ALMOST PERSUADED! (Acts 25:23-26:32)
Herod Agrippa II:
1. HIS FAITH!
He believed the prophets
2. HIS FEAR!
The fear of man brings a snare
3. HIS FOLLY!
Persuaded but not converted
Herod Agrippa II:
1. HIS FAITH!
He believed the prophets
2. HIS FEAR!
The fear of man brings a snare
3. HIS FOLLY!
Persuaded but not converted
1. THE PROBLEM: What is worry? What it isn’t What does it reveal? What does it lead to? 2. THE PRESCRIPTION: Matt 6:25-34 Remember who God is and how He cares v25-6; 31-2 Recognise that worry doesn’t work v27 Resolve to trust Him more v28-30 Reset your heart’s priorities v33 Rely on today’s grace for…
1. Respect your leaders! (v12-13) 2. Live in peace! (v13) 3. Admonish the idle! (v14) 4. Encourage the faint-hearted! (v14) 5. Help the weak! (v14) 6. Be patient with everyone! (v14) 7. Don’t retaliate! (v15) 8. Do good to everyone! (v15) 9. Rejoice always! (v16) 10. Pray without ceasing! (v17) 11. In everything give thanks!…
A. THE ACTION 1. In Iconium (v1-7) Proclamation leads to persecution 2. In Lystra and Derbe (v8-20) Miracles lead to misunderstanding 3. On the return journey (v21-28) a) Encouraging the disciples b) Equipping the churches c) Extolling the Lord B. THE APPLICATION 1. “… go, make disciples of all nations …” Same…
1) PRAY/COME TO GOD Therefore… Pray (v6) Face up to guilt (v5) Confess your sin Find forgiveness from God Live free from guilt Live in deep set joy and relationship with God (v1-2) …all done through prayer/coming to God (v6) 2) DON’T BE A MULE! Don’t be stubborn like the horse or the mule (v9)…
JESUS: 1) HIS PERSON! a) The image of the invisible God b) The eternal Son of the Father c) The fullness of God in bodily form 2) HIS POWER! a) The Creator & sustainer of the universe b) The head of the Church c) The risen pre-eminent One 3) HIS PURPOSE! a) To…
1) JESUS OUR MIGHTY CREATOR – Before all things (Gen 1:1, John 1:3, Col 1:16, Heb 1:2) 2) JESUS OUR MIGHTY SUSTAINER – He sustains and upholds (Ps 73:26, Lam 2:22-23, Col 1:17, Heb 1:3, Col 1:9-14, Deut 10:17-18, John 6:32-40, Acts 17:22-27, John 10:29-30) 3) JESUS OUR MIGHTY REDEEMER – He saves and…