“Good News for Non-Jews: Kindness and Clues”

June 6, 2010  Acts 14:8-20   Play AUDIO (mp3)  Play VIDEO (320x240 wmv, 218 kbps)

SHY ON EVANGELISM?

•    Bill Bright: assume you’re together by divine appointment to explain Jesus’ love & forgiveness
•    Q: when was the last time you tried to share your faith with someone? How did it go?

‘GOOD NEWS’ DEPENDS WHERE YOU’RE AT

•    different audience requires different approach
•    Q: how has God’s grace been active in your life lately?
•    flaws in evolutionary theory re-open possibility of accepting God’s creatorship
•    Q: how might believers witness to God’s goodness even if they’re unsure about the creation/evolution debate?

NEVER ALONE: GOD OUR ‘CO-WITNESS’

•    God’s grace perceived through healing, providing rain / crops / food / joy
•    Q: when was there a time that God did a wonderful thing for you?

WAS TAKING A LICKING IN LYSTRA WORTH IT?

•    positive outcomes of Paul’s troubles: Timothy; church legacy; enter the Kingdom through hardships
•    Q: why do you suppose God allows His people to experience troubles instead of just rose gardens?

SAINT STAYS SWEET DESPITE 30 YEARS IN THE SEWER

•    Chinese victim of persecution views Bible as more precious than 4 years’ wages
•    Q: what currently gets in the way of you treasuring God’s Word as much as this lady does?