Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Text: Acts 24
Theme: The gospel demands urgent action because time is limited and the enemy is fighting against us.
Notes:
Don’t mistake God’s mercy, compassion, and patience for God being unwilling to judge sin.
The Mind of a Gospel Proclaimer
- They maintain composure by being calm, kind, and constructive
- Calm vs. Fear & Frustration
- We have peace and calm when we acknowledge God’s sovereignty trust in His goodness
- Proverbs 16:32
- Kind
- In 1750 Jonathan Edwards was dismissed by his church after 25 years of service
- His behavior was described by friends and enemies as “saintly”
- Constructive
- Calm vs. Fear & Frustration
- They maintain their character and integrity
- Character: Right message, right methods, right means
- Integrity: what we do and how we do it is worthy of Christ and His example
- They maintain clarity about their mission
How to Handle Gospel Procrastinators
- Be doctrinally clear
- Historical
- Scriptural
- 2 Timothy 1:14
- Acts 24, Paul made it clear to Felix that there was a coming judgment on sin
- Be direct with conviction
- Be determined in conversations
- Because we love God
- Because we love people
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