First Baptist Lenoir City

More Than A Building: The Book of Acts

I. The Power of God in the Presence of Man – 6:8-8:3

    a. The Person of Signs and Wonders – Acts 2:22-24

    b. The Presence of Signs and Wonders – Acts 2:42-43

    c. The Prayer for Signs and Wonders - Acts 4:24-31

    d. The Power of Stephen – Acts 6:8

    e. The Problem of Religion – 6:9-10

    f. The Prince of Darkness – 6:11-14

    g. The Peace of Stephen – 6:15 (The calm of Christ; The peace that passes

         understanding; God is our Rock, Our Fortress, Our Strong Tower

          – Boldness is also seen in speaking – I Peter 2:21-25)

III. The Pathway of Overcoming Obstacles – Acts 6:1-7

1. Don’t Neglect the Genuine Needs of People – 6:1

2. Don’t Neglect the Preaching of the Word – 6:2

3. Don’t Neglect Putting Spiritual People in Charge of Ministries – 6:3, 5-6

a. Good reputation

b. Full of Holy Spirit

c. Full of wisdom (Mt 7:24-27; James 1:22-24)

d. Willing to Serve Under Leadership

4. Don’t Neglect Devotion to Prayer – 6:4a

a. Don’t ask for what you don’t need

b. Don’t ask for what you already have

c. Don’t ask in meaningless repetition

5. Don’t Neglect the Ministry of the Word (beyond preaching) – 6:4b

a. Don’t alter it less you be judged - Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:5

b. Do meditate on it to deepen your faith – Psalm 1:1-2

c. Do rely on it for personal transformation – Psalm 19:7-9

d. Do rely on it for holy living – Psalm 119:11

e. Do rely on it for direction – Psalm 119:105

f. Do rely on it to be led to the Redeemer – John 5:39-40; Luke 24:44-45

6. Don’t Neglect Those You Deem Too Far Away from Salvation – 6:7

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