Responding to the Gospel (Acts 13:42-52)

 

George Whitefield: “If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you are going to be opposed… In our days, to be a true Christian is really to become a scandal.”

  1. THE GOSPEL DIVIDES AS IT DEMANDS A RESPONSE
    • The people of Antioch in Pisidia are divided in their

Showing Jesus is Lord and Christ (Acts 2:22-36)

 

Confusion at Pentecost proceeds this passage, Peter responds by preaching this sermon.

  1. Death could not hold him
    • Peter now boldly proclaims Christ’s death and resurrection
    • Hosea 6:2
    • The OT points forward to this (Psalm 16)
    • Sin vs. Grace
  2. The resurrection had to happen
    • Why?
    • Because of His Deity (John

After the Contest (1 Kings 18:36-46)

 

  • Fallout of the Battle of Mt Carmel
  • God leaving no doubt about who was victorious
  • Slaughter points forward to coming judgment and gives us warning
    1. Ahab and his lack of lack of faith
      • Ahab has been soundly defeated, but his destiny seems confusing
      • Lessons here for God’s people on

    Power Over Death (1 Kings 17:17-24)

     

    Ryken: God is the main character of this chapter; he is the hero, or protagonist. Thus the lessons to be learned from 1 Kings 17 are not about Elijah primarily…but they are really about the living God

    1. From Life to Death (17-18)
      • What has happened looks like it doesn’t

    The Mustard Seed and Leaven (Luke 13:18-21)

     

    Aaron Balmforth preaches tonight’s sermon from Luke 13.

    Why does Jesus tell this parable?

    In one sense simple, yet has more depth to it

    1. The Mustard Seed Growth
    2. Growth from the Leaven
    3. The Kingdom of Heaven’s Growth

    The Cost of Redemption (Hosea 3:1-5)

     

    Hosea split into two different yet complementary sections

    Claim that the Old Testament had come true in Jesus Christ. (Luke 4:18-21, Psalms, Ephesians). There are 300 prophecies from theh Old Testament pointing to Christ.

    1. A Faithless bride and a Faithful bridegroom
      • Gomer continually pursues her adulterous lovers rather than