The Leading of the Spirit

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The Leading of the Spirit 12. Inspiration to endure hard times Acts 11:19-30

When things settle down God comes to us where we are and offers us His presence in the mess of life

God’s call is to walk in faith Not to solve every problem To be a part of the solution

God is in the middle of it all Luke picks up the story from 8:1 Phoenicia, Cyprus & Antioch had large Jewish populations The witness of the church went into them Jews were being shown that Jesus was the Christ ‘And also the gentiles’ (18) ‘And also the Greeks’ (20)

Tarsus Syrian Antioch Phoenicia (region) Cyprus

Greeks who liked Jews Jesus is Lord Becoming Jews Jesus is the Christ/Messiah Jews by birth Jesus is the Christ/Messiah Jesus is Lord

God is in the middle of it all Luke picks up the story from 8:1 Phoenicia, Cyprus & Antioch had large Jewish populations The witness of the church went into them Jews were being shown that Jesus was the Christ ‘And also the gentiles’ (18) ‘And also the Greeks’ (20) The boundary for evangelism was put out even further For that they changed their language From ‘Jesus is the Christ/Messiah’ to ‘Jesus is the Lord’ This worried the church in Jerusalem They sent Barnabas who sees God at work and grace being lived out God’s mission to the world is more urgent than the church’s theological understanding

God does not exempt Christians from world suffering God could save Christians from all natural disasters But He doesn’t The response of the church was some practical help to get them through it