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Paul’s trial before Festus becomes a masterclass in waiting with purpose, using wisdom without losing faith, and keeping the gospel central in both hardship and ease. We walk through Acts 25 to show how delay can be stewardship, not defeat.

• context of Acts 25 and Paul’s appeal to Caesar
• political pressure on Festus and legal strategy
• God’s control in confusing seasons
• using rights and systems for gospel impact
• not wasting the waiting in small places
• action over intention in spiritual growth
• mission over safety across Paul’s journeys
• staying gospel-focused in ease and abundance
• everyday spaces as fields for witness
• patient seed-planting and long-view faith

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Snow pushes us online as we open Acts 25 and settle on a single line that changes everything: Jesus was dead, and Paul says he is alive. We trace why the resurrection is the hinge of Christian faith and how that hope reshapes fear, mission, and everyday choices.

• Festus and Agrippa’s roles in Paul’s trial
• Verse 19 as the crux of the story
• Why Christianity collapses without the resurrection
• Modern attempts to tame or deny the empty tomb
• Hope that outlives death and fuels courage
• Freedom from materialism through eternal perspective
• Contrast with Epicurean and Stoic focus on the present
• Key scriptures that ground resurrection hope
• Labor in the Lord is not in vain

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We read Acts 25 and follow Festus, Agrippa, and Paul to the moment where everything hinges on one line: a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul asserts to be alive. We trace why the resurrection sits at the core of Christian faith and how it gives real hope for grief, aging, and everyday fear.

• Festus inherits Paul’s case and seeks Agrippa’s insight
• The charge narrows to the claim that Jesus is alive
• Early Christian belief centers on resurrection, not as a late idea
• Jewish expectation and the Messiah reframed by the empty tomb
• Modern doubt, hard hearts, and the need for God’s move
• Practical hope for death, grief, and getting older
• Prayer for our church to live with resurrection hope

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