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Naming the Unnamed God (Acts 17)

Naming the Unnamed God (Acts 17)

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A $500 Porsche sounds like a dream deal until you hear the reason it was priced that way and the punchline becomes a warning: trouble can change what we think is valuable in a single moment. We start with that story, remember how a crisis like COVID reshuffled everyday priorities, and then ask the bigger question behind it all: what happens when God reshuffles the value of everything?

We walk through Acts 17 and Paul in Athens, a city overflowing with ideas, confidence, and idols. The culture is spiritually curious, but also spiritually anxious, so anxious they built an altar “To The Unknown God” just in case they missed one. Paul uses that opening to proclaim the God they don’t know by name: the Creator of the cosmos and the Lord of heaven and earth. We talk about why Paul begins with creation when his audience doesn’t share Scripture, and how the order of the universe points beyond chance.

Then the message sharpens to the claim that can’t be safely ignored: Jesus rose from the dead, and that resurrection is God’s assurance that a day of righteous judgment is fixed. That leaves three responses that still show up in every room: mock it, delay it, or believe it. If this stirred questions about faith, meaning, and what really lasts, listen closely and share it with someone who’s still searching, then subscribe and leave a review so more people can find the truth that turns our values right side up.

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