The Acts: POWER The Power and Pursuit of Purpose Pt. 2

We Are to Call Out the Called     Vs 1-4

• They Were a Church with Strong Leadership
• They Were a Church with Diversity
• They Were a Church Who Prayed and Fasted
• They Were a Church That Was Spirit Filled
• They Were a Church Who Sent Out People to the Nations

We Need to Capitalize Our Influence     Vs 5-7,12 

We Have to Confront Deception   Vs 8-11 

We Have to Cope With Desertion   Vs 13

We Must Communicate the Truth    Vs 14-39 

• I Believe God Has a Plan.    Vs 16-21 

• I Will Live With a Heart for God. Vs 22 

• I Realize Jesus Is the Point of Life. Vs 23-26 

• I Believe in the Resurrection of Christ & Mine. Vs 27-39 

• I Trust I’m Not Done Until God Is Done. Vs 36

We Need to Concentrate On The Seekers Vs 40-44

We Need to be Courageous in the Face of Opposition  Vs 45-50 

• Opposition Can Be Good For Us. 

• Opposition Comes at the Beginning of New Things

• The Church Consistently Met Opposition When Entering
• New Ethnic or Geographic Territory:
• Going to the Samaritans: Acts 8:9-24
• 1st Missionary Journey: Acts 13:4-12
• Going into Europe: Acts 16:16-18
• 3rd Missionary Journey: Acts 19:11-20

We Need to Cease Worrying and Choose to Move On

Vs 51-52