The Called

Recap

Keeping it real. We observed how Paul highlighted the faith of Abraham, and the contras of what really went down between God and Abraham.

Background

The book of Acts also called “Acts of the Apostles” was written by Luke, the historian, physician, gentile in the year 62AD. Luke records about the time between Christ ministry and that of the Apostles. It’s divided into two main parts, the first being that of Peter’s mandate to preach to the Gentiles, and the second follows Paul and his ministry journey’s far and wide.

Chapter 26 we find the trial of Paul in Jerusalem by the Jews for heresy Festus

Called with a Purpose

Acts 27:1–3 “And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.”

1 Corinthians 1:25 “For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

1 Corinthians 1:26–27 “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;”