felix, with his wife Drusilla, summons Paul and “heard him concerning the faith in Christ.  Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, ‘Go away for now; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you’” (Acts 24:24-25 NKJV). Considering the historical and family background of Felix and Drusilla, both were almost certainly…