The Power & Pursuit of Purpose Pt 1

We Are to Call Out the Called     Vs 1-4

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 17-39 

• 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