Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

Paul brought before the governor as we pick up in Acts chapter 24 verse 1.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. Shall we turn now to chapter 24? 1. And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

Shall we turn now to chapter 24 in the book of Acts?

Paul had been seen in the temple worshiping God by some of the Jews that were from Asia who were familiar with Paul's ministry among the Gentiles.

They immediately began to cry out against his being there in the temple, stirring up the Jews

who grabbed hold of Paul and were in the process of beating him to death.

When Paul was rescued by those Roman soldiers, the guards,

who were dispatched from Antonio Fortress,

to free him from this angry mob there on the temple mount.

Paul attempted to talk to the people from the steps of the Antonio Fortress,

recounting for them his conversion,

but when he made mention of the Gentiles, it just created a riot.

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