Mission 1 complete - Acts 14

“Mission 1 complete”

Intro: Do you love or hate the gospel?

 

• The Gospel will divide (v1-7)

 

The gospel is costly – it brings opposition

 

How clear is it that your allegiance belongs to Jesus?

 

Paul’s response to opposition?

• Considerable time preaching and explaining the gospel
• Then a city move to keep preaching the gospel

 

Is gospel progress your decision making tool?

 

• The Gospel demands a response from all (v8-20)

 

The powerful gospel is to bring you to Jesus;

 

• In Acts 3 the Jews were stuck on the law

 

• In Acts 14 the Gentiles are distracted by idols

 

Torn clothes – a humble response to Jesus is the right one

 

Paul is stoned – has opposition stopped God’s gospel mission?

Are you turning your back on Jesus?

 

• The Gospel is unstoppable (v21-28)

Opposition, persecution and even stoning can’t stop the gospel mission

 

Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch, encouraging the new churches along the way, new churches that have sprung up because of the gospel

 

 

Questions to chew over: How clear is it to those in your life that your allegiance belongs to Jesus? Do we speak boldly and live unapologetically for Jesus? How do you make decisions in life? How could gospel progress be your decision maker? What causes you to begin to turn your back on Jesus? How does Acts 14 and the unstoppable gospel help you to persevere?

Memory verse: Acts 14v21 “They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples.”

My own questions for later:

Jim Elliot and the unstoppable gospel