Sermon Outline for Bulletin
Acts - Nominations!
Acts 1:12-26
We come to the part of
the text where the current apostles must replace Judas who has hung
himself. The scriptures today give us
some very good guidelines for bringing on leaders to oversee the church. They talked it over with the 120 in the upper
room; then they prayed and waited for God’s response. Sounds like a good model for us to follow –
not only in church, but in our jobs, our families and in our walk with Jesus.
Reminders
of God using people:
1. Gideon
– Judges 7:20
2. Judas
3. The
Apostles
4. You
& me – John 15:13-17
I. The Obedient Disciples- Verse 12-14
a. They
did what Jesus asked, they waited.
b. They
prayed.
Great
pattern for us=Pray & seek God’s direction! – John
14:13-14
c. Unity
d. All
the church included
What
are they waiting on? Luke 24:49 & Acts 1:4
II. The Church is born- Verse 15
Examples of great starts: Henry Ford & Steve Jobs
a. Exciting
times
b. Spread
of Christianity
III. Fulfilled Prophecy- Verses 16-20
a. Judas
was one of us! – John 6:64-71
b. Judas
suicide – Verse 18-20
IV. New Disciples – Verse 21-26
a. Qualifications
b. Two
Men are Qualified
c. They
Pray
d. Another
whack at Judas
e. They
cast lots
Conclusion: As much as modern
Christians love to talk about successes, sometimes the failures of the church
need airing. Peter’s explanation of
Judas’ failure offers us a look at the difference between apostasy and
backsliding. Peter was a temporary
backslider when he denied the Savior at the time of the crucifixion. Judas was an apostate: He revealed his true
nature – an unbeliever by his behavior in betraying Jesus. I John 2:18-19
1. James 5:16 – Don’t live in your sickness of despair
another day!
2. Philippians 1:27 – Conduct yourself in a worthy
manner.
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