Mission Acts
(Apologies for inconsistent audio)
- Names in common
- Celebrity Christians
- All Christians are equal (regardless of worldly status)
- The possibility of influence
- Dionysius the Aeropagite and Damaris (v34) - these people were celebrity Christians - How did they become Christians?
- 4. Answering questions
- Paul knows what questions people are asking
- Do we know what sort of questions are friends and neighbours are asking?
- 3. Paul was overcoming fear
- The Aeropagus would have been an intimidating environment
- An element of natural fear
- 2. The use of reasoning (v17)
- Make a declarative utterance
- Also, the use of reasoning - explanation of the Gospel
- 1. It all started in Athens (v16)
- Paul had a provoked spirit
- An incredibly strong reaction in his heart when he sees men worshiping idols
- What causes us to have a 'fit in our heart' - examples
- Are we mysteriously calm about the idolatry we find around us
- In Romania you see things that give you a 'fit in our heart'