Mission Momentum Manifested
Acts 18:1-22
Purpose: God empowers, sustains and propels His mission to completion.
- New Partners, New Provision, and a New Practice (Acts 18:1-6)
- New Believers, New Boldness, and a New Base (Acts 18:7-11)
- New Resistance, New Response, and a New Result (Acts 18:12-16)
- New Town, New Tactic, and a New Testimony (Acts 18:18-22)
As the Gospel goes to the nations, God supplies new vigor, new methods, new resolve, and new horizons.
The Persecution Travel Agency
Acts 17:1-15
Purpose: God ordains persecution as a catalyst for mission advance.
- The Gospel Preached and Received (Acts 17:1-4)
- Jealousy Leads to Persecution (Acts 17:5-9)
- The Gospel Advances and Is Received (Acts 17:10-12)
- Jealousy Leads to Further Persecution and Advance (Acts 17:13-15)
The gospel mission is not predicated on mass acceptance, but on faithful advancement.
Great Challenges, Greater Capacity
Acts 15:36-16:10
Purpose: To show how God’s providence changes great mission challenges to greater mission capacity for gospel effectiveness.
- God Redeems a Dispute (Acts15:36-41)
- God Recruits a Disciple (Acts 16:1-3)
- God Reveals a Detour (Acts 16:4-10)
God does not seek to frustrate our plans, but to execute His. We must remain humble, flexible, obedient for the sake of the Gospel.
The Gospel On Trial In Jerusalem
Acts 15:1-21
Purpose: to show that the Gospel of Jesus Christ, salvation by faith and not by works, is the true Gospel and good news for all who believe.
- The Gospel Challenged (Acts 15:1-5)
- The Gospel Defended (Acts 15:6-12)
- The Gospel Upheld (Acts 15:13-21)
Jesus did not come to add to our misery, but to free us from the burden sin has imposed.
Therefore…
Purpose: to take a look back as we move forward, investing our lives to glorify Christ in worship, discipleship, and mission in 2026 and beyond.
- Why We Are Were We Are
- What We Need To Make I Work
- Who To Watch For Where To Go
How will You invest?
Glory to God?
Purpose: Only what’s done for Christ will last.
- God-Given Spiritual Gifts
Ephesians 4:7-8, 11-13
1 Corinthians 12:4-7; 13
- God-Given Skills
James 1:17
Ephesians 2:10
Exodus 36:1-2
1 Samuel 16:18
- God-Glorifying Service
2 Cor. 5:14-15
Philippians 2:3-11
1 Corinthians 10:31-33
Colossians 3:23-24
1 Peter 4:10-11
A Savior Is Born For Men Like You
Matthew 1:1-25
Purpose: To show that Jesus was born for everyone, because we all need and have been promised a Savior.
1) Family Embraced (Matt. 1:1-17)
2) Foreigners Welcomed (Matt. 1:5)
3) Freedom Provided (Matt. 1:18-25)
For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, because we all needed a Savior. Whoever believes in Him will not perish, but will have eternal life.
The Mission Takes a Turn
Acts 13:44-52
Purpose: to show God’s promise of salvation has always been for the nations.
- The Message Desired and Denounced (Acts 13:44-45)
- The Message Affirmed and Extended (Acts 13:46-47)
Isaiah 49:6
Acts 9:15
- The Message Received with Rejoicing (Acts 13:48-49)
- The Message Brings Cursing and Blessing (Acts 13:50-52)
Matthew 10:14
The gospel brings joy to the nations: to all who receive the promise of salvation in Jesus Christ.
Rules of Faithful Gospel Engagement
Acts 13:14-25
Purpose: We have a specific objective in carrying out the gospel mission, the salvation of souls.
- Stay Ready (Acts 13:14)
- Seek the Opportunity (Acts 13:15-16)
- Set the Context (Acts 13:17-22)
- Show the Way Out (Acts 13:23-25)
How we prepare and what we share matters if we are to proclaim the gospel faithfully.
Standing Firm When Persecuted
2 Timothy 3:10-17
Purpose: stand firm under the persecution, remembering the truth of the Word of God and its’ perfecting work.
Prelude – Romans 1:18-28
- Persecution Is Inevitable (2 Timothy 3:10-12)
- Depravity Is Insatiable (2 Timothy 3:13)
- God’s Word Is Indomitable (2 Timothy 3:14-17)