Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is Kristen and my name is Katie and we want to spend a few minutes a day with you walking through the New Testament one chapter at a time.

This year we will fix our gaze upon Christ so that we may know

him, not only with our minds but with our hearts. Together we will learn that

who Jesus is changes everything.

Hello and welcome back to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace.

My name is Katie, a co-host on a year in the Bible,

and I have loved going through acts with you.

And friends, we have almost completed this book. I know for me, I have learned so much and have been so encouraged. Because Jesus, in the Gospels, the compassionate, humble, and bold Lord has been the same to his disciples in Acts.

Acts is just a continuation of Jesus' ministry, the history of the mustard seed of the gospel growing and

growing.

Today, friends, we are studying Acts 26.

But we need to backtrack a bit to set the sea. We ended Chapter 25 a bit early on

yesterday's episode so we need to paint a picture of what's going on in Chapter

26. King Agrippa and his little sister, Bernice, have arrived in Cizaria and Festus, the governor, seeks their help.

One of his prisoners, named Paul, had a case left undecided by the previous governor, so the power rests in

festus' hands for a formal charge. But this prisoner has appealed his case to

Caesar, which means he will be sent to Rome.

There's one problem, though.

It doesn't appear that he's committed a real crime.

Instead, Jewish charges against him

seem like divides in religion, not in disobedience to Roman law.

And so Festus invites King Agrippa, King of the Jews, to listen and help

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