Acts : God on Mission – Part 6

Acts : God on Mission – Part 6

Mission – Acts On Mission with the Gospel Acts 16:6-40 May 13th, 2018

I. The Gospel IS FOR Everyone (Acts 16:9, 13-14, 16-18, 29-34)
A. Lydia: A GOD-FEARING BUSINESS WOMAN
B. Slave Girl: A DEMON-POSSESSED WITNESS
C. Jailer: A PAGAN EX-SOLDIER

II. The Gospel LOOKS DIFFERENT WITH Everyone
A. Gospel as MESSAGE (v. 13)
B. Gospel as CONFRONTATION (v. 18)
C. Gospel as ACTION (v. 25, 28, 31, Phil. 2:1-11)

III. The Gospel CHANGES HOW WE SEE Everyone
A. Lydia: From RESOURCE to RECEIVER (v. 14-15)
B. Slave Girl: From a NUISANCE to a NEEDY PERSON (v. 16-18)
C. Jailer: From ENEMY to FRIEND (v. 23-34)

IV. The Gospel THEN and NOW
A. A new way of SEEING
i. Your MISSION might be DIFFERENT than you THINK (v. 6-13)
ii. EVERYONE needs JESUS (Acts 15:6-20, Galatians 3:28)
B. A new way of LIVING
i. ABUNDANT LIFE not SIN REDUCTION (v. 13-14, 18, 28, I Peter 2:11-12)
ii. Our lives are a PROCLAMATION (Col. 3:17, Matt. 5:16)