You are not alone • 3/20/22

Sermon Manuscript: Acts 9:20-25

Series: Acts

Title: What This World Wants

Date: 3/20/22

Location: Perris Valley Church

 

 

 

Luke 2:41-52 (NASB)

His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the feast; 43 and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. 44 Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they went a day’s journey; and then they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him. 46 Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers. 48 When Joseph and Mary saw Him, they were bewildered; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You!” 49 And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” 50 And yet they on their part did not understand the statement which He had made to them. 

 

Acts 9:20 (NASB)

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” 

 

Psalm 2:6-7 (NASB)

“But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain.” 7 “I will announce the decree of the Lord: He said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have fathered You.

 

1 Chronicles 17:11-14 (NASB)

When your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, then I will set up one of your descendants after you, who will be from your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. 13 I will be his father and he shall be My son; and I will not take My favor away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. 14 But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”’”

 

Mark 1:1 (NASB)

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,

 

John 1:34 (NASB)

34 And I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

 

John 1:49 (NASB)

Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel!”

 

Matthew 27:54 (NASB)

Now as for the centurion and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the other things that were happening, they became extremely frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”

 

Matthew 8:29 (NASB)

And they cried out, saying, “What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

 

Mark 3:11 (NASB)

And whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

 

Acts 9:21 (NASB)

21 All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem destroyed those who called on this name, and had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” 

 

1)    Who you were is always going to be a part of your life, but your past does not direct your future — only Jesus does.

 

 

Acts 9:22 (NASB)

22 But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ.

 

2)    Defending Jesus will grow our Spiritual Strength

 

Acts 9:23 (NASB)

When many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted together to do away with him,

 

Acts 9:24 (NASB)

but their plot became known to Saul. They were also closely watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death; 

 

3)    Neither Our Culture, Our Government, Our Celebrities, Or Our Friends, Want To Hear You Talk About Jesus. But We Must Not Stop Proclaiming Jesus As The Son Of God.

 

Acts 9:25 (NASB)

but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.

 

4)    You are not alone. Your church has got your back.