Sermon Tone Analysis

Paul taken to Rome

Paul, arrested in Jerusalem, used his Roman Citizenship to avoid being beaten, as well as receive protection from the Jews, and in accordance with God’s call on his life, receive an audience, in the form of a trial, with Caesar.

As we accelerate to the end of ACTS, it is a good time to talk about Paul’s Letters.

Paul (Saul) is introduced in Acts at Stephen’s murder in Acts 6.

In Acts 9 he is converted on the Road to Damascus.

In Acts 15 remember Paul and Barnabas argue over Mark (Paul wrote the book of Galatians.)

In Acts 16 Paul goes to Athens - Sermon on Mars Hill.

Writes 1st Thessalonians.

Paul stays in Corinth stays a year and a half, Writes 2nd Thessalonians.

In Chapter 19 Paul is in Ephesus and writes 1st and 2nd Corinthians.

In Chapter 20, while in Corinth, Paul writes Romans.

The purpose if Luke’s writing (Luke and Acts) was to chronicle What Jesus had done and the birth of the early church.

It is historical narrative, and although he, in being faithful, writes for us the sermons of Peter, Paul, there is not a lot of systematic theology found in it.

There is not specific instruction other than what is found in the sermons he recorded.

Pauls letters, on the other hand, were letters to the early churches that were either to address a problem in the teaching of the early church (Galatians was to address the attempt of the Jewish Christians to bring the ceremonial law (which Christ fulfilled) into the Church) OR it was to establish right theology in the church (Romans).

This morning, as we look at Pauls journey to Rome, there is not any specific theology that is addressed, but we can see Paul’s interaction with the non believers and from that we may not hear the Gospel, but we get to see it.

Trouble is warned of

Trouble Comes

Reality sets in

Paul Encourages

Paul leads by example

Safely ashore

God keeps his promises

God told Paul he was going to Rome, He was going to Rome.

Heed God’s warning

Paul warned what would happen.

God’s word warns us about sin.

Trouble will come

Encourage with faith and action

We will suffer the loss, trouble, and disappointment the same as the world.

But we have hope.