1. Equipped and Empowered by The Holy Spirit
2. The Place and Privilege of Prayer
3. Boldness and Courage in Living and Speaking for Christ
4. The Urgency and Passion to Witness
• What am I going to do to be more effective in the light of our studies in Acts?
• What will be written on my blank page of Acts 29?
Martha – “busy, busy, busy all the time, time, time.” Mary – “busy, busy, busy, BUT NOT all the time, time, time.” Martha is DISTRACTED Mary is DEVOTED 1. How does busyness distract us?: We DOUBT or UNDERMINE God’s goodness, grace and glory We FOCUS on self or others and become PROUD Our JOY is…
STOP AND LOOK! a) The Servant brings JUSTICE v1-4 Internal Repair External Nourishment Eternal Hope b) The Servant brings DELIVERANCE v5-9 Light Sight Truth STOP AND LISTEN! Who is this Servant? With heaven’s authority He lives in humility v1 God’s ‘good news’ for everyone v2 God’s new Israel – displaying His beauty v3 A…
1) FIERCE! (v1-3) Insatiable in their passion for sin A Self-Indulgent Nature 2) FOUL! (v4) Treacherous, lovers of pleasure 3) FAKE! (v5-9) Form but no power Corrupt counterfeits like Jannes & Jambres
1. The Seeker Who is Found – Mary 2. The Doubter Who Believes – Thomas 3. The Failure Who is Restored – Peter
1) SECLUSION! (v2-3) “Depart from here….. Hide yourself” 2) SUPPLY! (v4-6) “You shall drink from the brook and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there” 3) SUSPENSE! (v7) “After a while the brook dried up because there was no rain in the land” Lessons: 1. Get alone with God 2. God’s work never…
1. A QUESTION FOR GOD’S PRIESTS (v10-13) Which is contagious – holiness or unholiness? Answer: UNHOLINESS 2. AN APPLICATION TO GOD’S PEOPLE (v14) The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart 3. THE MESSAGE OF GOD’S PROVIDENCE (v15-18) God disciplines to restore, not punish Obedience is better than sacrifice 4. THE PROMISE OF…