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Have you struggled with senseless suffering in the face of a loving God?  How would you defend the idea that God does accomplish things in suffering? This Sunday's message dives into the theological complexities of suffering through the story of Paul's trip to Rome and gives us a better understanding of how the problem of evil and suffering works with a loving and good God.

Dedication in Deuteronomy 6 means...listening to God's voice, loving God with everything you are and worshiping the Lord alone.  Which makes you wonder, is it the greatest commandment?

Paul’s real goal in all the arrests and trials was always to share the Good News. When given the opportunity to make his defense, Paul shows King Agrippa that Christianity makes sense 3 ways. It makes sense rationally, emotionally, and biblically.

The Spirit told Paul prison and hardship were waiting for him in Jerusalem. (Ch 20) His friends got the same message from the Spirit and their response was to try and get Paul not to go. Paul didn’t hear trouble as an excuse not to go, or the Spirit telling him to stay away because he would find trouble. Paul went because that’s where he believed God wanted him to go in spite of what awaited him. How about us?

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The armor of God implies there is a fight we are in, but what are we fighting for?  who are we fighting against?  and how do we prepare for this spiritual fight of our lives?