A. The former life of sin (Acts 8:1,3; 9:1-2; 1 Timothy 1:13)
B. The obligation to warn (Mark 16:15; Ezekiel 3:17-21)
C. Paul understood his obligation (Romans 3:23; 6:23; 10:14-17)
II. “I am ready to preach the gospel” (Romans 1:15)
A. Anytime, anywhere (Acts 16:25-34)
B. Rejection is inevitable (Acts 24:24-25; 26:27-29)
C. We must not let rejection deter us from teaching (Galatians 6:9)
III. “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” (Romans 1:16)
A. The gospel—not the teacher—is “the power of God to salvation” (Romans 1:16)
B. Christians who are ashamed are of no value to the Lord (Mark 8:38)
C. We can be confident in our eternal life (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
A. The dangers of these attitudes (Luke 20:45-46; Matthew 6:1,5,16; 1 Timothy 2:9-10; 3:2-6; Luke 14:7-11)
B. Evil attitudes lead to evil actions (Luke 20:47; 18:11-12)
II. The sacrificial widow
A. God’s people are supposed to take care of widows (Luke 21:1-4; Exodus 22:22; Deuteronomy 24:19-21; 27:19; James 1:27; 1 Timothy 5:3-6)
B. She was selfless in her sacrifice (Luke 21:3-4; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, 12; Galatians 6:10)
A. Jealous (Exodus 20:4-5; 34:14; Deuteronomy 4:24; Matthew 6:33)
B. Avenges (1 John 1:9; Hebrews 12:25, 29)
C. Furious (because of impenitence)
D. Mercy in the Old Testament (Exodus 33:17-19; Numbers 14:18; Psalm 13:5; 23:6)
E. Wrath in the New Testament (Romans 1:18; 2:5-6; Ephesians 5:5-6; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)
II. Good and bad news (Nahum 1:3)
A. Slow to anger (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 103:8; Jonah 4:2; James 1:19-20; Galatians 5:22-23)
B. Great in power (creation, deliverance, miracles)
C. Will not at all acquit the wicked (Psalm 1:5)
III. Good news (Nahum 1:7)
A. The Lord is good (Psalm 31:19; John 3:16)
B. A stronghold in the day of trouble (Psalm 46:1; 61:3)
C. The Lord knows those who trust in Him (1 John 2:3-5)
A. The Lord’s rebuke of the Pharisees (Luke 11:37-52) and the Pharisees’ opposition to the Lord (Luke 11:53-54; 6:7)
B. Their prejudiced question (Luke 19:47-20:2)
II. The Lord’s question
A. John’s baptism—from God or from men? (Luke 20:3-4; John 1:6, 29, 34-36; 3:26-36)
B. Their claim of ignorance (Luke 20:5-7)
III. Rebellion and dishonesty leaves one with no hope
A. They refused to answer His question, so He refused to answer theirs (Luke 20:8; John 20:30-31)
B. We must accept the truth of the gospel and obey it (James 1:21-25; Matthew 28:18; Mark 16:16)
I. “Every spiritual blessing…in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3)
A. Is it important to be “in Christ”? (Romans 3:24; 6:23; 8:1,39; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 15:19; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Galatians 2:16; 3:28; 2 Timothy 2:10; 3:15)
B. How does one get “in Christ”? (Galatians 3:26-27
II. Contact with the blood of Christ
A. “Baptized into His death” (Romans 6:3-4; Ephesians 2:13; 1 John 1:7)
B. Former life of sin is gone (Romans 6:5-7, 17)
III. “Not by works of righteousness which we have done” (Titus 3:4-7)
A. “Through the washing of regeneration” (Titus 3:5)
B. Results: justification by grace and heirs of the hope of eternal life
IV. Direct link between baptism and salvation (1 Peter 3:18-22)
A. Baptism is an “antitype”
B. Baptism “now saves us” (1 Peter 3:21; Genesis 3:1-5)
A. They “stood afar off” (Luke 17:11-12; Leviticus 13:45-46; Numbers 5:2-3)
B. “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” (Luke 17:13; 5:12-15)
II. The Lord’s response
A. His instruction (Luke 17:14a)
B. Their obedience (Luke 17:14b; cf. Mark 16:15; Luke 6:27-28; 12:22)
III. The lone returner
A. Thanksgiving (Luke 17:15-16; Philippians 4:6-7)
B. Spiritual healing (Luke 17:19; Matthew 1:21; Luke 7:50; 19:10)
C. What about the others? (Luke 17:17-18; Romans 1:20-21)
A. The Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:46-47)
B. The Day of Pentecost: “for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:36-38, 40-41, 47)
II. Continuing through the book of Acts
A. Philip in Samaria (Acts 8:12)
B. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:35-36, 38)
C. Saul of Tarsus (Acts 9:6, 17-18; 22:16)
D. Cornelius (Acts 10:47-48)
E. Lydia in Philippi (Acts 16:14-15)
F. The Philippian jailer (Acts 16:30-33)
III. Can you be baptized right if you are taught wrong?
A. Why were you baptized?
B. The example of the disciples in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-7)
A. Selfishness shown in “aggressive pronouns” (Luke 12:16-19)
B. Opportunities to share (Acts 2:44-45; 5:1-4; 2 Cor. 8:1-5, 12)
II. The rich fool thought only of this life
A. Success measured by materialistic standards (Luke 12:19)
B. “But God said…” (Luke 12:20; James 4:13-17; Galatians 6:10)
C. Are we more concerned with the temporary or the eternal? (Luke 12:21; 12:4-5)
III. God cares for us
A. We are valuable to Him (Luke 12:6-7; John 3:16-17; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9)
B. Warning against anxiety (Luke 12:22-34; 2 Thessalonians 3:10; Colossians 3:1-3)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12)
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