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Introduction:
There are many reasons why we may obey someone, including God.
What are yours?
Fear?
Obeying because you have to?
Reward?
Obeying because you get something out of it Love?
Obeying because you love Christ and your fellowman?
As we continue our series “Changes” we are going to look at an event surrounding the Apostle Paul and how the Holy Spirit was calling him to go to Jerusalem.
As we walk through parts of Acts 21, here is what I want you to remember; “Don’t let fear hold you back.”
(Pray)
Paul’s Background:
Also known as Saul of Tarsus.
(Born in the city of Tarsus, which is located on the southern coast of modern-day Turkey)
Schooled to be a member of the Pharisees.
(Jewish Leaders)
Led the persecution of Stephen and other Christians (Acts 8)
Jesus met with Paul as he was going to persecute more Christians (Acts 9)
Paul was commissioned to be a missionary for the Gentiles (Acts 13-28)
Put to death in Rome between 62-64 AD
Preparing For Jerusalem:
The Holy Spirit was preparing Paul for his journey to Jerusalem.
(Share personal testimony of the Holy Spirit prepping me and others for the change.)
“If a nudging is from the Lord, He will confirm it.”
Going No Matter The Cost:
The Lord was speaking to others about Paul’s Journey
“The Holy Spirit is not contradicting what He is asking of Paul.”
“The Spirit did not contradict anything he had earlier said to Paul.
“Through the Spirit” these believers had access to the same prophetic knowledge Paul had: afflictions awaited him in Jerusalem.
Out of their love for Paul, these believers responded by asking him not to go.
But he was committed to following the Lord’s will.”
Stanley E. Porter, “Acts,” in CSB Apologetics Study Bible, ed.
Ted Cabal (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2017), 1382.
This commitment is shown after the second prophecy of Paul going to Jerusalem.
“Acts 21:10-14
“Obedience to the Lord should be given above All things.”
Conclusion:
What are we afraid of today?
An author who has spent his career writing thrillers warns against taking scares too seriously.
The late Michael Crichton, who wrote The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, warned us to “stop scaring ourselves.”
To emphasize his point, Crichton listed proclaimed dangers that never materialized.
He reminded us of a 1972 warning about climate change: “We simply cannot afford to gamble.
We cannot risk inaction.
Those scientists who [disagree] are acting irresponsibly.
The indications that our climate can soon change for the worse are too strong to be reasonably ignored.”
The author of the statement was not speaking of global warming, but global cooling.
Now it is global warming that is threatening our planet.
In the ‘60s we were worrying about a population explosion.
In 1973 a warning predicted that by 1993 the world would exhaust its supply of gold, mercury, tin, zinc, oil, copper, lead, and natural gas.
As Y2K approached, computers were expected to be the downfall of civilization.
A lot of the news we see and read is geared toward making us fearful.
While some things are legitimate causes for concern, let us not be paralyzed by fear.
Always remember that Jesus is Lord, and “in him all things are held together.”
—Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell
Because Paul was obedient and went to Jerusalem....
He preached the testimony of Jesus Christ to the people of Jerusalem (Acts 22)
He preached the testimony of Jesus Christ to royal officials in Caesarea (Acts 23:23-Acts 26)
The Lord miraculously kept Paul from dying from a poisonous snake bite (Acts 28:1-10)
Paul preached the testimony of Jesus Christ in Rome (Acts 28:17-30)
“Our circumstances shouldn’t effect what we believe about Jesus Christ.”
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