Lose Your Mind 3 of 4

Lose Your Mind 3 of 4

Objective: With improvement in mind, we will use Acts 16 as a guide for discipleship development, to lose our restrictive view in favor of God’s unrestricted power for progress.

‌Stick To The Plan

Acts 16:11-15 New Living Translation… We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis. 12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.

13 On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there. 14 One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. 15 She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

Introduction: One of the most frustrating facets of life’s journey, is coming to grips with the reality of unexpected shifts, twists, and turns.

Evangelism is the sharing of the gospel through preaching and/or personal witness.

Overwhelming Observations: Stick to the plan…

–No one is exempt

References… Romans 2:11, Luke 8:1-3, Mark 16:1, Mark 16:5-7, Mark 16:9-10.

–Someone is expecting

References… Hebrews 10:25, John 5:4.

–Everyone connected is exposed

References… Barna Study: Around 82% of people would consider attending church if invited by a close friend, but only about 2% of Christians actively invite friends to church, meaning a significant gap exists between potential attendees and those who are actually invited.

Punchline: When the church sits down it opens the door for comfortable communication that changes lives.

Conclusion: Sticking to the plan requires us to lose our mind, because we get stuck where we were meant to start.

Romans 12:2 “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”.

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