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This week we are looking at the second beatitude, blessed are those who mourn, which builds upon the foundation laid by the first beatitude, blessed are the poor in spirit.

The sermon on the mount is not telling people how to get saved. It is telling saved people how to live. In the first beatitude, being poor in spirit leads to God's approval which in turn leads to happiness, satisfaction, and joy, and that progression is incredibly significant.

Luke ends his book here with Paul preaching the gospel to the Jewish leaders in Rome with this most important fact- It is ALL ABOUT JESUS.

In today's passage, God demonstrates Paul's credentials as his spokesperson. He does that through the consistent pattern of the Bible, through signs and wonders, and he also does it through drawing a clear connection from Paul to Christ.

God's providence is the way he uses his sovereign power to govern all creation throughout all time to accomplish his good purposes. That is what we are seeing demonstrated in Acts 27. We are seeing God's wise and purposeful sovereignty- we are seeing his providence on full display.

In today's passage, we are looking at Paul's final defense before the Roman authorities. Paul's speech in Acts 26 is his climactic defense of the Christian faith in the book of Acts.