PEOPLE JESUS MET: 12. THE CYNIC (THOMAS)
1. DESPAIR!
Absent without leave
2. DEFIANCE!
I will not believe
3. DEVOTION!
My Lord and my God
1. DESPAIR!
Absent without leave
2. DEFIANCE!
I will not believe
3. DEVOTION!
My Lord and my God
1. GOSPEL GUARANTEES “I will …” 2. GOSPEL GLORY Love that results in Obedience 3. GOSPEL GIFTS Peace, Joy, Faith
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) DANGER! (v7-9) Into enemy territory 2) DEVOTION! (v10) Obedience is better than sacrifice 3) DISTRESS! (v11-12) Panic & faith 4) DELIVERANCE! (v13-16) The miracle of provision
Apologies for the sound quality… 1) A NEW MORN! (v1-14) A revelation and an invitation 2) A NEW MAN! (v15-17) A failure renewed and restored “Lord, You know I love You.” 3) A NEW MISSION! (v15-22) Feed, Lead, Follow
A Stone of: 1. DECISION! (v22, 37) Do I go or do I stay? 2. DEPRESSION! (v41) David weeping and falling 3. DEVOTION! (v42) A covenant of love LESSONS: 1. Beware of an inward civil war 2. Be sure that life will bring pain 3. Beware of the suction of sadness 4. Be sure of…
1. THE VISION! A lamp stand between two olive trees 2. THE VENTURE! To complete the work 3. THE VOICE! a) Of Clarity b) Of Energy c) Of Sovereignty