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Sightseer or Soul Winner “Praise
be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In God's great mercy he has
caused us to be born again into a living hope, because Jesus Christ rose from
the dead. 4 Now we hope for the blessings God has
for his children. These blessings, which cannot be destroyed or be spoiled or
lose their beauty, are kept in heaven for you.”
1 Peter 1:3,4 NCV
The two philosophies Apostle Paul encountered
at Mars Hill were so sad! One
said, “love and indulge yourself in life”;
the other said,“ just endure life and it’s catastrophes”.
Most people went to Read:
Acts *
the Greeks worshipped many gods & goddesses in mythology *
make believe gods which were taken seriously *
statues, monuments, and alters were erected to worship them *
they even wanted, just in case, an alter to an “unknown god” v.18
Epicureans : were
all about indulgence and sensual pleasure Stoics : were all about indifference, not caring, believe nothing dead to emotions and feeling II. v 22-28
The
“Unknown God Revealed” 1)
Our God Is A God
Of Creation Isaiah 42:5,6 *
today, people don’t want to be accountable to God
2) Our God Is The God Of
Personal Care *
God wants to be personally involved in our lives
ie: *
He Knows My Name John
10:3 *
He Knows My Needs Matthew *
He is a personal God Isaiah
41:10,13 III. v 29-30
Our God
Is The God Of Living Hope *
Paul exposes the utter folly in mythology John
6:37, 40 Jesus’ purpose was to
give Life and Hope “Many who were followers now started telling everyone about the
evil things they had been doing. 19
Some
who had been practicing witchcraft even brought their books and burned them in
public. These books were worth about fifty thousand silver coins. 20
So the
Lord's message spread and became even more powerful.”
Acts 19:18-20 CEV
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