You may wish to look away now as this contains spoilers for Sunday:
Church life and mission
today…
The original and the best
Gospel Mission and Mixed Responses
(1) Gospel Mission
(A) Paul’s Method
Reasoned (v2)
Explained (v3)
Proved (v3)
Proclaimed (v3)
(Persuaded) (v4)
from the Scriptures (v2)
Preached the Word of God
(v13)
(B) Paul’s Message
The Christ had to suffer
and rise from the dead
This Jesus I am
proclaiming to you is the Christ (v3)
Another king, called Jesus
(v7)
(2) Mixed Responses
A diverse group are
persuaded and believe and join the disciples (v4, v12)
Some are jealous and
oppose (vv5-9, 13-15)
A noble response (v11):
Hear the message with
great eagerness
Examine the Scriptures to
see if it’s true
How have you responded
to the gospel?
How could you serve
this gospel mission?
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