​ACTS 25

Acts 25:19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
 
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Acts 25 videos-
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMg202UhWtOO2o1BhS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eelcggyqfvg9aiu/10-10-17%20Acts%2025.mp4?dl=0
https://mega.nz/file/nH5kCBqQ#EYY2Evyo_0__vlfD6Kskb0qVuh_ls14VPy8G7zkSS-w 
 https://youtu.be/GO_EbKzNSpk
https://ccoutreach87.com/10-10-17-acts-25/
https://ccoutreach87.com/10-10-17-acts-25-2/
ON VIDEO-
.Paul’s appeals
.The new governor comes in
.festus replaces Felix
.The local court out of Jerusalem still had the plot!
.From Ceasarea to Jerusalem was about 60 miles- a 2 day trip back then
https://www.britannica.com/place/Caesarea
.Paul appeals- to Nero!
.Why?
.Seneca the Stoic
.King Agrippa the 2nd- and Bernice the queen
.Wait- aren’t they brother and sister?
.Bernice is the oldest daughter of Agrippa the 1st- and Agrippa the 2nd is his son
.How they they be King and Queen?
.Can you solve this riddle?
.Homer- Iliad- Odyssey
TEACHING - Just a few notes- these past few chapters are simply covering Paul’s appeals thru the local court system [Sanhedrin] and going up the ladder to the top court of the land- Caesar of Rome.
The caesar at this time- is Nero- http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/nero
Nero was one of the worst persecutors of the early church- yet Paul took his case to him.
Why?
At this stage Nero was not ‘as bad’ as we know him to be later on.
He actually will martyr both Paul and Peter later on.
Yet at this stage of the game he was influenced by Seneca- a Stoic philosopher- https://dailystoic.com/seneca/
Though the Stoics were not considered Christians- they did indeed have moral elements to their teaching.
Self denial- stuff like that.
So it would not be strange for Paul to take his case to him.
Another point-
Paul has been sitting in the ‘county jail’ for 2 years by now.
Governor Felix left office- and festus took his place.
So the case is reviewed by the new governor-
And after 2 years- the high priest at Jerusalem [the top judge in the county] still wants to kill Paul!
We see a lot of corruption in the system- and how those who hold seats of authority- positions the public should be able to respect- yet these same people are some of the most corrupt of the day.
Yet- we also see Festus- and in his dealings with Paul- he does what is right.
The local court out of Jerusalem wants Festus to bring Paul to them- so they could carry out the plot to kill Paul.
Paul is aware of the plot- for 2 years now.
And he appeals his case to Rome- and Festus takes the appeal.
I’ll add my past teaching below- but wanted to simply give this update-
John. [Some sites see here  https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-25-4 ]
NOTE- The regular PAST POSTS and VERSES section is still below- but I made this short post [below] last night- 

​SUNDAY SERMON
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhChLHpH_ZmQ8BHPQ
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9rhyxvx273wy9ww/11-19-17%20Sunday%20sermon.mp4?dl=0 
 https://youtu.be/6GGDsv8Ecl4 
https://ccoutreach87.com/11-19-17-sunday-sermon/
https://ccoutreach87.com/11-19-17-sunday-sermon-2/ 
ON VIDEO-
.Bobby Johnson and the healing story
.Who was that lady? [midwife- I got the kids wrong]
.Thief in the night- 2nd Coming of Jesus
.The church as a garden
.The True Vine- Jesus
.Parable of the talents
.We will be judged on what we did as believers- how faithful we were with the gifts given to us
.Virtuous woman as the church
.Widows mite
.They put bibles on their heads!
.Rogers dream [what about all these dogs?]
.The secret room [Many mansions]
.God confirms his word
.Angels are messengers
 
