Acts 25:18-19

I. The context

A. Two years a prisoner (Acts 24:27)
B. The dispute over their religion (Acts 25:18-19)

II. Paul’s hope and faith rested in the resurrection

A. His preaching (Acts 13:26-30, 48; 17:2-4, 18, 30-31, 34; 24:15, 25)
B. His writing (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; Romans 1:4; 4:23-25; 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19)

III. Our hope and faith rests in the resurrection

A. Despite physical, emotional, spiritual struggles
B. “When you are face to face with the unknown, rely on that which you do know” (1 John 5:4, 13, 14-15, 18-20; Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 15:51-57)