Acts 13:44-14:27
Big Idea: If Jesus builds it, people will come
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.”
- Psalm 127:1
Essential Components To Build What Lasts:
1) Clarity In Purpose (13:44-14:7)
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
- Romans 1:16
2) Characterized By Perseverance (13:50-14:21)
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.”
– Hebrews 12:1-3
Roadmap To Perseverance (Hebrews 12:1-3):
1) Remember You Aren’t Alone (v. 1)
2) Ged Rid Of What Is Weighing You Down & Tripping You Up (v. 1)
3) Commit To Run ( v. 2)
4) Look To Jesus For Hope (v. 2-3)
5) Live In Victory Daily (v. 2-3)
“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.”
- Revelation 12:11
3) Commitment To the Process (14:21-28)
3 Essential Parts Of the Church Planting Process (Acts 14:21-23):
1) Preaching The Gospel (v. 21)
2) Strengthening the Believers (v. 22)
3) Appointing Local Elders ( v. 23)
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy & find grace to help in time of need.”
- Hebrews 4:16