Reactions to the Preached Word

TEXT: Acts 17:11

INTRODUCTION:

A. GOD INTENDS TO SAVE PEOPLE THROUGH THE GOSPEL ( Rom. 1:16-17 ).

B. IT MUST BE PREACHED.

1. Great Commission’s goal ( Mark 16:15 ).

2. How can they believe except they hear ( Rom. 10:13-15 ).

3. God’s plan ( 1 Cor. 1:21 ).

C. AN INTELLECTUAL PROCESS.

1. Where does faith come from? ( Rom. 10:17; John 20:30-31 ).

2. That is not to say you must have a high IQ ( 1 Cor. 1:26 ).

3. God’s appeal is an appeal to reason ( Acts 17:2; John 6:44-45 ).

D. NOT ALL PREACHING IS PLEASANT ( 2 Tim. 4:2 ).

E. BEFORE THE WORD CAN WORK IT MUST BE RECEIVED ( 1 Tim. 2:13 ).

F. WE MAY PROFIT FROM A STUDY OF THE VARIOUS REACTIONS PEOPLE IN THE BOOK OF ACTS HAD TO THE PREACHED WORD.

I. THE BEREANS ( Acts 17:11 ).

A. OPEN MINDED ç è NARROW MINDED.

B. THE RESULT OFTHIS ATTITUDE:

1. Many believed ( vs. 12 ).

2. Even those who didn’t, but listened called "noble."

II. THE JEWS WHO HEARD STEPHEN ( Acts 7 ).

A. STEPHEN SAW THE NEED TO "GET TOUGHT" ( vs. 51-53 ).

B. THEY "GOT TOUGH" BACK ( vs. 54-60 ).

C. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT THEY TOOK PERSONALLY WHAT STEPHENSAID. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO APPLY TO SELF.

D. THE PROBLEM – WRONG REACTION ( 2 Cor. 7:10 ).

III. CONTRAST è THOSE WHO HEARD PETER ( Acts 2:36-37 ).

A. PETER REASONED TO THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS.

B. THEY WERE CONVICTED è "PRICKED IN THEIR HEART."

IV. THE COUNCIL ( Acts 4 ).

A. THE SIMPLE GOSPEL ( vs. 8-12 ).

B. COULD NOT REFUTE IT ( vs. 13-14 ).

C. SOUGHT TO SUPPRESS IT ( vs. 17-21 )

V. GENTILES ON MARS HILL ( Acts 17 ).

A. SOME MOCKED ( vs. 32 ).

B. SOME WERE MERELY CURIOUS ( vs. 32 ).

C. BUT SOME BELIEVED ( vs. 34 ).

VI. JEWS IN ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA ( Acts 13 ).

A. JEALOUSY PROVOKED THEM TO RUDENESS ( vs. 45 ).

B. THE WORDS OF BARNABAS ( vs. 46 ).

VII. OTHERS.

A. FELIX ( Acts 24:25 ).

B. FESTUS ( Acts 26:24-29 ). AGRIPPA – "With but little persuasion."

VIII. SOME WHO RECEIVED HIS WORD.

A. Acts 2:41; 8:12.

B. THE EUNUCH ( Acts 8:36 ).

C. THE JAILOR ( Acts 16:33ff ).

D. CRISPUS ( Acts 18:8 ).

E. PAUL ( Acts 22:10, 16 ).

CONCLUSION:

A. HOW DO YOU REACT?

B. I HOPE PERSONALLY!

C. WHAT IS HOLDING YOU BACK?
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