• Keeping the Right Focus

  • Sunday, April 18, 2021

    Text: Acts 13:1-13

    Main Idea:  The Church will only be effective in the world as they submit to a Holy Spirit controlled Gospel focus.

  • 1. Foundation: Submit to the            who is sovereign over the Church! (v. 1-3)

    • His desire: The Holy Spirit desires for the Church to be      focused for the glory of God.
    • His guidance: The Holy Spirit has a plan that He will      every Church.
    • His leaders: Godly leaders must have a heart to worship &      the Holy Spirit’s guidance through the Word & fasting.

     
    2. Main Mission: Remember that proclaiming the      must remain the main thing! (v. 4-5)
     
    3. Opposition: Expect spiritual      & opposition that will certainly come against us when the Gospel is our focus. (6-11, 13)

    • External Opposition: The Devil does everything in his power to      away the “seed” of the Gospel when it is being sown, so that it doesn’t take root (Lk 8:11-12).
      1. The devil holds lost people in spiritual blindness. (2 Cor 4:4)
      2. The devil uses lost people to      , scheme & oppose righteousness to carry out his evil designs.
      3. The devil often uses      motivation to keep people in spiritual deception.
    • Internal Opposition: We must      our hearts so that we as believers will not defect & possibly disrupt Gospel work like John Mark. (v. 13)

     
    4. Victory: Spiritual victory requires fervent spiritual battle. (9-12)

    • Be willing to      to the Spirit’s control. (v. 9)
    • Be willing to      spiritual error when prompted. (10)
    • Be      to those whom God is drawing & interested. (7)
    • Be ready to present the Gospel      . (v. 8, 12)
    • Be expectant that      will believe. (v. 12)
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