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Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 10.3 Paul’s Motivation: Jesus

This week Mark taught the last lesson in the series: Paul, a Legal Case Study. Mark reviewed the several week study of how he would have prepared a case to defend the Apostle Paul. Today’s class focused on Paul’s motivation as his higher calling. He was progressive in his views of women, slaves, culture, and […]

8 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
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SE- Paul in Athens, Acts 17

Learn what Paul’s message, as noted in Acts 17, meant to the Athenians, especially the Stoics and Epicureans. Although technologies may have changed over the years, ideas haven’t so much. Paul made three main points…1. God created the world, 2. God created man and man needs God, & 3. Man’s attempts to represent God with […]

9 years ago

Scott Riling
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 10.2 Paul’s Motivation: Higher Calling

Mark focused this week’s class on what motivated Paul. He had a higher calling to talk to high Roman rulers about Jesus as the Messiah. Paul spoke to the epicureans, who were materialists and believed truth came only from reasoning. They also claimed no afterlife. Happiness was life’s goal, to be free from pain and […]

8 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 10.1 – Paul: A Legal Case Study – Paul’s Motivation

As an attorney when Mark Lanier takes on new clients he has to ask a question: “What do you want”? For most people the driving motivation is selfish intent. It could be for freedom, fame, or fortune… but this wasn’t the case with Paul. Together, let’s discover Paul’s true motivation.

8 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 9.1- Paul and the Nazarenes

Mark continued with “Paul, a Legal Case Study” as though he were representing the Apostle Paul. Mark focused on the historical context of Paul’s case. During this time, Roman law stated that a defendant must be informed of the crimes he or she is being tried. In Acts 24:9, we read Tertullus charged Paul before the governor […]

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
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Missional Class
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 8.1- Paul in Ephesus

Today Mark taught about the charges brought against the Apostle Paul. At the time of Paul, a Roman trial had a stage of clarifying and documenting the charges to be proven or disproven called – “the formula”. In Acts 24, we see Paul was charged with three crimes: 1) stirring up riots, 2) being a […]

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 7.1- Can I Get a Witnesses? Authentic

Mark introduced Rabbi Michael Vowell, a Messianic Jew, during today’s class. Michael gave his journey to Yeshua from a drug-dealing teen to an ultimate acceptance of Yeshua’s sacrifice for our sins. Michael shared insight and application from the Old Testament to the Christian perspective. Mark then continued sharing about the credibility of and authenticity of […]

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 6.2- Can I Get a Witnesses? (Barnabas)

Mark expands on how he’d have had Barnabas as a witness on Paul’s behalf. Barnabas knew first-hand that Synagogues were a place of learning, usually located near a body of water. Barnabas could share how Sabbath services functioned with Paul giving lectures proclaiming the good news to the Jews and those who feared God. Listen […]

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 6.1- Can I Get a Witnesses?

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
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Paul, a Legal Case Study

PLCS 5.1- Paul’s Occupation

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W. Mark Lanier