Evangelizing Bible-believers Part II

Acts 13 Evangelizing Bible-believers
Part 2
Sermon Notes for September 8, 2013, by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri

Intro - What is the Gospel? How do we communicate it? Portlandia and Cranach

Lessons for Witnessing and Helping Other Churches
I. The Spirit and the Church - vv. 1-4a
For Us: Precondition for Evangelism
For Churches: Significance of the Worshipping Church
The Significance of Missions
II. Sergius Paulus and Bar-Jesus/Elymas: A Cameo - vv. 4b-12
For Us: Consider People's Associates
For Churches: Commitment to Church Discipline
Optimism in Evangelism (And Everything Else!)

III. The Sermon Proper - vv. 13-41
A. A Shared History of Election, Rejection and Grace - vv. 16-25
For Us: Affirm, Use Story, Use Common Authorities, Get to Jesus as Fulfillment

    For Churches: Identity with Israel, "Savior" Broadened, Know Your Bible Stories

B.	The Gospel of Salvation Declared - vv. 26-39
    For Us: Good News of the Sovereign, Resurrected Jesus. the Only Liberator

    For Churches: A Theocratic Kingdom

C.	A Severe Waning (AD 70, Hell) - vv. 40-41
    For Us Bring Hearers to An Intellectual and Moral Challenge

    For Churches: The Cause of Our Growing Defeat

    "Despising"
    God by loving Money - Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13
    Children - Matthew 18:10
    God's Grace (via Cheap Grace) Romans 2:4
    The Local Church 1 Corinthians 11:22
    Pastors1 Timothy 4:12
    Believing Employers or Supervisors 1 Timothy 6:2
    Authority 2 Peter 2:10