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This morning we are continuing in the book Acts and learning
how to “be the church.”
⛪ That’s why I thought it would be fun
to take a moment and look at some “silly selfies.”
*The church is
never about the building… instead it is always about the people.
And, let’s face it.
Sometimes we “people” can be pretty silly… yet,
Jesus loves us still that same.
And that’s the good news of gospel!
*This morning we are going to pick up right where we left off in
chapter 13.
The past few weeks, Pastor Gary, encouraged us to
live on mission with Christ.
In this chapter, we already see a few
key elements of the mission:
1.
There is a strategy!
(Barnabas and Saul began to preach in
the synagogues) (these were the people who believed in God
and in the Scriptures) (Barnabas and Saul shared a common
religious background and experience with those who were at
the synagogue) (this was the natural place to begin… but then
they would begin to share the message of Jesus with those
who were not part of the synagogues… the gentiles) (Where
do I start?
Right, where you are… but don’t stay there!)
2. There is community!
(Barnabas and Saul are actually sent by
the church in Antioch, they are encouraged by other believers
along the way) (Barnabas and Saul enlisted the help of John
to serve as an aide and apprentice in the gospel work (this was
John Mark, the author of the gospel of Mark) (it shows that
God uses community in mission) (Do I have to go alone?
No,
in Christ, you are always part of community.
There is no such
thing as individual Christian.)
3.
There is change!
(there is a funny, but significant, thing that
happens in this passage) (this is where Saul changes his
name to Paul) (before this he is only known as Saul, and after
this he is known as Paul) (in vs. 9 Luke writes, “then Saul, who
was also called Paul”) (it could mean that was a name that he
already had or a new one given to match his new identity in
Christ) (but either way, it represent the new mission in his life)
(Paul was reaching out to the gentile world) (the good news of
Jesus would now be shared with every woman, man, and child)
(What will happen to me if I live my life on mission with
Christ?
You will be changed!)
4.
There is a response!
(we have already seen this but we will
see it most clearly this morning as we read Acts 13:44-52.
In this short passage, we so clearly see the kind of response
you get when you share the good news of Jesus.
The book of
Acts shows us that there is no such thing as a neutral response to
the gospel.
The gospel demands repentance and faith in Jesus.
The people whole-heartedly accept that or they whole-heartedly
reject it.
Vs.
48 says, “they were glad and honored the word of the
Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.”
And vs.
50 says, “They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas,
and expelled them from their region.”
1.
What we see here is a mixed reaction.
(one group wanted to
hear more on the following Sabbath) (others “followed Paul
and Barnabas,” not just physically but spiritually) (vs.
43)
2. “Almost the whole town assembled” to hear the good news of
Jesus — an essential message for both Jews and Gentiles.
(yet, when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with
“jealousy” and “began to contradict what Paul was saying”)
3. It’s sad… that the people who knew the Bible best became set
against the gospel message.
4.
And so this drives Paul and Barnabas deeper in calling to
preach the gospel first to the Jews, and then to the Gentiles.
(Paul and Barnabas declare, “We are turning to the Gentiles”)
(13:46).
(thus, they fulfilled the calling that was given to Israel
through the prophet Isaiah: “I have made you a light for the
Gentiles to bring salvation to the end of the earth”) (v.
47)
5.
This proclamation causes the Gentiles to rejoice, worship, and
believe.
(even as Israel rejects the Messiah, the kingdom of
God still grows throughout the world)
I have always thought that the Kingdom of God is a little bit
the Dandelion flower.
It’s a beautiful flower that you often see
around Spring time.
*It’s a bit funny because in North America, it’s
almost considered a “weed” because it is a non-indigenous
species… meaning it is not native to that environment.
Yet, they
grow everywhere.
*You see them in empty lots, in garden plots,
and even in the cracks of the sidewalk.
A Dandelion doesn’t care
where it grows.
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