TAKE COURAGE! YOU MUST TESTIFY IN ROME
Acts 22:30-23:35
Key Verse 23:11 “The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, ‘Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.’”
1. Why did the Roman commander send Paul to the Sanhedrin? (22:30) What was Paul’s opening statement to the Sanhedrin? (1) How did Paul expose their hypocrisy? (2-5)
2. What did Paul know about the Sanhedrin? (6-8) How did Paul make use of this and plant a gospel seed? (6) What happened as a result of this? (9-10)
3. What word of encouragement and promise did Jesus give Paul? (11) Why did Paul need this? (cf. Acts 19:21)
4. What did some Jews plot to do? (12-15) How was their plot thwarted? (16-22)
5. Why did the commander send Paul to Caesarea? (23-30) How did the Roman Governor respond to the letter? (33-35) How was God fulfilling his will through Paul? (cf. Acts 9:15-16)