The First Journey Concluded

Part 1   

Acts 14:19-22

I.  The Determination of the Opposers       v. 19

   A.  The Hate Commission

   B.  The Eagerness to Kill

   C.  The Ignorance of Death

II. The Resilience of the Apostles         vv. 20-21

   A.  They don’t quit because somebody could get hurt;

         they go on because someone has been hurt.

   B.  He got up

   C.  He went back in

Exhilaration and Devastation in the Christian Life

Part 2    

Acts 14:8-22

I.  The Miracle Misunderstood         vv.  8-11

II.  The Two Identities Mistaken      vv. 12-13

III. The True Case Clarified                vv. 14-17

     A.  As to the Nature of the Messengers           v. 15

            1.  The Shared Identity of All Men            v. 15

            2.  The Separate Destiny of Some Men    v. 15

Here are some wonderful resources from the Danube Church retreat about spiritual gifts. Remember to let the elders and deacons know your gifts so you can employ them.

Exhilaration and Devastation in the Christian Life

Acts 14:1-21

I. Division and Discretion     vv. 1-7

II. The Reward of Faith       vv. 8-10

       A.  The Challenge to Faith     v. 8

     B.  The Source of Faith           v. 9

     C.  The Evidence of Faith       v. 9

     D.  The Result of Faith          v. 10

III. A Pattern of False Religion     vv. 11-13

     A.  The Mythological Mistake    v. 11

The Gospel and the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:1-9

I. The Continuing Relevance of the Gospel

“I make known to you…the Gospel which I preached to you…”

II. The Eternal Benefits of the Gospel v. 2

“You received…you stand…you are saved…you hold fast…”

III. The Unchangeable Content of the Gospel vv. 3-5

The End of life, The Beginning of Life

The Message from Palm Sunday

John 12.20-26

I. The Presence of Gentiles at the Feast vv. 20-22

II. The Arrival of the Hour

A. The Connection with John 2:4

B. The Meaning of Glorification

III. The Conditions for Life v. 24

A. The Urgency of the Message

B. The Pattern in Nature

C. The Intentional Design of Christ’s Work

D. The Meaning of ‘Love’ and ‘Hate’

www.thegospelcoalition.org/resources/newtestament/revelation/doncarson/lecture7

I. The Vision of Things Unseen    vv. 5-6 

   A.  The Consolation

   B.  The Explosion of Categories

   C.  “The Admirable Conjunction of Diverse Excellences”

                                                            --Jonathan Edwards

         (The beautiful combination of opposite virtues)

The Heavenly Church Part 2

                 Revelation 5:1-10

I      The Testimony of a Credible Witness   v.1

II     The Spectacle of a Universal Ruler    v.1

III    The Riddle of an Ultimate Mystery v.1

IV    The Search for a Worldly Interpreter  vv. 2-4

V     The Tragedy of an Unanswerable Question  v.4

VI    The Book is Opened by a Heavenly Person v.5

        A  That Person Proceeds from a Particular People

             -The Lion of the Tribe of Judah

        B  That Person Precedes a Particular Person