1. The Unhindered Harvest
Acts:
The Unhindered Harvest

2. Acts 9:31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up;

3. and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

4. The Highlights
The church experience we all want
Peace
Comfort

5. Peace is “…the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and content with its earthly lot, of whatsoever sort that is.” (Strong’s Lexicon)

6. Comfort is “…consolation, comfort, solace; that which affords comfort or refreshment.” (Strong’s Lexicon)

7. The Highlights The church we all want to be a part of Being built up
Going on
Fearing God
Increasing

8. Ten verses earlier…Conflict
Together with believers
Engaging his culture
Growing in strength
Understanding through study
Ability through practice

9. Ten verses earlier…Conflict
Uncomfortable confrontation
Confound – “…to disturb the mind of one, to stir up to tumult or outbreak; to confound or bewilder.” (Strong’s Lexicon)

10. Ten verses earlier…Conflict
Threat of death
Reliance upon believers

11. Five verses earlier…awkwardness
Distance from distrust
Barnabas…just Barnabas
Boldness in spite of awkwardness

12. Five verses earlier…awkwardness
Threat of death
Deliverance despite awkwardness

13. Acts 9:31 So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, being built up;

14. and going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it continued to increase.

15. The Harsh Reality
Our church won’t be that church if we sit back and wait for it to happen, if we want others to provide what we aren’t willing to give.

16. Reaping the Harvest “With”…always with
Personally work to grow in knowledge and ability
Reaping the Harvest

17. Be willing…
To have conflict
To work with awkward
Reaping the Harvest