1. C HRIST F OLLOWERS I N C OMMUNITY A Message Series on The Church

2. M ISSION IN M ACEDONIA : P HILIPPI A CTS 16:11-40

4. A CTS 16:11-40 T HREE P EOPLE C HANGED BY C HRIST 1. Lydia – Acts 16:11-15 2. 3.

5. L YDIA 1. A woman of prayer 2. A woman of business 3. A woman of faith 4. A woman of hospitality Who could you have into your home this holiday?

6. A CTS 16:11-40 T HREE P EOPLE C HANGED BY C HRIST 1. Lydia – Acts 16:11-15 2. The Slave Girl – Acts 16:16-18 3.

7. T HE S LAVE G IRL God is Greater! Be Aware, not obsessed. Jesus has all authority.

8. B E AWARE OF S ATAN THE D ECEIVER

9. J OHN 8:44 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

10. 2 J OHN 7 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

11. R EVELATION 12:9 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world.

12. S ATAN THE D ECEIVER Satan’s target: Mind Why the mind? Because it is through our minds that God communicates with us, reveals His will, and we resolve to follow Jesus.

13. S ATAN THE D ECEIVER Satan’s target: Mind Satan’s weapon: Lies

14. “If Satan can get you to believe a lie, then he can begin to work in your life to lead you into sin.” Warren Weirsbe, Strategy of Satan

15. C OMMON L IES OF S ATAN Go ahead and do it. No one’s looking, no one will get hurt… God doesn’t really love you after what you’ve done (and/or) after what’s been done to you. God doesn’t really answer prayer. Hold that grudge, you have the right to. There will always be another time to make things right with God. Live your life the way you want to, the Bible and it’s teaching really aren’t that important. Satan really doesn’t exist, he can’t influence my life.

16. 1 P ETER 5:8 8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

17. S ATAN THE D ECEIVER Satan’s target: Mind Satan’s weapon: Lies Satan’s Purpose: Make us ignorant of God’s will

18. P SALM 119:105 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

19. P SALM 40:8 8 I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.”

20. P SALM 33:11 11 But the plans of the L ORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

21. A CTS 22:14 ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will.”

22. E PHESIANS 5:17 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

23. J OHN 4:34 34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.

24. 1 J OHN 2:17 17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

25. S ATAN THE D ECEIVER Satan’s target: Mind Satan’s weapon: Lies Satan’s Purpose: Make us ignorant of God’s will Our Defence: God’s Word, which reveals God’s will.

26. 2 C ORINTHIANS 11:3 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

27. R OMANS 12:1–2 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

28. P HILIPPIANS 4:8 8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

29. A CTS 16:11-40 T HREE P EOPLE C HANGED BY C HRIST 1. Lydia – Acts 16:11-15 2. The Slave Girl – Acts 16:16-18 3. The Roman Jailer – Acts 19-40

30. T HE R OMAN J AILER Discipline the mind during times of distress and choose to trust. Our testimony may lead to an opportunity- to share the message of life found in Christ Jesus!

31. T HREE VERY D IFFERENT P EOPLE - C HANGED B Y O NE A WESOME G OD ! The Gospel Unifies