I'm going to set my timer here. It won't work. And if I don't set this timer, sorry, just

well, you know what? No timer today. This is going to be long for you guys, right?

Phone doesn't work. We'll figure it out. We'll just preach. We'll preach, preach, preach.

Hey, my intro actually was to tell you that we are about to open up the back and do restore, but I've already told you that. So then I don't have to tell you that

again. So I don't know what to do besides go, hey, Acts 25, let's get in it, right? Let's go.

Acts chapter 25, we're going to rock and roll. If this is your first time back from last year,

this is your New Year's resolution, and you're in it. Let me just tell you,

we're so excited you're here. We are a movement for all people. That's people who have been

running after Jesus for their whole life and people who are just beginning to explore what this

relationship with Jesus is. And so we are excited this morning that we would be the church that you would pick.

Now, I already told you we're moving in the back. What you need to know about New Year's resolutions

is that for about half the country, I don't think they start until there's like a full week of January.

And since this was like a half week, that means we have hundreds more people coming back next week.

And so the Holy Spirit right now is urging some of you in this moment that you're going to be moving to the video venue to the sanctuary.

And just let the Holy Spirit just do us work there.

Don't fight that, all right?

Acts chapter 25.

Last week we started this two week series and Festus brought Paul to trial once again.

Paul has been on trial. He's been in prison at this point for two plus years. And now

Festus brings him. He brings the Jews from Jerusalem. They try him. What they realize is that Paul

has the right to be released. He has the right. What's,

what he deserves is to be released from jail. The problem is that Paul has the responsibility

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