THEME: Faith   SCRIPTURE:  Acts 22:30- Acts 26   GOAL: That the students would know that our faith in God will give us the strength to face opposition LESSON SUMMARY After the incident at the temple in Jerusalem and near riot, Paul finds himself on trial in Caesarea.  The class put on a "trial " they chose a defense lawyer, and prosecution lawyer, the rest of the class were witnesses using what they learned in previous lessons.  Portions of Scripture was read from Paul's real trial from the Bible summarizing Acts 23-26         AREA INFORMATION  The city of Caesarea is located on one of the three international north/south roads running through Israel.  The Red Sea Road also known as King's Highway ran from Damascus to the Gulf of Aqabah.  King Herod built Caesarea on the Roman pattern with an amphitheater, market, harbor, temple to Augustus, fountains, good streets, and houses.  Herod created an artificial harbor for the city.  An aqueduct carried water over five miles from springs on the south slopes of Mt. Carmel.  Roman procurators were based in Caesarea.  They included Pontius Pilate AD26-36, Felix AD52-60 and Festus AD60-62   MEMORY VERSE   “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:4–7, ESV) “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13, ESV) ...................................................................................................