Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson 25 Passage: Acts 21:16-23:35
Content (List of Topics or Events)
Paul arrives in Jerusalem providing defense for ministry to hostile Jews (Acts 21:16-22:29)
a. Paul arrives to warm greeting from Jerusalem church (21:16-25)
b. Paul purifies himself and goes to temple (21:26-29)
c. Paul seized and dragged from the temple (21:30)
d. Paul saved from the angry crowd by Roman Commander and Troops (21:31-36)
e. Paul request Commander to allow him to speak to the crowd (21:37-40)
f. Paul shares his Christ story to the crowd (22:1-22)
g. Paul is taken to be flogged and identifies himself as a Roman citizen (22:24-29)
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Paul’s defense before Sanhedrin (Acts 22:30-23:11)
a. Commander orders Chief Priest and Sanhedrin to assemble and hear Paul (22:30)
b. Paul tells of his duty to God; receiving slap and rebuke (23:1-5)
c. Paul’s defense brings Pharisee and Sadducee animosity towards each other (23:6-10)
d. Lord speaks to Paul saying take courage; telling of ministry in Rome (23:11)
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Conspiracy to kill Paul moves him to Roman protection in Caesarea (Acts 23:12-35)
a. Jews form conspiracy and take a solemn oath to kill Paul (23:12-15)
b. Paul’s sister’s son tells Paul of a plot (23:16)
c. Paul tell centurion to take sister’s son to the commander to tell of the plot (23:17-22)
d. Centurion commander sends Paul with a note of explanation to Governor Felix(23-33)
e. Paul kept under guard at Herod’s palace waiting for accusers (34-35)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Paul arrives in Jerusalem providing defense for ministry to hostile Jews
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Acts 21:16-22:29
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Paul’s defense before Sanhedrin
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Acts 22:30-23:11
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Conspiracy to kill Paul moves him to Roman protection in Caesarea
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Acts 23:12-35
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words
Paul arrives in Jerusalem to hostile Jews ready to kill
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATLT in hostility and uncertainty God has a plan for us.
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Specific Application Questions
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What is your personal story of Jesus? How are you ministering for the gospel that will bring a response?
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2
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What defense of the gospel can you give?
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3
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How do you see God’s protection? How can you trust more in the goodness of God?
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Principles to Remember
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Sharing the Gospel is good news to those who believe.
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God encourages us as we minister for Him
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3
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God uses circumstances for His good
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Characteristic of God
Encourager
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Theme
Paul boldly shares God’s ministry through him to the Gentiles.
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God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?
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