Paul Amongst the Philosophers (Acts 17:16-21)

 

  1. We should see the world through God’s eyes.
    • Pliny claimed there were 73,300 statues in Rhodes with ‘no fewer’ in Athens. Xenophon called it ‘one great altar, one great sacrifice’ and The Satyricon, ‘there are so many gods that it is easier to meet one than it is

The Living Church (Acts 2:42-47)

 

‘Are you a Bible-living church?’

  1. The Church lives for worship.
    • The church is continually devoted to the ordinary means of grace. Westminster Shorter Catechism question 88: Q. What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? A. The outward and ordinary means

What Does it Mean? (Acts 2:1-13)

 

Pentecost: ‘The time when the sickle was to be put to the harvest and the fruits to be gathered.’ – John Chrysostom. ‘Fifty days are reckoned from the celebration of the Passover… to the day on which Moses received the law on tablets written by the finger of God.’ …

The Danger of Sitting on the Fence (1 Kings 18:17-24)

 

  1. Worldly trouble doesn’t mean God’s absence vv17-20
    • Who has caused Israel’s trouble? Who is Achan? Josh 6-7
    • ‘He controls His foes as truly as He does His friends.’ – A.W. Pink. Gen 50.20; Rom 8.28. God is good and in control.
  2. It is still a choice to say nothing

The Sufficient Word of the LORD (1 Kings 17:2-16)

 

  1. The word of the LORD is hidden from his people.
    • ‘It was the doing away with the public means of grace which was the sure sign of Divine displeasure.’ – A. W. Pink
  2. The word of the LORD sustains his messenger.
    • ‘If the younger son chooses to go to

Man of God Versus Man of Baal (1 Kings 16:29-17:7)

 

Our leaders are both an example to us, and a reflection of us.

  1. The Character of Ahab (16.29-33)
    • Ahab = Father’s brother. Jezebel = Baal exalts or Baal is husband to. Ethbaal = With Baal or companion of Baal.
    • ‘Jeroboam’s state cult is like drinking polluted water; Ahab’s imported

Forsake All Else and Follow Christ (Luke 9:57-62)

Luke 9.51 – Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem.

‘Divine grit marks these chapters.’ – R. Kent Hughes

Heb 12. 2 – Jesus knew the cost of the path he trod.

This story is recorded here that we might know and count the cost of following Jesus. That …