Volume 4

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I. I. Is your spirit

?

Acts 17:16-17 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and he spoke daily in the public square to all who happened to be there. (NLT)

What do you see when you look at

?

Let the Holy Spirit stir your heart—for the

and for the

Reveal Answer

II. Build a

Acts 17:22–23 So Paul, standing before the council, addressed them as follows: “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious in every way, for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about. (NLT)

The altar to the “unknown god” is still

—just with new names

Colossian 4:5-6 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone. (NLT)

III. Point people to

Acts 17:28-31 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone. “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead. (NLT)

Jesus is the

of God’s plan

The resurrection is the

Repentance is the

response.

Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (NLT)

How will

respond?

v.4, 5 Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded…but some of the Jews were jealous

v.11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message

v.18 What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?

v.32 When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”

Romans 10:9-10 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved (NLT)
You’re not unknown. You’re not unseen. The unknown God became known—so you could be fully known and fully loved—His name is Jesus!