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The episode discusses the powerful defense of Paul before King Agrippa and the importance of retelling one's conversion story.
Day 115 Today’s Reading: Acts 26 In today’s reading, the apostle Paul is about to make his defense before king Agrippa before leaving for Rome. It is so powerful that at the end of his speech, the king says to Paul, “In a short time you will persuade me to become a Christian.” What was so powerful about this speech Paul made? He told his conversion experience (this is the third time he tells it in Acts). Always remember that something may be old to you, but it may be new for someone else. D. L. Moody, the great American evangelist in the nineteenth century, was never afraid to tell people about Jesus wherever he was. He had a reputation for it. One day Moody intercepted a man who was hurrying toward a train and asked the stranger, “Are you saved?” The man told him, “That is none of your business.” Moody replied, “That is just my business,” to which the stranger said, “Then you must be Moody.” He was an amazing storyteller who could make the gospel more understandable to his listeners. After one meeting in which he preached, a woman approached him and said, “Moody, I’ve heard those stories you told, they were repeats.” To which Moody replied, “The people need to hear those…
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Host: The 260 Journey
Topics covered
- apostle Paul
- conversion story
- Christianity
- storytelling
- evangelism
Keywords
- Acts 26
- Paul's defense
- Christian conversion
- D. L. Moody
- storytelling
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