An Ordinary, Courageous Christian”

Christ Community Church April 26th, 2026 Rev. Bernie Diaz           Church Life, “An Ordinary, Courageous Christian”                        Acts 25First Appeal (vv.1-12) Ro. 13:3c-e,4;6-7 ..... Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.Pro. 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath,    but a harsh word stirs up anger). Or as he put it in Col. 4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Second Appeal (vv. 13-27) The 2 Harmful Things About the Gospel:      (1) Not preaching it      (2) Not believing it