Nov 6, 2017
The Spreading of the
Gospel
by Dedicated Disciples and Powerful
Persecutors
Acts 13:49-52
In Acts chapter 13, God used two
entirely different groups of people to accomplish the same purpose:
the spreading of the gospel. God used dedicated
disciples and God used powerful persecutors.
1. The true gospel — the message of
Jesus’ death and resurrection — is the word of the Lord (Acts
13:49).
2. The gospel message can be spread
effectively throughout an entire community, but it takes a group
effort (Acts 13:49).
3. God overrules opposition and
mistreatment of His witnesses, and He enables the gospel to spread
(Acts 13:50-51).
4. The indwelling Holy Spirit gives
joy no matter what the circumstances (Acts 13:52).
Our response to the truth of the word
of God:
Be filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts
13:52; Ephesians 5:18).