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Introduction
Welcome
Good Morning CrossPointe
Thank you for worshipping together as a church family family this morning
My name is Steve McKenzie and I serve as the Lead Pastor
OPEN BIBLE
Pray
Hook
Question:
Do you ever feel insignificant or not official enough to share your faith with others - I’ll just invite my friend to church...
Sometimes people say their testimony isn’t dramatic enough - who am I? People won’t listen to me
Others may be saying - wow, how is this guy the pastor - I could do a much better job.
Answer:
Here’s what we are going to see in today’s passage - God proclaims the Gospel through everyday believers
Not just the preachers
Not just the professional Christians (as if that were such a thing anyway)
God delights to use the everyday Christian in the everyday parts of life to proclaim his good news.
Intro Passage
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Purpose
[] The Central Theme
Wait in Jerusalem where you “will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Persecution is escalating
[] Warning to stop preaching in the name of Jesus
[] Flogged and beaten in command to stop preaching in the name of Jesus
[] Stephen is killed for preaching in the name of Jesus
Trhough this tragedy - The good news about Jesus begins to spread outside of Jersualem.
[] “On that day a great persecution arose against the church.
People began fleeing
Saul - was dragging Christians out of their homes like you drag fish out of the water with a net
Men and women were sent to prison because they followed Jesus
Through this tragedy - The good news about Jesus begins to spread outside of Jersualem.
The Supernatural Response: Joy (8:8)
[] There was MUCH JOY in that city.
As the gospel spread - new cities were filled with joy is response to the good news being preached.
Hardship, fear - fleeing for your safety, tragedy - moved people
God had a purpose in moving them
Ultimately, these challenges were used to fulfill the purposes of God.
Application - What brought you to Central Florida?
As I’ve talked with people I’ve found some who love it here - the sun, the warmth, the culture
Based on a Forbes Article published in February 2018 - Orlando is the 4th fastest growing city in America
Others are here reluctantly need, out of necessity - jobs, family needs
Home feels like it’s someplace else, you live here but it isn’t home
Others - this is home, this is your neighborhood, near the streets where you grew up.
For both - I want you to walk away from our time in today’s passage with renewed vision for why God has you here in this city at this time.
It’s not an accident, it’s not a mistake.
God has a purpose and a plan.
This is your invitation.
Big Idea: God alone is great and he desires to proclaim his good news through everyday christians.
God’s People Kept Moving & Speaking
(8.4)
The Everyday Christian scattered and continued preaching
The Apostles didn’t scatter at this point, they remain in Jerusalem
God used the persecution to lead / push the believers toward obedience
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Verses 5-8 in marks the movement of the gospel
Mission went wherever the people went
The people scattered to Samaria - naturally, the gospel went to Samaria
When I stand up here and talk about the gospel.
Jesus being God, dying on the cross, and rising three days later.
When I call people to repent, turn from your sin and look to Jesus Jesus for your hope and salvation - nobody is surprised.
Nobody is like, “wow, the pastor talked about Jesus today at church.”
But when you go to work or you are with your friends and you tell people your story - who you were before trusting in Jesus - and who you are now because of Jesus - this causes people to sit up and take notice.
You have a voice and you have something to share.
God uses the everyday Christian to fulfill his mission
We do have a mission - “Go and make disciples...”
We are called to go, to keep moving and keep sharing...
Someone once said that Christians are like manure: spread them out and they help everything grow better, but keep them in one big pile and they stink horribly.”
The Scripture compares Christians to sheep.
While I lived in Israel, someone who understood shepherding in the area said, “the shepherd has to keep the sheep moving in new areas because if the sheep stay too long in one area together they start biting one another.”
God’s people kept moving and kept speaking of God’s grace and mercy in Jesus
God Provided People to Hear
[8:6] “And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip...”
God provided people to hear Philip’s testimony
Oo we believe this?
God says to the Apostle Paul, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.”
Paul ended up staying for 18 months even though he was frustrated
Do we really believe that God is drawing people to himself as it says in ?
As you drive through your neighborhood on your way home today?
As you walk through the office on Monday morning?
As you stand in line with people at the grocery store?
Do you believe that God is actively working, drawing people to himself?
Our voices as not spoken into a silent void
God uses our voices to compliment the work he is already doing to lives of the people around you.
If you truly believed this - how would this change you willingness and excitement to share with others?
How the church is growing globally?
Encouragement (https://liveasfreepeople.com/2018/10/16/christianity-is-fastest-growing-religion-in-world/)
North America and Europe are not the global central hub (majority) for Christianity but Christianity is still growing according to a recent study by Harvard University.
The Global South is fastest growing
Africa
God Gave Signs
9 million Christians in 1900
541 million today
51% in recent years - an average of 33,000
Nepal - the world’s only Hindu kingdom
In 1959 there was one church with 29 members
Today there are more than 500,000 Christians
On October 27, 2017 the president criminalized Christian Conversion and Evangelism
Mongolia
1989 had only 4 known Christians
Today, over 20,000 Christians
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