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
1. HIS PLIGHT! Blind – poor – without hope 2. HIS PLEA! “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 3. HIS PLEASURE! He received his sight He glorified God He followed Jesus
1. Corruption: His Name and His Business A Tax-Collector called Levi 2. Conversion: His Name and His Response A Follower called Matthew 3. Commitment: His Society and His Saviour A Disciple called to Share, Scribe and Sacrifice
A Healthy Person and a Healthy Church is: 1. DISTINCT 2. WASHED 3. FAITHFUL 4. PERSEVERING
1. A TOTAL MESS-UP (v1-2) Rich with nothing or poor with everything 2. A GREAT INVITATION (v5-7) a) By name b) With intimacy c) Of devotion d) For the broken e) To hope 3. A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION (v8-10) Christ-followers who realise what they have been given by God spend their lives giving as much away…
1. An all-encompassing issue Stressed, Tired, Rushed 2. An all-inclusive invitation ALL who are weary and burdened are on the guest list 3. An all-embracing intimacy Come to ME! Find rest in ME! Learn from ME!
A ministry: 1. FITTED TO HIS CHARACTER Content to be behind-the-scenes We need people like him – to play the role God gives us (1 Cor 12:18) 2. FETCHING PEOPLE TO CHRIST Simon Peter (John 1:40-42) Boy at the feeding of the 5,000 (John 6:8-9) Greek searchers (John 12:20-22) 3. FUELLED BY…