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2013-05-12 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:31 Part 6

THE GREAT ANSWER      

Acts 16:31

Part VI

The Salvation of the House

Acts 16

Why were Both Households Saved?

     (Lydia’s and the Philippian Jailer’s)

1.  Someone was Praying with Others            v. 13    

2.  Someone was Worshiping God Alone        v. 14

3.  The Households Witnessed Baptism          vv. 15, 33

4.  The Head of Household Practiced Persuasive Hospitality   v. 15

2013-05-05 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:31 Part 5

THE GREAT ANSWER      

Part 5

Acts 16:31

What is it to be Saved?

I.  We are Saved from Death

     Genesis 2:16-17

     ~ unto Life

   “…you were dead in the trespasses

and sins in which you once walked….

But God…made us alive…”      Eph 2:1-2, 4-5

II.  We are Saved from Wrath

   “…to grant relief to you…

2013-04-28 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:31 Part 4

THE GREAT ANSWER      

Part 4

Acts 16:31

Believing in the Lord Jesus

I.  The Greatness of the Subject

John 1:3-4; John 21:25

“Sweetest note in seraph song;

Sweetest name on mortal tongue;

Sweetest carol ever sung;

Jesus, blessed Jesus!”

A.  The Trilemma Under Attack

B.  The Great Mysteries

1.  The Mystery of the Trinity

2.  The Mystery of the Two Natures

2013-04-21 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:31 Part 3

THE GREAT ANSWER      

Part 4

Acts 16:31 

Believing on Christ as Lord

I.  Believing on Christ as Lord

A.  The Lordship Controversy

1.  The Danger of Opposing Personalities

I Corinthians 1:12-13

2.  The Necessity of Preserving Unity

Philippians 2:2

B.  Must a Person make a “Lordship Decision” in Order to be Saved?

1.  At the moment of salvation few of us know very much at all about Christ.

2013-04-14 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:31 Part 2

THE GREAT ANSWER       Part 2

Acts 16:31

 

I.  The Command to Believe

“Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved…”

A.  Is Faith in Christ all that is Necessary for Salvation

YES!!!

“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” John 6:29

B.  What about Repentance?   Acts 17:30

C.  What about Lordship?  

2013-04-07 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:31

THE GREAT ANSWER

-The Prominence of Faith

"And they said, 'Believe in The Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved..."

Acts 16:31

 

I.  The Prominence of Faith

A.  In the Old Testament

1. In the Experience of Abraham   Genesis 15:6

2. In the Teaching of the Prophets   Habakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:37

B.  In the New Testament     John 6:47; Eph. 2:8-9; Acts 16:31; Romans 4:5

C.  In the Heart of God           Hebrews 11:6

II. The Meaning of Faith

2013-03-31 Ronnie Stevens Matthew 28:1-6

risen…as He said…

Matthew 28:1-6

I.  Looking for Jesus

A.  Omnipresence as an Attribute of God

John 1:48; Matthew 28:20

“God’s center is everywhere;

His circumference is nowhere.”

“…for Christ plays in 10,000 places,

lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not His

to the Father through the features of men’s faces…”

 - As Kingfishers Catch Fire

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)

B.  Sovereignty – The Key to Salvation

2013-03-24 Ronnie Stevens Luke 19:28-40

THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

Luke 19:28-40

I.  The Approach to Jerusalem   vv. 28-37

A.  The Ascent via Bethany      vv. 28-29

B.  The Descent from Olivet    v. 37

C.  The Triumphal Entry           vv. 37-38

II. The Restoration of Nature     vv. 30-40

A.  Owners turned to Stewards    vv. 33-34

B.  The Submission of the Colt      v. 35

1.  The Link to Zechariah

Zechariah 9:9

2.  The Exhibition of Divine Attributes

2013-03-17 Ronnie Stevens Acts 16:25-34

The Great Question Answered

                    Acts 16:25-34

The Great Question:" Sirs, What Must I Do to be Saved?"

                                                        v.30

"The Prospect of Being Hanged Focuses the Mind Wonderfully"

                                               Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

1. How did the Word 'Salvation' Enter the Jailer's Vocabulary?

2. What Would the Jailer Have Learned About the God Paul and Silas Preached?

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