Paul Introduces His God
INTRODUCTION
1. Acts 17:16-21 _________________________________________________________________
2. Overheard in the marketplace, Paul is ______________________________________________
a. These two groups of philosophers held _______________________________________
b. Yet, they had one thing in common: _________________________________________
3. Paul’s task – to ________________________________________________________________
a. The Athenians were ______________________________________________________
b. They knew _______________ God, yet did not ________________ Him.
DISCUSSION
I. Paul: “Your Unknown God Is the God I Worship!”
A. Paul describes the greatness of His being (Acts 17:22-25)
B. “My God is the ________________________________” _______________________________
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C. “My God is ___________________________________” ________________________________
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D. “My God is ___________________________________” ________________________________
(see Acts 7:48-49) ______________________________________________________________
E. “My God is ___________________________________” ________________________________
(see Psalm 50:10-12) ____________________________________________________________
F. “My God is the ________________________________” ________________________________
(see Job 12:10) _________________________________________________________________
II. Four Penetrating Conclusions from This (Acts 17:26-29)
A. Since God is the Father of all, then all are ____________________________________________
B. The Father of all desires to be ____________________________________________________
1. To make this possible, He _____________________________________________ (27b)
a. He reveals Himself through __________________________________________
b. Job 12:7-10 _______________________________________________________
c. Romans 1:18-21 ___________________________________________________
2. Why? Because He desires __________________________________________________
C. Since God is Father of all, He gives _____________________________________ (25b)
1. In Him we _____________________________________________________________
2. In Him we ______________________________________________________________
3. In Him we ______________________________________________________________
D. Since God is the Creator of all humans, He cannot possibly be ________________________(29)
III. Paul Heads into His Grand Conclusion (Acts 17:30-31)
A. As creator of all and Lord over all, God has the right to _________________________________
1. One universal law for all: no ________________________________________________
a. ________________________________ in our heart.
b. ________________________________ in our life.
2. One more startling fact…
B. God’s “offspring” will stand _______________________________________________________
CONCLUSION
1. The result of Paul’s sermon?
a. Some _________________________________________________________________
b. Some __________________________________________________________________
c. Some __________________________________________________________________
2. It has ever been thus!
This morning’s Scripture Reading:
Psalm 8:1-9