1. The Seeker Who is Found – Mary
2. The Doubter Who Believes – Thomas
3. The Failure Who is Restored – Peter
1. Perseverance – it’s all of God and it’s his gift to us Rom 8:30, 1 Pet 1:4-7, Eph 2:8, Phil 1:6, Rom 8:38 2. Perseverance – it’s our responsibility too! Col 1:22-23, 1 Cor 15:1-2, 2 Tim 2:12 3. Balancing God’s preservation and our perseverance 1 Cor 15:10 4. What about people who believed…
Background Jesus and the rescue mission The birth of the Church Acts 17 Paul and Silas in Thessalonica Persecution and growth A letter of encouragement, 1 Thessalonians. A SPIRIT EMPOWERED: 1. LIFE (v4-5) 2. PERSEVERANCE (v6) 3. WITNESS (v7-8) 4. TRANSFORMATION (v9) 5 HOPE (v10)
1. The Lord’s Unsettling Greatness (44:24-45:8) Creator, Sustainer, Sovereign, Saviour 2. The People’s Unacceptable Grievance (45:9-13) I’m your God, not your puppet” 3. The Lord’s Unending Grace (45:14-25) Universal Invitation; Personal Application; Missionary Implication
Apologies for the sound quality. 1. I AM A GREAT SINNER! The admission of Saul of Tarsus. This man hated Christians, he hated the growth of “this cult” & asked the High Priest for a letter of authority to persecute anyone who believed in Jesus. 2. JESUS CHRIST IS A GREAT SAVIOUR! Jesus Christ came…
1. THE SETTING! Athens – the intellectual & cultural metropolis of the world 2. THE SERMON! The Unknown God 3. THE SEQUEL! a) Resentment b) Postponement c) Commitment
The Exhortation – v11 Love one another The Evidence v12-15 Love is the sign of life The Essence v16-18 Love is self-sacrifice
1. Perseverance – it’s all of God and it’s his gift to us Rom 8:30, 1 Pet 1:4-7, Eph 2:8, Phil 1:6, Rom 8:38 2. Perseverance – it’s our responsibility too! Col 1:22-23, 1 Cor 15:1-2, 2 Tim 2:12 3. Balancing God’s preservation and our perseverance 1 Cor 15:10 4. What about people who believed…
Background Jesus and the rescue mission The birth of the Church Acts 17 Paul and Silas in Thessalonica Persecution and growth A letter of encouragement, 1 Thessalonians. A SPIRIT EMPOWERED: 1. LIFE (v4-5) 2. PERSEVERANCE (v6) 3. WITNESS (v7-8) 4. TRANSFORMATION (v9) 5 HOPE (v10)
1. The Lord’s Unsettling Greatness (44:24-45:8) Creator, Sustainer, Sovereign, Saviour 2. The People’s Unacceptable Grievance (45:9-13) I’m your God, not your puppet” 3. The Lord’s Unending Grace (45:14-25) Universal Invitation; Personal Application; Missionary Implication
Apologies for the sound quality. 1. I AM A GREAT SINNER! The admission of Saul of Tarsus. This man hated Christians, he hated the growth of “this cult” & asked the High Priest for a letter of authority to persecute anyone who believed in Jesus. 2. JESUS CHRIST IS A GREAT SAVIOUR! Jesus Christ came…
1. THE SETTING! Athens – the intellectual & cultural metropolis of the world 2. THE SERMON! The Unknown God 3. THE SEQUEL! a) Resentment b) Postponement c) Commitment
The Exhortation – v11 Love one another The Evidence v12-15 Love is the sign of life The Essence v16-18 Love is self-sacrifice
1. Perseverance – it’s all of God and it’s his gift to us Rom 8:30, 1 Pet 1:4-7, Eph 2:8, Phil 1:6, Rom 8:38 2. Perseverance – it’s our responsibility too! Col 1:22-23, 1 Cor 15:1-2, 2 Tim 2:12 3. Balancing God’s preservation and our perseverance 1 Cor 15:10 4. What about people who believed…
Background Jesus and the rescue mission The birth of the Church Acts 17 Paul and Silas in Thessalonica Persecution and growth A letter of encouragement, 1 Thessalonians. A SPIRIT EMPOWERED: 1. LIFE (v4-5) 2. PERSEVERANCE (v6) 3. WITNESS (v7-8) 4. TRANSFORMATION (v9) 5 HOPE (v10)
1. The Lord’s Unsettling Greatness (44:24-45:8) Creator, Sustainer, Sovereign, Saviour 2. The People’s Unacceptable Grievance (45:9-13) I’m your God, not your puppet” 3. The Lord’s Unending Grace (45:14-25) Universal Invitation; Personal Application; Missionary Implication
Apologies for the sound quality. 1. I AM A GREAT SINNER! The admission of Saul of Tarsus. This man hated Christians, he hated the growth of “this cult” & asked the High Priest for a letter of authority to persecute anyone who believed in Jesus. 2. JESUS CHRIST IS A GREAT SAVIOUR! Jesus Christ came…
1. THE SETTING! Athens – the intellectual & cultural metropolis of the world 2. THE SERMON! The Unknown God 3. THE SEQUEL! a) Resentment b) Postponement c) Commitment
The Exhortation – v11 Love one another The Evidence v12-15 Love is the sign of life The Essence v16-18 Love is self-sacrifice