Imagine standing before an audience of the world's intellectual elite, trying to defend the gospel with clarity, conviction, and a measure of grace.

That was Paul's assignment in Acts Chapter 17.

And today, on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall will recreate the scene and draw a practical

application from Paul's model.

Given the same circumstances, most of us would cower.

But in contrast, Paul gave us a timeless model for communicating eternal truth in culturally

relevant ways. Chuck titled

today's message, Preaching as Paul preached, and we begin with prayer.

Our Father, we acknowledge that this one whom Paul preached is still the one we proclaim today.

We have found in him matchless grace, hope, forgiveness, and reasons to go on.

He has filled our hearts with a whole new direction.

He has transformed our perspective. He has filled our hearts with a whole new direction.

He has transformed our perspective.

He has not only come within us, he is beginning to work his life through us.

And of all things, we find ourselves more often than we can even imagine,

having the opportunity to speak of him with others who have never met him. It is this Christ whom we worship today. All hail the power of Jesus' name. let angels prostrate fall. We bring to you our diadem, our coronation of praise,

as we would bring it to none other, not even those closest to us whom we love with all our hearts.

He alone is worthy of our adoration.

He alone is exalted above the heavens and the earth.

He alone has been raised miraculously and bodily from the grave,

having paid the price for our sin in full at the cross.

And therefore our Father today we find our hearts thrilled as we worship Him.

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