PM: The Beginnings of this Giving Church

Text: Acts 16

  • Introduction:
    • Willingly following the Lord in service
    • Open to God’s plan for others to join in and help
    • Evangelizing the lost and edifying the saints
    • Yielded to the leading of God’s Spirit
  • It began with willing people
    • People willing to listen to the Gospel
    • People willing to trust in Christ
    • People willing to give what they had to God
  • It began with opposition over revenues
    • These men were profiting from this girl’s demise
    • These men were taking advantage of this girl’s bondage
    • These men were not happy when God’s power changed this girl’s liffe
  • It began with people changing their whole view of life
    • The Jailer went from being a pagan to believing in Jesus
    • The Jailer went from caring for them out of duty to caring about them willingly
    • The Jailer went fro working for Caesar to serving the Lord.
  • Action Points:
    • How willing am I to listen, serve or give?
    • What part of opposition over revenues do I play?
    • How has my view on life changed since trusting Jesus as Saviour?