Acting Out (Part 5) - Components of Lasting Change
Written by Ed Allen
Sunday, 20 July 2008 09:00
Sermon Outline
Acts 9:1-19
5 Components of Lasting Change
- Revelation
- Saul heard a voice from outside of himself (9:4-6)
- Most of the time it is not as dramatic as a blinding light and a voice from heaven, but it is always from outside of yourself.
- Repentance
- Recognition: we need to recognize the power and majesty of Jesus Christ.
- Reception: we have to say yes to what God shows us (Acts 26:19-20)
- Revolution
- Acts 9:20-22
- Saul immediately began preaching that Jesus is the Son of God.
- Resilience
- Lasting change must be accompanied by personal resilience.
- Lasting change will be resisted
- Acts 9:23-25
- James 1:2-4
- Relationships
- Lasting change requires other people.
- Acts 9:27f
- Saul was then surrounded by a network of relationships
What would it take for real change in your life? What would it take for you to hear from God?