Nigel White joined us to finish our series "Paul: The Road to Rome" as he arrives at his destination. He spoke from Acts 28:11-31, "Good News in the heart of the Empire"

1. The Book of Acts
ACTS 28 : 11-31
GOOD NEWS IN THE HEART OF THE
EMPIRE
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PAUL: THE LORD’S PRISONER

2. HEBREWS 13:8
JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY
AND TODAY AND FOREVER.
MATTHEW 24:35
HEAVEN AND EARTH WILL PASS AWAY,
BUT MY WORDS WILL NEVER PASS AWAY.

3. The Context
- Historically
- AD 59-61
- AD 56/7
- Geographically
- Palestine - Rome
- Biblically

4. The Story
- Puteoli ... a week ... Rome
- Verses 16 and 30
- Two meetings with the Jews
- Two years with the Gentiles

5. What can we learn?
- The two meetings with the Jews
- The “hope of Israel”
- Start where people are
- Once they knowingly reject the
truth ...
- “The stone the builders rejected”

6. What can we learn?
- The Gentile mission
- Boldly and without hindrance
- “preached the Kingdom of God”
- “taught about the Lord Jesus
Christ”

7. What can we learn?
- Paul the “Lord’s prisoner”
- Acts 23:11
- 5-6 years!
- Two choices of action
- The Lord’s prisoner
- Ephesians, Philippians,
Colossions and Philemon

8. This Time Tomorrow
- Two unchanging things
- Start where people are
- “Teach” Jesus
- You are the “Lord’s prisoner”
- Make a choice!