A TALE OF THREE CITIES (14 OF 21)

A Tale Of Three Cities (14 of 21)
Series: The Jesus Chronicles Part II
Dr. Larry Osborne
Acts 17

THESSALONICA
Some Days The Bad Guys Win
Acts 17:1-10

-Don't be surprised if the right thing brings the wrong results - temporarily.
Genesis 4/ Acts 14:21-22/ 1 Peter 4:12-14/ Hebrews 11:32-40/ 1 Corinthians 16:8-9

-The purpose of predictive prophecy is recognition, not speculation.
1 Peter 1:10-12/ 1 Timothy 1:3-7/ Revelation 1:3

BEREA
Don't Believe Everything You Hear - Even in Church!
Acts 17:10-14

-Trust but verify (with scripture).

-Beware of putting too much trust in . . .
Acts 17:11/ Galatians 1:8-9/ Proverbs 14:12 and 16:25 and 1 Corinthians 4:4/ 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

1) A person.
2) Your feelings.
3) Miraculous signs and wonders.

ATHENS
Some Things Never Change
Acts 17:15-32

-Then and now:
They considered themselves very spiritual.
They loved the new, novel, and trendy.
Tolerance was more important than truth.

- Few people are ever argued into the kingdom.
Acts 18:1-11/ 1 Corinthians 2:1-7/ 1 Peter 3:15-16/ 2 Timothy 2:24-26

-We don't need to be a great orator or have all the answers.
Simply tell your story and doors will open.

Food For Thought
(Questions and Scriptures for further study)

This past weekend we looked at Acts 17 a ...

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