"Peace Under Pressure" | Acts 23:12-35

About this episode

The episode discusses how Christians can maintain peace under pressure, even in the face of hostility towards the gospel, as exemplified by the apostle Paul's experiences in Acts 23.

"Peace Under Pressure" | Acts 23:12-35 Hostility toward the gospel is nothing new. In fact, in Acts 23 we find the apostle Paul at the center of a deadly plot—more than forty men have sworn an oath to kill him. Humanly speaking, it looks like Paul’s mission may be coming to an abrupt end. But Luke wants us to see something deeper. What appears to be a threat to Paul is actually part of God’s plan to move the gospel forward. Just a few verses earlier, the Lord had told Paul that he would testify about Him in Rome. And no conspiracy, no hostility, and no opposition will stop what God has determined to accomplish. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been asking: How do Christians respond when the gospel is met with hostility? We’ve seen that we can share our testimony—how Christ transformed our lives. We’ve seen that we can build credibility through humility, forgiveness, and clarity about the heart of the gospel: that Jesus Christ died and rose again for sinners like us. This Sunday, we’re going to see something even deeper: where our peace under pressure comes from. When circumstances are hostile, confusing, or even frightening, we can still have peace because God is not absent…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Dibbley

Topics covered

• gospel
• hostility
• peace
• faith
• God's plan
• apostle Paul

Keywords

• peace
• pressure
• gospel
• hostility
• Acts 23
• Christianity
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Waterbrooke Church

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