Friendship Vs. God’s Will
Acts 21 • Sermon • Submitted • 32:51
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· 44 viewsToday we will see that there was a cost in following Christ to the fullest measure. Before we get into the discernment of God’s plan for our lives we will first take a look the theme that has been building in the last few weeks and that is the theme of Christian friendship. We will look at the DNA of Christian friendship and all that it entails and then we will see that even in the security of those friendships, God still has a will and we must remain in tune with it.
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When he had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Cos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara. We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set sail. After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo. Finding the disciples there, we stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. But when our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All the disciples and their wives and children accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray. After saying good-by to each other, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
We continued our voyage from Tyre and landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day. Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’ ”
When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
After this, we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason, where we were to stay. He was a man from Cyprus and one of the early disciples.
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1. Christian friendship is _formed_
1. Christian friendship is _formed_
2. Christian friendship is _experienced_
2. Christian friendship is _experienced_
a. Showing Affection
a. Showing Affection
b. Praying Together
b. Praying Together
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c. Discussing Important Decisions
c. Discussing Important Decisions
3. Disciples must _discern God’s will_
3. Disciples must _discern God’s will_
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b. Praying Together
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