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Big Idea: Successful witnessing is faithful witnessing

1. Like Felix, some people are alarmed but unrepentant (24:1-27)

2. Like Festus, some people are curious but self-centered (25:1-27)

3. Like Agrippa, some people are knowledgeable but hard-hearted (26:1-32)

4. But like Paul, our job is to faithfully tell others about Jesus and pray they would believe the gospel (26:29)

Jesus gives us courage to witness
even through intolerance, injustice and violence

1. Paul pursues unity (21:17-26)

2. Paul faces intolerance (21:27-22:22)

3. Paul suffers injustice (22:23-23:5)

4. Paul is threatened by violence (23:6-10)

5. Jesus encourages Paul to keep witnessing (23:11)

Big Idea: Jesus’ family is our identity and our community

Jesus’ family is…

1. Our Identity

2. Our Community

Big Idea: The gospel of Jesus qualifies us and motivates us to pursue sexual integrity for God’s glory.

Sexual integrity matters because . . .

1. God has qualified us for his kingdom (6:9-11)

2. Our bodies have become one with Christ’s body (6:12-17)

3. Our bodies have become temples of the Holy Spirit (6:18-20)

Big Idea: We all experience sexual brokenness because of our fall into sin

1. We rejected the Creator and his design (Gen. 3:1-7; Rom. 1:18-25)

2. God gave us up to our desires (Rom. 1:26-32)

3. But, God isn’t done with us . . . (Rom. 2:3-4)

Big Idea: God’s design at creation for human gender and sexuality is good and timeless

1. Above all he created, God called his creation of humanity very good (Gen. 1:31)

2. God created humans in two distinct, yet complementary sexes (Gen. 1:27)

3. God created marriage as a permanent, covenant union between two people of opposite sexes (Gen. 1:28; 2:24)