Paul is overcome by a crowd trying to kill him because of gossip and false presumptions – but the Roman soldiers save his life!

And look at vs.37! Did Paul respond to the crowd with righteous indignation and say, “Do you know who I am?  The mighty apostle Paul!”  No!  In Paul’s heart, grace triumphed over gossip. In the midst of adversity, negativity, gossip, and slander, Paul says, “May I say something?” Then again in vs.39 he says, “Please let me speak to the people…” He then goes on to try to share the loving forgiveness and power of Christ.

There’s a lesson for all of us to learn through this story. Come this Sunday and see how grace  triumphs over gossip.

We hope to see you there,