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We're in a multi-season multi-episode series called X. It's rise of church, van a three season series.

We had chapters 1 through 9, that series.

We had chapters ten through 21 and now we're doing chapters 21 through 28.

And this particular Series has season, sorry.

It's 1 Series 3 Seasons multiple episodes.

So, this is season 3, which is six episodes and today is episode 4. In the story.

We've been watching the Holy Spirit give birth to a joyful, powerful witnessing Fellowship that we all know as the Church of Jesus Christ.

And the main character of our story.

The Apostle Paul has been all over the world of his day.

I'll I'll use modern day countries to describe where he's been.

He's been in Israel.

He's been in Syria.

He's been all over turkey.

He's been in Greece.

He's been in and among the islands of the Mediterranean Sea, and he's been proclaiming the news about Jesus.

And now, he has returned to Israel.

And we're wondering some things, we are wondering is he going to get killed?

Because last time we we were in the story we read about 40.

Actually more than 40 men who made a vow, we will not eat until Paul is dead.

So we're wondering is he going to live And then we're wondering if he does live, is he going to just rot in prison?

Because he has been in prison in Sesser Ria, which is on the coast in Israel for two years, not because he was convicted of a crime, but because the governor who's in charge, has been doing a favor to the Jews, the Jews by just keeping Paul away.

So I didn't do anything wrong.

There's not been a trial that has made a decision about him but he's been kept in jail for 2 years.

And we're wondering is he ever going to get to Rome?

Which is where he wants to go, and where God seems to have indicated that he will go, but we haven't seen that happen yet.

So we're we're wondering about all the sinks and and now here's maybe the important question.

Why does this story matter?

The story matters because the same Holy Spirit who motivates and guides and empowers the followers of Jesus in this book.

Is the Holy Spirit who motivates and guides and empowers rise up Church.

We're just learning about how the Holy Spirit acts about how Jesus acts, how God, the Father acts, and where we're getting a picture of what really committed followers of Jesus.

Look, like, Because rise up churches.

A current-day example of a powerful joyful, witnessing Fellowship of Jesus.

Just happen to be in the place where God has placed us, Sam, Neymar.

Where is he, right?

There is going to read the story for us and then we're going to dig into it.

To Telegram.

Alright, thank you.

acts 25 1 through, 2632 Three days after arriving in the province, bestest went up from cesarina to Jerusalem, were the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appear before him and presented the charges against Paul, the requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transfer to Jerusalem for.

They are preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

Fastest answered Hall is being held at sasariya and I myself, I'm going there soon.

Let some of your leaders calling me and if a man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him.

There.

After spending eight or ten days with them, fastest went down to see sasariya the next day, he can be in the court and ordered that all, be brought before them.

And Paul came in the Jews, who would come down from Jerusalem, Stone around him.

They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them.

Then, Paul made his defense, I have done.

Nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar fastest wishing to do the Jews.

A favor said to Paul, are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before meet there?

At least charges all answered.

I am now standing before Jesus Court, where I ought to be trying, I'm not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know, very well.

If however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die, but if the charges brought against Me by these Jews are not true.

No one has the right to hand, me, over to them, I appealed to Caesar after fastest, head convert conferred with his counselor, he declared you appealed to Caesar to Caesar you will go.

Few days later, King, Agrippa and Bernice arrive at sasariya to pay their respects to Festus since they were spending many days there Festus discuss discussed all his case with the King.

He said, there's a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner when I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the Elders of the Jews, brought charges against him and asked that he be condemned.

I told him that it is not the Roman custom to hand over any one before they have faced their accusers and I've had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.

When they came here with me I did not delay.

The case is f****** being the court the next day and ordered that the man to be brought in When is the q's got up to speed?

They did not charge him with any of the crimes, I expected instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion, and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed his life.

I was at a loss how to investigate such matters.

So I asked if you would be willing to go to Drew swimming stands for out there on these charges.

But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the emperor's decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would like to hear this man myself.

Your plaid tomorrow.

You will hear him.

The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great Pomp and enter the audience room with a high-ranking military officers in The prominent men of the city at the command of Festus Paul is brought in Festus and King Agrippa and all who are present with us.

You see this man the whole Jewish Community has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in cesarina shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

I found he had done nothing, deserving death, but because he made his appeal to the emperor, I decided to send him to roam, but I have nothing to do.

I have nothing definite to write his majesty about therefore, I have brought him before all of you and especially For You King.

Agrippa so that as a result of this investigation, I may have something to write for.

I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to roam without specifying the charges against him.

Then Agrippa said to pull your permission to speak for yourself.

Sir Paul motion with his hand and began to the defense.

King Agrippa, I consider myself, fortunate to stand before you today as a make, my man defense against all the accusations of the Jews and especially so, because you are well, acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies, therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently, The Jewish people all know, the way I have lived ever since I was a child from the beginning of my life in my own country.

And also in Jerusalem, they have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing that conform to the strictest sect of all religion, living, as a Pharisee.

And now is because of my hope and what God has promised, our ancestors that I am on trial today.

This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night.

King.

Agrippa it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me.

Why should any of you consider it incredible?

That God raises the Dead.

It was I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus Jesus of Nazareth and that is just what I did in Jerusalem on the authority of the chief.

Priests said many of the Lord's people in prison and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them many time.

I went from one sinugod to another to have them punished.

I tried to force them to blaspheme, I was so obsessed with Prosecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.

On one of these Journeys, I was going to the baskets with the authority and condition of the chief priests about noon.

Can you grab her?

As I was on the road?

I saw the light from Heaven brighter than the sun blazing around me and my companions.

We all fell to the ground.

I Heard a Voice saying to me and Aramaic.

Saul Saul, why do you persecute me?

It is hard for you to kick against the goads that I asked, who are you?

Lord, I am Jesus.

Whom you are persecuting the word implied.

Now, get up and stand on your feet out of here to you to point to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and we'll see of me our rescue from your own people.

And from the Gentiles, I'm sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from Darkness to light and from the power of the of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those, who are saying Sanctified by faith in me, So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from Heaven, first of those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea.

And then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.

That's why some of you sees me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

But God has helped me to this very day.

So I stand here and testify to too small and great alike.