Thanks to Pastor Rick Hunter of CityChurch for his sermon on Acts 17:16-34, where Paul had a unique opportunity to preach to a group of well-educated men who did not know the Bible. This sermon sounds very different from those he preached in the Jewish synagogues but contains the same Gospel message. As Christians present this good news to people of all backgrounds, we can learn much from Paul’s ability to deliver an unchanging message in a form that was accessible to his audience and even persuasive to some of them, who went away wanting to hear more.
The same joy that the first disciples experienced upon seeing Jesus again is available to us.
The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.
In the famous story of Daniel in the lions’ den, we learn about being blameless and see again that God reigns and rescues.
