September 24, 2023
Snakebite on Malta—Acts 28:1–6
Rev. Scott Wright
When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
(Acts 28:3–4 ESV)
September 17, 2023
The End and The Means—Acts 27:27–44
Rev. Scott Wright
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.
(Acts 27:31–32 ESV)
September 10, 2023
Faith Amid the Storm—Acts 27:1–26
Rev. Scott Wright
For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
(Acts 27:23–24 ESV)
September 3, 2023
The Almost Christian—Acts 26:26–32
Rev. Scott Wright
And Agrippa said to Paul, “In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian?” And Paul said, “Whether short or long, I would to God that not only you but also all who hear me this day might become such as I am—except for these chains.”
(Acts 26:28–29 ESV)
August 27, 2023
A Plea for Justice—Psalm 35
Rev. Jason Piland
August 20, 2023
You’re Crazy!—Acts 26:19–25
Rev. Scott Wright
And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.”
(Acts 26:24 ESV)
August 13, 2023
Darkness to Light—Acts 26:1–18
Rev. Scott Wright
“My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.”
(Acts 26:4–5 ESV)
August 6, 2023
When Opportunity Knocks—Acts 25:13–27
Rev. Scott Wright
So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed.
(Acts 25:17–18 ESV)
July 30, 2023
Taste and See—Psalm 34
Rev. Jason Piland
July 23, 2023
Appeal To Caesar—Acts 25:1–12
Rev. Scott Wright
But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
(Acts 25:10–11 ESV)