Messages on Acts of The Apostles (Page 3)

Acts 17:1-15 The Good News is Bad News to Many (What Does That Mean for Christians?) The Good News is Bad News to Many Which Among Other Things Means: Believers Should Expect Opposition When We Identify with Christ: So Let’s Get Over It and Live/Share the Gospel Anyway, the Right Way (with a Balance of Truth and Love, Tact/Timing) Take This To Heart Opposition Does Not…

Jesus is the Answer…….to the Ultimate Question 1: The Savior Does the Work of Salvation/Sinners Who Believe are the Savees And So He, our Lord Jesus Christ Deserves All the Praise (His +R and SAS/LBSR) 2: Saving Faith is a Rational Act But It is Not a Meritorious Work It is ART = A-ctive R-eceptive T-rust in Jesus as Savior (John 1:12) “But to the one who does not work,…

Take This To Heart Speak to God Before You Speak of God to People Before, during and after we “do evangelism” we should pray that the Holy Spirit would convict the unsaved in our lives of sin, +R and judgment and that He would open their hearts to believe in Christ. But when we share the Gospel, rather than explaining the theological details of Efficacious Grace to…

Take This To Heart Relax and Rejoice! God Can and Does Use Us to Further His Program But He Does Not Need Our Help! So, We Can/Should Serve Him But While at the Same Time Never Notice How Great We Are But How Great He/His Grace Is.

Spiritual Liberty: Love It! But at Times in Love Limit It! Paul (and Truly Mature Christians) are Firm in Their Doctrine/Morals But Flexible With Other People v1-5 Which One of These Three Types of Christians are You? IOWs: Do You Know/Apply the Biblical Principles of Spiritual Liberty?   1: Strong Believers: do understand/enjoy their spiritual liberty and are not…

Dealing With Disagreements God’s Way Furthers His Kingdom by Respecting Differences of Opinion among Believers and Refusing to Tear Down/Hold Grudges Against Those We Disagree With Dealing with Disagreements God’s Way 1: Paul & Barnabas talked to one another directly about the issue at hand 2: Paul & Barnabas agreed to disagree about the specific issue and then…

The ONE Thing The C-hurch MUST Get Right The truth that Gentiles are in fact saved from the penalty of sin/given the gift of everlasting life through faith in Christ is fully affirmed by the Jerusalem Council. IOW: Gentiles have no need to submit to OT rituals and/or to live under the Mosaic Law (before or after they trust in Christ and are given the gift of E-Life).…

The End Was Just the Beginning The First Missionary Journey Acts 13:4-14:28 4/48AD to 9/49AD Validated the Fact That the New Testament Church Was the Vehicle God Was Pleased to Use to Bring Salvation to All Who Believed (13:38-39) in the Gospel of Jesus Christ…both Jews and Gentiles Take This To Heart Q: Where/How Does God Work? A: Wherever/However He Chooses Consistent…

Acts 14:19-20 For Believers, Death is an Enemy But it is Not the End Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 Take This To Heart We Have Been Spiritually Designed for a Person and a Place. That place is Heaven and that Person is Jesus Christ: our…

Acts 14:1-18 Christians Are Servants Not Celebrities Celebrity status should not be sought or accepted by any Christian. Take This To Heart Every Believer is unique but the only true celebrity for Christians must be Jesus Christ our Lord