Christ's command to his followers before his ascension to heaven was for them to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, all Judea, in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.

Our Lord did not intend for the good news of his death and resurrection to stay local, but

instead it was to be taken globally.

In this third section of Acts, the adventure continues as the gospel is taken to the ends

of the earth.

Let's join Scott Pauli now for today's study.

If you had an opportunity to speak today, to give a Bible message, what would you say?

In Acts chapter number 13, Paul was called on to preach. Remember they said say on,

and so he stands up and says give audience. And he preached a sermon, interestingly enough,

that covered thousands of years. I mean it. In fact, this sermon in Acts chapter 13 really covers

the Old Testament and the New Testament, and

it covers a wide variety of people. But there are two characters that are primarily emphasized

in Paul's sermon. The first, of course, is the Lord Jesus Christ, because shouldn't every Bible

message lead us to Jesus? Every time we speak, it should not be

about men but God. We'll come to that portion of his sermon very soon in our study. But there's

another character that is emphasized in an enormous way, both in this sermon and in Scripture,

and that is David.

There's a reason for that, and I want to share that with you today.

Look with me in Acts chapter 13.

Let's begin at the beginning of Paul's sermon.

In verse number 18, excuse me, verse number 17,

the Bible says, the God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they dwell as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. So he goes all

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