Teaching-
This Sunday I taught on the verses from the Mass and a few notes from Church Unlimited.
I have actually taught these passages recently- and will simply try and post them below.
I did talk about a few experiences that some of my friends have told me the past few weeks- and tried to connect some dots-
But the theme was being prepared for the coming of the Lord- to live our lives as Christians in a state of readiness.
Taking the gifts [talents] God has given us and using them in this life- we are the garden of God and we are here to bring forth fruit unto him.
As the bride of Christ- we honor our bridegroom when we live our lives in the light-
Walking in the light of his word and his will for us.
In the parable of the talents they were all given certain gifts- and when the Lord returns- he will judge us based on what we have done with the gifts.
We are a family- we are a garden- we are the bride of Christ himself-
And when we abide in him- when the branches abide in the vine- they bring forth much fruit.
But the fruit comes as we remain connected to the vine [root].
I also talk about an interesting dream a friend of mine had while sitting in the county jail- and how he was released early the next day.
While we don’t believe/accept every dream or vision a person has- yet to me it was significant.
I explain why on the video.
Ok- that’s a brief review of the video- below are the past teachings I did that should cover the rest-
John
PAST POSTS- [Past teaching I did that relates to today’s post- Sunday sermon- Verses below]
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/10/31/teaching-friends-2/ %5BThis is the post I mentioned on today’s video- Sunday Sermon]
https://ccoutreach87.com/john-complete-links-added/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/mark-links/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/2017/09/22/9-15-17-church-in-proverbs-31/ 
https://ccoutreach87.com/588-2/
https://ccoutreach87.com/hebrews-updated-2015/ 
MARK 12
Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Mark 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
https://youtu.be/VJBAPuroAUY Mark 12
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/7-6-17-mark-12.zip
https://ccoutreach87.com/7-6-17-mark-12/
ON VIDEO-
.Sandia
.Storehouse wisdom
.Kingdom to the gentiles [church]
.Vineyard- wisdom- tower
.Song of the vineyard
.Apostles [Some sites see here  https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/sunday-sermon-219 ]
.Leadership

​ACTS 24

Acts 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets.
 
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https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMhA0ZM-WRlROFRKD_
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https://ccoutreach87.com/10-3-17-acts-24/
https://ccoutreach87.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/10-3-17-acts-24.zip
Homeless friend https://youtu.be/Ad0VlHwxtbA [I made this video at the time with a friend and also added some notes and verses below]
Friends- https://youtu.be/Cmq_MHuGngA
https://ccoutreach87.com/10-7-17-friends/
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
ON VIDEOS- [Past teaching- verses below]
.Fermin’s story
.The truck
.Marriage in heaven? What will our relationship with spouses be like in heaven?
[Acts 24]
.Baby the dog
.Read the whole bible- it can be done
.They were corrupt
.Rhetoric
.Paul- the trouble maker?
.Paul’s accusation- and defense
.Felix and Drusilla
.How did her son [Agrippa] make it into the history books?
.Some event in ad 79
.Felix wanted a bribe from Paul
.Felix’s 3rd wife
.Paul sits in jail for 2 years- waiting for a decision
.Story of Black kid in NYC
.Sat in prison for 3 years- accused of stealing back pack
.No trial- he killed himself
.Italian grandma- and the painting
.Pompeii- Vesuvius- [found the lost city in 1748] http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/pompeii
.Bay of Naples
.Fossil evidence- evolution
.Catastrophism
.Lost in time
.Google Vesuvius- too many Italian restaurants!
I finished the Mark study- which I started in New Jersey- here’s the link  https://ccoutreach87.com/mark-links/ 
PAST POSTS- [My past teaching that relates to this post- Verses below]
(739) ACTS 24- Paul’s accusers come down from Jerusalem. They hired a lawyer [orator] to accuse him! Tertullus gives a speech to the Governor that could be defined as the classic political ‘suck up’ speech of all time. Paul defends himself and says ‘I am not guilty of these so called accusations. But I am guilty of believing the law and the prophets. I believe that what they spoke of [the shadows] have happened! I believe in the resurrection. Jesus has fulfilled the promises of the prophets!’ I had a discussion with a good friend the other day. We have a mutual friend who is really into Messianic stuff. He has espoused the idea that the feasts and images of Israel are EXACT PICTURES that give us a detailed road map to Christ’s return. Basically the friend believes that all the shadows and images are exact descriptions of all future events. I shared with my friend that I too believe that the feasts of Israel are prophetic signs of things. Surely Passover and Pentecost have had great meaning for the people of God. Paul says ‘Christ our Passover died for us’. Some see the end time feast of the latter harvest as having future fulfillment in the ingathering of the nations to Christ. I have taught some of this on the radio before. The problem with this other stuff is it takes the feasts and shadows and tries to ‘detail’ every little thing. Paul understood the prophets and law having been fulfilled thru the present work of Christ and his resurrection. I can’t stress enough how the apostolic witness in Acts sees Jesus as the fulfillment of these things. They do not preach a heavily nationalistic [Jewish] message, though they are all Jews! [The Apostles] some sites see here  https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-24-4  As Paul defends himself, the governor listens and trembles! Paul spoke of judgment and temperance and the reality of a future