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A. Rapport for the time
What do you desire more than anything else?
At this very moment as you sit before the word of God?
It is great question for us to ask ourselves.
You can desire for the pastor to end early so that you may get to the restaurant before the Presbyterians.
You could desire that God speak to you threw his word that you might be more complete in him this morning.
Your desire could be man centered; meaning around yourself or you might just desire the things of God.
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C. Review of the text
As we come to the end of chapter 12 we are coming to the end of the focus of on Peter and will transition to the work of Paul starting in chapter 13.
If you remember last week we witnessed the escape of Peter from a prison cell.
It was not like any prison break that you and I have heard on the news lately.
This was a God saving Peter from death at the hand of Herod after he had already killed James with a sword.
Peter was released from prison by an angel of the Lord.
Peter was chained to two guards and two more guards stood at the door on guard with 3 more shifts to make sure he would not just vanish.
D. Relevance of the text
We finish chapter 12 this morning with the death of Herod who decided to take Glory for himself and it was what ended him.
My hope this morning that you would desire your Lord more than anything else and to be a display of His Glory!
I. Man’s desire for peace
No mention as to why Herod became angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon but from what we learned about Herod Agrippa last week we know he was in this for himself.
All we know is that the people of Tyre and Sidon rely upon Judea because they are port cities with little agriculture.
Making it very important for them to be in good standing with Herod.
There is one aspect of the passage I want you to notice.
The desire of the people of Tyre and Sidon was PEACE with Herod.
They are able to convince Blastus who is a member of the kings court like prime Minister to establish peace between them once again.
Peace is a set of favorable circumstances involving tranquility; Well-being.
This was the desire of Tyre and Sidon with Herod but this is often the desire of Man isn’t it?
We will go to great lengths to keep the peace.
That peace can be between nations, states, countries or just people themselves.
Their is something in us that desires peace and even peace with God.
we lack peace with our creator
We will even deny he is our creator because of the peace we are lacking with him
ultimate peace both in this life and eternal life only comes from Christ
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Man’s desire for Glory
The Early historian Josephus tells us the appointed day was a festival in honor of Caesar in the year 44.
The royal robes worn by Herod Agrippa that day were made of pure silver and glistened radiantly in the morning sun.
As he addresses the large crowd they declare him go and not man!!
The desire of Herod Agrippa’s heart has always been for this very thing.
His desire to please the Jews has born out of a heart that wanted to remain in power.
The desire of his heart was to be ruler and authority and to be seen as god.
He didn’t correct the people and this led to his demise.
But hear me the action was only out of what the heart desired already and that is what he is being judged by God for in this passage.
God has been busy in Acts
He did not “give praise to God”—neither in his acceptance of the people’s blasphemous acclamation nor in his persecution of God’s people.
Josephus spoke of acute pain in Agrippa’s abdomen.
Luke said that he was “eaten by worms.”
You and I know nothing of peace and deserve no Glory.
God alone deserves all he Glory for all that we do because he alone is God.
They peace that we partake in is not our own doing it a work of God in our life and we are to be a display of that Glory to others.
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God’s desire for Man
vs. 25—Barnabas, Saul, John Mark
Adrian Rogers...
God’s desire for us...
Know Him
Worship & Love Him
Put him first
Obey Him
Love others
All for the Glory of His Name!!!
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