Acts 26:1-11
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak in your defense.” So Paul, gesturing with his hand, started his defense: 2“I am fortunate, King Agrippa, that you are the one hearing my defense today against all these accusations made by the Jewish leaders, 3for I know you are an expert on all Jewish customs and controversies. Now please listen to me patiently! 4“As the Jewish leaders are well aware, I was given a thorough Jewish training from my earliest childhood among my own people and in Jerusalem. 5If they would admit it, they know that I have been a member of the Pharisees, the strictest sect of our religion. 6Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors. 7In fact, that is why the twelve tribes of Israel zealously worship God night and day, and they share the same hope I have. Yet, Your Majesty, they accuse me for having this hope! 8Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead? 9“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene. 10Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death. 11Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities.
Acts 26:12-19
“One day I was on such a mission to Damascus, armed with the authority and commission of the leading priests. 13 About noon, Your Majesty, as I was on the road, a light from heaven brighter than the sun shone down on me and my companions. 14 We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.’ 15 “‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. “And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting. 16 Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. Tell people that you have seen me, and tell them what I will show you in the future. 17 And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles 18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in Me.’ 19 “And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven.
A Clear Salvation Message:
*2Corinthians 4:-3-4, John 9:39
It clears the eyes of the spiritually blind.
*9:2, Ephesians 5:8
It gives a clear direction to turn their lives from darkness to light. Is.
*1 Peter 5:8, John 10:10
It gives a clear message of choice between Satan and God.
*Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:9
It gives a clear message of their sin and the need for forgiveness.
*1John 3:1
It gives a clear message who is among God’s people.
*1 Peter 2:9, Leviticus 20:26
It gives a clear message of separation to live for God.
*John 17:3, Romans 10:17, Ephesians 2:8-9, 2 Corinthians 5:7
It gives a clear message of faith in Jesus.
Take a ways:
Colossians 3:20, 2 Timothy 1:5
Parents God has given you spiritual authority over your kids.
Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Starting points:
*Jesus is the Son of God.
*Jesus loves them unconditionally.
*Jesus died for their sins to save them.
*God is the creator of all.
*Prayer is their invitation to a personal relationship with God.
*Obedience is what God requires of us.
Psalms 102:18
Let this be recorded for future generations, so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.
Deuteronomy 4:9-10
“But watch out! Be careful never to forget what you yourself have seen. Do not let these memories escape from your mind as long as you live! And be sure to pass them on to your children and grandchildren. Never forget the day when you stood before the LORD your God at Mount Sinai, where he told me, ‘Summon the people before me, and I will personally instruct them. Then they will learn to fear me as long as they live, and they will teach their children to fear me also.’
John 15:5, Colossians 2:6-7, Luke 6:48
Become an apologist, it will require work and your time.
Colossians 2:6-7
And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect…
