Acts #38: The Church Empowered "Devotion vs. Indifference " (Acts 13:13-48)
I believe what God wants us to take away this week is 2- or 3-fold:
- First, Obviously, Hear, Know, and Believe the Gospel!
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- What it is, and how to share it with various people types and people groups.
- Second, Devotion vs. Indifference
- We’re shown two different responses in these people groups in Antioch Pisidia.
- God-Fearing Gentiles responded with excited DEVOTION.
- Devout Jews responded with a stubborn INDIFFERENCE to their own Messiah.
- It’s been 15 years post-Cross-and-Resurrection.
- We’re shown two different responses in these people groups in Antioch Pisidia.
- These Jews KNEW about Jesus.
- They hadn’t been - as far as we know - officially presented the gospel like this.
- But they surely KNEW about Jesus being declared as the Jewish Messiah.
- And yet, still lived as if nothing had changed.