Acts 18

Introduction

Introduction

Kenny McKee

Family

Teacher

Hobbies

Gameplan

Questions

After These Things...

After These Things

Thessalonica

Synagogue

Preached Jesus

Not persuaded

Berea - Examples

Athens

The Unknown God

City of Corinth

Corinth

Trade / Travel

Sinful Place

Las Vegas x10

Promote Sin

Corinthian / Christian

No Struggle / Struggle

Modern Day

Tent Makers

Tent

Makers

Aquila and Priscilla

Rom 16:3-4a

Trade / Skill

Worthy of Support

Charlatans

Danger

Pure Motives?

Rom 16:3-4a

3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own necks for my life...

Matt 7:13-14

13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.

14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Reason/Persuade

Reason

&

Persuade

Sabbath

Synagogue

Reasoned

Hebrew Bible

Suffer vs Conquer

Persuade

My Goal

New Focus

New Focus

Blaspheming

I Tried

Nobody Told Me

Our Approach

Share vs Convert

Move On

Gentiles

Hearing/Believing

Hearing

&

Believing

House of Justus

1 Cor 1:14

Heard and Believed

Rom 10:17

Instrument

Eph 2:8-9

1 Cor 1:14

I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

Rom 10:17

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Rom 2:8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Do Not Be Afraid

Rom 8:28

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Past Experiences

Discouraged

God Knows / With Us

Keep Sharing

No Harm

God Allows

Rom 8:28

Do Not Be

Afraid

I Am With You

I Am

With You

Lord's Work

Many People

18 months

Teaching

Success

Governor

Ephesus

Back to Synogogue

Stay Longer

God Willing

1500

Strengthened

Promises

Ephesus

Apollos

Apollos

Eloquent

Skillfully Explained

Passionate

Accurate

Willing

Limited

John the Baptist

Message/Purpose

Matt 3:1-3

800 Years!

Isa 40:3

Supernatural

This is You!

John 1:29-30

John the Baptist

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.’

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert. A highway for our God.

30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

Providence

Repentance

Finished Work

His Will

Looking Back

Aquila & Priscilla

God Provides

Great Help

Providence

Holy Spirit

Holy

Spirit

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals

Early Church

Disciples

Limited

Not Required

Evidence

Matt 3:11

John 16:7

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go

I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.

In His Name

In His

Name

All Jesus

Baptized

Symbolic

Fruit

Matt 7

Gal 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control.

Gifts

Gifts

Unique Abilities

Tongues

Prophecy

Teach/Explain

Hardened

Wax/Clay

Introduction

31 So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”

29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!

Miracles

Unsual Miracles

Replicate

Exorcists

Not Enough

Who Are You!?

James 2:19

Matt 8:29, 31

Sovereignty

Fear

Jesus Magnified

Confessions

Repentance

Grew Mightily

His Will

The Way

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

Early Movement

John 14:6

Shrines of Diana

One of Seven

Confirmation

Bad Business

For Jesus

Anti-______

Loudest Voices

Protesting

The Gospel

Byproduct

For vs. Against

For Jesus

Heart Change

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Heart Change

25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

My Stuff

Idols

Ezekiel 36:24-27

New Desires/Goals

No More Diana

Human Nature

27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

24 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.