Written by,
Robert Johnson
First let me start off by saying, we praise God for the almost 165k that have visited and supported the word of God. You are truly amazing and most of all, the apple of God’s eye. The only thing that matters is the word of God. “Stop wasting time.” .”
Matthew 24:14 KJV
“14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come
As I sat here at work I began to reflect on how good God is, has been, and will be. Tonight my thought hit me like a tone of bricks. The Bible states in. – The Book of Acts 17:6-12 KJV
“6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
These are different from the religious leaders in John 5:39 that Jesus rebuked. These were those who the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it were not just a few, women and men.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.“
How did these men turn the world upside down?
Paul and Silas are a true example of what is suppose to happen when the word goes forth. In 2 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 6 the word of God Clare’s that we who believe are, “Living Epistles of the New Testament.”
Wherever Paul went, things happened. Souls were saved, people took sides, feelings were stirred, decisions were made, and lines were dawn. Paul did not slip into town, hold a few quiet meeting, enjoy some good home cooking, pick up a generous honorarium, and slip back out of town again without anyone knowing or caring that he had been in town.
How did the early disciples turn the world upside down? What was the secret to their success?
I. They turned the world upside down through the power they possessed.
1 Corinithians2:1-4
A. He did not rely on persuasive arguments “excellency of speech or of wisdom” – refers to human rhetoric or of human wisdom. He did not come with eloquent language. He did not come as a Christian salesman. He did not come with clever sale pitches to get them to make a profession. He had determined that he was not going to use worldly influence.
We do not need to be clever in our presentation, Just preach the word, Jesus
B. He did not rely on personal ability
“I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling”
Paul was a man who had several physical weaknesses. He knew when he attempted to reach others that he was physically limited. When he considered, on one hand, his supreme weakness and limitations and on the other hand the importance of the message, he recognized it would take God to do it through him. There was a fear in the face of the task that had been committed to his trust. “Stop wasting time.”
In verse 4. It was not Paul’s ability but the Holy Spirit’s ability. Paul did not trust his own natural talents (2 Corinthians 3:5).
It is the Holy Spirit that must convict, convince, and convert the sinner. Paul was the proclaimer, the Holy Spirit was the persuader. Paul recognized the Holy Spirit’s power.
The preaching of the Gospel had carried conviction because of the power of the Holy Spirit.
The organization will not turn the world upside down; personality will not turn the world upside down; money will not turn the world upside down.
Ordinary men and women filled with the power of the Spirit of God will do it.
The Holy Spirit is present in every believer, prominent in some believers, but He was pre-eminent in the early believers of the church.
II. They turned the world upside down through the praying they practiced.
Every problem the early church encountered, there was but one response –PRAYER. They were confident in the ability of prayer. See Acts 4:17,18, 23, 24 and Acts 12:1-5, 6,7.
Prayer is not an escape from responsibility, but rather it is our response to God’s ability.
A. The early church brought to God their frustrations in prayer
B. The early church brought to God their feelings in prayer
C. The early church brought to God their foes in prayer
D. The early church brought to God their friends in prayer
F. The early church brought to God their failures in prayer
G. The early church brought to God their future in prayer
III. They turned the world upside down through the person they preached
Acts 2:22-24
The all-consuming desire of the early church was to introduce others to the Jesus Christ of the cross. They were absolutely unconcerned about everything in the world but one thing, and that was teaching and preaching Jesus Christ.
a. They expounded the person of the cross
B. They expounded the purchase of the cross
C. They expounded the power of the cross
D. They expounded the pardon of the cross
IV. They turned the world upside down through the price they paid.
Many of the early church were for their service of Christ. They rejoiced that were counted worthy to suffer for the cause of Christ.
A. St John chapter 3
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
B. II Cor. 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
C. Rom. 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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