Be of Good Cheer … : Thou Hast Testified of Me

Acts 22–28

July 26, 2027, to August 1, 2027

The events described in Acts 22 to 28 can be compared to Jesus’ ministry: the danger that awaited them in Jerusalem and being tried by Jewish and Roman authorities.

Acts 22

A Minister and a Witness: Acts 21–28

Robert Millet, Kelly Ogden, Ray Huntington, Robert Matthews

BYU Religious Education (May. 2004)

Chart 15-2: Paul’s Life and Ministry

John W. Welch, John F. Hall

Charting the New Testament (2002)

Paul as a Witness of the Work of God

Ted L. Gibbons

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 36 (2002)

An analysis of Paul’s concerns regarding slothful behavior among the Thessalonian Saints in anticipation of the Second Coming.

Paul the Apostle: Champion of the Doctrine of the Resurrection

J. Peter Hansen

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 31 (2002)

Paul’s conversion experience led to his fervent missionary work. Explores Paul’s preaching in Pisidian Antioch and his powerful doctrine concerning the Resurrection.

Understanding Christian Baptism through the Book of Mormon

Noel B. Reynolds

BYU Studies Quarterly 51, no. 2 (2012)

Noel B. Reynolds explores the meaning of baptism through the lens of the Book of Mormon, emphasizing its significance as a covenant with God and an expression of repentance.

Acts 24

What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?

KnoWhy #511 (Jun. 2021)

The Book of Mormon teaches Christ’s Resurrection as the way in which humanity can overcome our spiritual and physical deaths, which were brought about the Fall and our own transgressions, and return to the presence of God to be judged, in our bodies, according to our thoughts, words, and deeds. The Book of Mormon and Bible together clarify that everyone will be resurrected.

Acts 25

Discipleship and the Epistle of James

David M. Whitchurch

Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 38 (2002)

Acts 26

“Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified”: Paul’s Testimony of Christ

Gaye Strathearn

Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior (2002)

Explores Paul’s transformation and emphasis on being “in Christ” as the center of life.

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