A DANGEROUS SERMON (3 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Acts 20:7-12, Acts 20:17-38
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A Dangerous Sermon (3 of 4)
Series: The Book of Acts:The Gospel Gone Viral
Scott Maze
Acts 20:7-12, 17-38
Would you trust me to close your eyes for a moment to improve your imagination? Imagine you are an isolated follower of Jesus Christ. There are no churches to choose from but a small house church. No student ministry, no choir, no choices in Bible study options, and no children's ministry to choose from. No buildings where there's screens to enhance your worship where cars park along the street. Instead, you meet in a living room of a home across town. There are very few Christian resources available to you to encourage you. No devotionals, no sermons, no Christian music, and certainly no Christian radio. You live in a city where the Christian belief is not only new but few even know about Christianity. Your beliefs are really controversial to the point where even the briefest mention of Jesus Christ is met with scorn. Now, open your eyes. This is exactly the scene of our story today. New churches have been started and a smattering of believers are scattered over hundreds of miles. Christianity is opposed at nearly every turn. And their leader, Paul is about to leave never to return. With but days to ensure that all leaders understand their role and assume their responsibility.
We will look at Acts 20:7-13 and Acts 20:17-38. It's the story of a young man falling asleep in church that leads to a tearful goodbye. We continue our study of the book of Acts today with a story full of irony.
1. A Dangerous Sermon
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. 9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead ...
Series: The Book of Acts:The Gospel Gone Viral
Scott Maze
Acts 20:7-12, 17-38
Would you trust me to close your eyes for a moment to improve your imagination? Imagine you are an isolated follower of Jesus Christ. There are no churches to choose from but a small house church. No student ministry, no choir, no choices in Bible study options, and no children's ministry to choose from. No buildings where there's screens to enhance your worship where cars park along the street. Instead, you meet in a living room of a home across town. There are very few Christian resources available to you to encourage you. No devotionals, no sermons, no Christian music, and certainly no Christian radio. You live in a city where the Christian belief is not only new but few even know about Christianity. Your beliefs are really controversial to the point where even the briefest mention of Jesus Christ is met with scorn. Now, open your eyes. This is exactly the scene of our story today. New churches have been started and a smattering of believers are scattered over hundreds of miles. Christianity is opposed at nearly every turn. And their leader, Paul is about to leave never to return. With but days to ensure that all leaders understand their role and assume their responsibility.
We will look at Acts 20:7-13 and Acts 20:17-38. It's the story of a young man falling asleep in church that leads to a tearful goodbye. We continue our study of the book of Acts today with a story full of irony.
1. A Dangerous Sermon
On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. 9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead ...
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