9. Acts 14:21 They preached the gospel in that city
and won a large number of disciples. Then they
returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22
strengthening the disciples and encouraging them
to remain true to the faith. “We must go through
many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they
said. 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for
them in each church and, with prayer and fasting,
committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put
their trust.
10. Ps 37:4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
11. Ps 119:105 Your word is a lamp for my feet,
a light on my path.
13. Acts 15:5 Then some of the believers who
belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood
up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised
and required to keep the law of Moses.”
6 The apostles and elders met to consider this
question. 7 After much discussion, Peter got
up and addressed them:
14.
15. 2 Cor 4:1 Therefore, since through God’s mercy
we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.2
Rather, we have renounced secret and
shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor
do we distort the word of God. On the contrary,
by setting forth the truth plainly we commend
ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight
of God.
17. Acts 15: 28 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit
and to us not to burden you with anything
beyond the following requirements:
18.
19. 2 Cor 2:12 Now when I went to Troas to preach
the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord
had opened a door for me, 13 I still had no
peace of mind, because I did not find my
brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them
and went on to Macedonia.
22. Acts 16:6 Paul and his companions traveled
throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia,
having been kept by the Holy Spirit from
preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7
When they came to the border of Mysia, they
tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus
would not allow them to.
23. Acts 16:8 So they passed by Mysia and went
down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a
vision of a man of Macedonia standing and
begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and
help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we
got ready at once to leave for Macedonia,
concluding that God had called us to preach the
gospel to them.
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25. Four Big Ideas
1. Anatomy of a God idea
2. You & “You”
3. Finding Holy Spirit Peace
4. The Role of Circumstances
