1. THE CHALLENGE Consider Your Ways Prioritise With God 2. THE RESPONSE Corporate Obedience Corporate Reverence Corporate Action
SOMETHING: 1. SERIOUS! (v1-2) Hardliners threaten the church & the Gospel 2. SIGNIFICANT! (v2-35) The Council at Jerusalem: The Pharisees (v5), Peter (v7), Barnabas (v12), James (v14) 3. SAD! (v36-41) Paul & Barnabas part company
A. PILATE: 1. THE CHARGE 2. THE EXAMINATION 3. THE VERDICT B. HEROD: 1. THE GREETING 2. THE MOCKING 3. THE VERDICT C. PILATE: 1. THE CROWD 2. THE WEAKNESS 3. THE IRONY
1. Context (v1-9) Temporary sacrifices replaced by The Permanent Sacrifice 2. What “We Have” (v10-21) Undeserved Grace 3. Therefore “Let Us” (v22-36) Encourage One Another 4. Therefore “Let Us Not” (v17-18, 25, 38-39) Neglect to meet together
1) A REBUKE! (3:13) Your words have been hard against Me says the Lord The people were cynical – it’s vain to serve God 2) A RECOGNITION! (3:14-16) Those who feared the Lord and esteemed His name were His treasured possession 3) A RETURN! (4:1-6) The great and awesome Day of the Lord A Day…
1. FAMINE! (v1-2) In the land of Judah In the soul of Elimelech 2. FEAR! (v3-5) Elimelech, Mahlon & Chilion all died “No-one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear” (C.S. Lewis) 3. FAITH! (v6-18) Your God will be my God