God's Persistence to All Nations

God’s Persistence to All Nations
Acts 2:1-11
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Mark 16:15-16 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
Mark 16:15-16 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
What does God do to save?
His plan before the foundation of world…
Ephesians 1:4-5 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world,…
What does God do to save?
His plan before the foundation of world…
What does God do to save?
His plan before the foundation of world…
What does God do to save?
His plan before the foundation of world…
God’s part is not enough …
Christ’s death is certainly sufficient for the sins of the whole world …
But it also requires reaching the heart of each person …
Perhaps harder than creation…
John 5:17 "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working."
John 6:44-45 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; 45 It is written, they shall all be taught by God… everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.
What God does to save us …
The Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-40)
Angel told Philip to go to south to Gaza road …
The Spirit told Philip to go up to the chariot …
The eunuch had a prior developing faith …
He was reading the exact passage about Christ…
What God does to save us …
Cornelius the Centurion (Acts 10:1-48)
Cornelius told in a vision to send for Peter
God gives the vision of animals on sheet to Peter
The Spirit tells Peter to go with the men at the door
The reluctant Peter finally gets it (vs. 34-48)
What God does to save us …
Conversion of Saul (Acts 9:1-18/22:1-16)
Saul’s prior life training in Judaism … Phil 3:4-6
Christ appears in bright light on way to Damascus
Saul’s heart was sincere but he needed understanding
“Why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick the goads ..”
Our role is also vital …
God has done his part from the beginning ..
He is actively involved in people’s lives ..
His plan to reach the lost depends on us..
2 Corinthians 4:6-7 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
God’s Persistence to All Nations
Acts 2:1-11