SERMON SPOTLIGHT * 7/3/22

The Lord stands up to the blitz on your soul and He will never, never, never give you up! Below is an outline summary of the sermon for your further study and deeper reflection.

SERIES: Hopeful: The Book of Acts
TEXT: Acts 12:24-25
TITLE: God’s Unyielding Work
PREACHER: Tom Wilkins
BIG IDEA: The unyielding work of God is the salvation of His people and our exaltation of Jesus through the Local Church… and nothing is going to stop it!

POINTS:
I. God’s Work through the Local Church
II. God’s Work Opposed
III. God’s Work Unyielding

SERMON EXCERPTS:
”There are three things revealed in verses 1-3 about the nature and character of this Church at Antioch: they were dependent on God, obedient to God, they were sent by God to proclaim the word of God.”

“God disposes of the opposition to His Work and He MOVES IN POWER against Satan and representatives. In a divine sense - God raises His voice and declares: NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!”

“God blinds the false prophet in utter darkness - and what is shocking is that in God’s judgment, MERCY is present! He is blinded “FOR A TIME” and he is left alive. [possibly blinded so that LATER he might see!] This is NOTHING BUT UNDERSERVED GRACE! The opposition might one day believe in Jesus!”

“God’s work in salvation is not delayed. It is not deterred. It is not put on hold. It is perfectly timed. There is no divine anxiety, no slowing down, no speeding up. It will not be rescheduled. His work of salvation is delivered faithfully on the sinner being saved. There is no hiccup, no bump in the road, no skid marks, and no back peddling. There is no rethinking nor going back to the drawing board. God does not have a Plan B! God’s unyielding work of salvation is the only plan and it is divinely carried out in absolute perfection!”

QUOTES:
Winston Churchill - “But for everyone, surely, what we have gone through in this… period of ten months this is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:
Romans 8:31-37

APPLICATION:
1. Do you see God’s work?
2. Are we willing to do God’s work when he calls us?
3. Do we truly believe that the Local Church is God’s foundational means of carrying out His Gospel Work in the world? Do we value the local church to the extent that it is also primary in our plans… in our future decisions?
4. What keeps assaulting your faith?