The Bible is the
source and norm of what we believe and how we are to pattern our life. (see 2 Tim. 3:15, Acts 15:11)
Your approach in preaching the Gospel will
from one person to the next. Evangelism isn’t a
.
“His spirit was
within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.” -Acts 17:16
“…What therefore you worship as
, this I proclaim to you.” -Acts 17:22-23
When Paul is talking to people who respect the Bible as the Word of God, he builds a case on
. When he is talking to everyone else, he builds a case starting with
. (Acts 17:24-28, Romans 1:16-32).
Paul zoomed out to show that Jesus is the
of every truth you have been trying to gather.
Jesus becomes not the
of these partial, zoomed-in truths; He becomes the
.
What if we pay attentiont to the
and
around us, so we can meet others on
ground and work from there?
Take a
around.
For next week, read Acts 18:1-17
