Acts 15:36-16:15 - A Sermon Outline - ALL CHANGE?

It is debatable whether Acts 15:36-16:15 is the most natural unit, but it seemed a suitable section to preach on without making the next selection of material in the series tricky!

If you are coming to Warbleton tomorrow or watching online, you may care to look away now or prepare by studying what follows!

ALL CHANGE - but God and his powerful gospel mission are unchanged

The mission teams change (15v36-16v5)

A sad disagreement leads to two mission teams rather than one (15vv36-41)

Timothy is willing to change for the sake of the gospel mission (16vv1-4)

Biblical firmness and flexibility:

Unwilling to change the gospel…

… but willing to change for the gospel

Paul says:“To the Jews I became like a Jew,to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.” (1 Corinthians 9v20)

Paul changes his plans as God directs His mission (16vv6-10)

God changes Lydia’s heart – and she demonstrates her changed heart by generous hospitality (16vv11-15)

“ALL CHANGE!?”

Has God changed your heart? And does it show in your changed life?

Are you willing to change for the sake of the gospel?

God and his powerful gospel mission are unchanged

He directs his unstoppable mission and can bring good out of bad  

Change & Alms

I'm reading and so far very much enjoying Sam Allbery's book on the significance of the resurrection, Lifted! experiencing the resurrection life (IVP, 2010). I plan to plagarise it on Sunday evening.

Sam has a lively sense of humour and an engaging turn of phrase.

I liked this on the beggar in Acts 3:

But on this day he didn’t get change, but changed. He asked Peter for alms but received legs!