2024 July Sermon Notes

24Jul07

The Influencer 

Acts 17: 1-6

“They turned the world upside down” (V6) 

  1. Experienced a real life transformation

  2. Driven by an Inner power

  3. Biblical world view- they loved people

  4. Willing to take a risk/sacrifice

  5. Can’t be stopped

24Jul14
Why Out Ships Sink

Acts 27:9-14

  1. Impatience V 9

  2. Conflicting advice V 10

  3. Discomfort V 12

  4. Listened to the majority V 12 (the majority is not always right

  5. Misinterpreted a favorable situation v 13

24Jul21

Why Our Ships Sink (con’t) V 20 - 

Don’t doubt God in the darkness what He told you in the light.

Five Principles to survive the storm:

  1. He recognized God’s ownership V 23

  2. He was trusting in God’s will V 24

  3. He was a man of prayer V 23

  4. He was aware of divine presence

24July28

God Wants Us to Guide Me

Psalms 32: 3-8-10

  1. We must have extreme focus - (Luke 11:34) Your eye is the lamp of  your body.  When the eye is single, it enlightens the whole body, when the eyes are not single, it will lead you to darkness. (You can’t have one foot in the world and keep your focus.)

  2. We must surrender our will - John 5:30  

  3. We must renew our mind - Romans 12:2 (Be transformed by the renewing of your mind…)

  4. We must pray for divine guidance in all things- Psalm 25:4

  5. We must wait on God’s plan to unfold -Psalms 106:13