FORWARD WITH CONVICTION (4 OF 8)
by Steve Jones
Scripture: Acts 2:1-47
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Forward With Conviction (4 of 8)
SERIES: Forward
STEVE JONES
Acts 2
Sermon Summary: 1) Historical Conviction 2) Apostolic Conviction 3) Eschatological Conviction 4) Jesus Conviction
INTRODUCTION: Cannibalism. Cannibalism has been in the news lately. (On Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, President Joe Biden said that his uncle was shot down over Papua New Guinea during WWII and implied he was eaten by cannibals.)
This reminded me of John Paton. Paton served as a missionary in the South Pacific's New Hebrides islands. Less than twenty-five years earlier, natives clubbed to death the first two missionaries to visit the island, just fifteen minutes after they landed on the beach. The Natives then boiled and ate the men in sight of the ship that brought them there. No one dared return to the island, until Paton.
Years earlier, as a successful young Scottish preacher, Paton determined to leave Glasgow to minister to this unreached people group. But most of his Christian friends urged him to do something more sensible with his life. Paton wrote, "Among many who sought to deter me, was one dear old Christian gentleman, whose crowning argument always was, 'The Cannibals! You will be eaten by Cannibals!' At last, I replied, 'Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms. I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving and honoring the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my resurrection body will arise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer.'
What drives Christians to keep moving forward when the price is so high. There may be many answers to that question but one of them is surely, CONVICTION. What is a conviction? It's a belief, but a belief taken to the next level. Our convictions are the non-negotiables in our lives. They are the hills we're willing to die on.
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SERIES: Forward
STEVE JONES
Acts 2
Sermon Summary: 1) Historical Conviction 2) Apostolic Conviction 3) Eschatological Conviction 4) Jesus Conviction
INTRODUCTION: Cannibalism. Cannibalism has been in the news lately. (On Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, President Joe Biden said that his uncle was shot down over Papua New Guinea during WWII and implied he was eaten by cannibals.)
This reminded me of John Paton. Paton served as a missionary in the South Pacific's New Hebrides islands. Less than twenty-five years earlier, natives clubbed to death the first two missionaries to visit the island, just fifteen minutes after they landed on the beach. The Natives then boiled and ate the men in sight of the ship that brought them there. No one dared return to the island, until Paton.
Years earlier, as a successful young Scottish preacher, Paton determined to leave Glasgow to minister to this unreached people group. But most of his Christian friends urged him to do something more sensible with his life. Paton wrote, "Among many who sought to deter me, was one dear old Christian gentleman, whose crowning argument always was, 'The Cannibals! You will be eaten by Cannibals!' At last, I replied, 'Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms. I confess to you, that if I can but live and die serving and honoring the Lord Jesus, it will make no difference to me whether I am eaten by Cannibals or by worms. And in the Great Day my resurrection body will arise as fair as yours in the likeness of our risen Redeemer.'
What drives Christians to keep moving forward when the price is so high. There may be many answers to that question but one of them is surely, CONVICTION. What is a conviction? It's a belief, but a belief taken to the next level. Our convictions are the non-negotiables in our lives. They are the hills we're willing to die on.
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