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Acts 17:22-31

Listen to Acts 17:22-31
22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
24 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.
25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
27 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.
28 ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’[a] As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’[b]
29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill.
30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

Acts 17:22-31 Study Resources

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Connecting Their Story to the Gospel, Part 1
Connecting Their Story to the Gospel, Part 1
Chip Ingram

Have you ever had a chance to share Jesus with someone but got too nervous or scared in the moment to do it? Guest teacher Aaron Pierce assures us that we've all been there. He shares practical, approachable steps to help us boldly talk about Jesus—even with people we fundamentally disagree with.ResourcesMessage NotesSpecial OffersConnect888-333-6003WebsiteChip Ingram AppInstagramFacebookYouTubePartner With UsDonate Online888-333-6003Resources Mentioned in TeachingTom Holland - "Domnion"Guest Speaker BioAaron Pierce is the International Mission Director of Steiger International, a rapidly-growing, worldwide mission organization that is called to reach and disciple the Global Youth Culture for Jesus. Steiger is active in over 100 cities around the world within the regions of Europe, Eurasia, Central Asia, the Middle East, East Asia, South America, Australasia, and North America.

The Gospel Part 3a
The Gospel Part 3a
Pastor Mike Fabarez

If I was to ask you what you think it takes to get right with God, how would you answer? How we answer that is critically important, and there is no margin for error. With scores of people being deceived into thinking they’re o.k. when they really aren’t, it becomes very necessary to get out the real, unadulterated Gospel message. And that’s what we’re in the process of doing on Focal Point. As we begin part three of Mike Fabarez’ Gospel series today, we’re going to take some time to recall our dilemma. After Pastor Mike summarizes the problem we all have, we’ll go on to see God’s loving solution.

Cross References 18

  • 1. ver 19
  • 2. ver 16
  • 3. John 4:22
  • 4. Isaiah 42:5; Acts 14:15
  • 5. Deuteronomy 10:14; Isaiah 66:1,2; Matthew 11:25
  • 6. 1 Kings 8:27; Acts 7:48
  • 7. Psalms 50:10-12; Isaiah 42:5
  • 8. Deuteronomy 32:8; Job 12:23
  • 9. Deuteronomy 4:7; Isaiah 55:6; Jeremiah 23:23,24; Acts 14:17
  • 10. Deuteronomy 30:20; Job 12:10; Daniel 5:23
  • 11. Isaiah 40:18-20; Romans 1:23
  • 12. Acts 14:16; Romans 3:25
  • 13. ver 23; 1 Peter 1:14
  • 14. Luke 24:47; Titus 2:11,12
  • 15. S Matthew 10:15
  • 16. Psalms 9:8; Psalms 96:13; Psalms 98:9
  • 17. S Acts 10:42
  • 18. S Acts 2:24

Footnotes 2

  • [a] From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides
  • [b] From the Cilician Stoic philosopher Aratus
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