Acts 13

ACTS 13:42-52
-those who are Jewish reject the gospel while the gentiles receive the gospel

Acts 14 – Iconium – located in Modern day Turkey

Acts 14 – emphasizes the preaching of the Word of God – vs1,3,7,9,15,21,25

Acts 14 Tells Us A Few Things About The Word Of God

(1.) THE WORD TELLS US TO CONTINUE – vs20-22
-keep going…keep moving forward…advance…persevere

a.) Continue in the faith – the Christian faith & its core beliefs

(2.) THE WORD OF GOD IS ALWAYS WORKING – vs21,22,28
-no matter what is happening in the world and in our own personal lives

-Isaiah 55:10-33

(3.) THE WORD TELLS US TO CRY OUT – Acts 14:8-18 (vs14-15)
-Cry out about what? (v14) — Idolatry

idolatry – is when we allow anything to take the place of God as the central life giving almighty force in our lives

(4.) THE WORD TELLS US THERE IS HOPE – vs8-10
hope – is an expectation of things getting better

v8 – this man had no hope – no job…no future…no friends…no income

v9 – he had faith in Jesus and the Word & he was healed and saved

Acts 14 tells us that there are 2 things can hinder us from continuing
in the Word and continuing on in the Lord and Christianity…….

1. PAIN – v22
tribulations – means many painful experiences
-we all will suffer through times of pain

2 Things God Is Not
***GOD IS NOT AN ANGRY GOD
-the Lord is not mad at you and out to get you or punish you

***GOD IS NOT A DISCONNECTED GOD
-the Lord is present with us at all times……this does not stop painful times though

-He connects with us as parents connect with their children

2. POISON – v12
-Poison from church soap operas and church stuff can poison us
-we will determine that nothing will stop us from continuing in the faith