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Acts 13:36 (Living Bible) .
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1. “For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep, and was laid among his fathers and underwent decay
2. “after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed”
3. For David, after he had served God’s will and purpose and counsel in his own generation, fell asleep in death] and was buried among his forefathers, and he did see corruption and undergo putrefaction and dissolution [of the grave].
4. 3 POINTS
5. 3 POINTS David….served the purposes of God in his generation
6. 3 POINTS David….served the purposes of God in his generation
1. Every person was made to fulfill Gods purposes in our time
7. 3 POINTS David….served the purposes of God in his generation
1. Every person was made to fulfill Gods purposes in our time
8. 3 POINTS David….served the purposes of God in his generation
1. Every person was made to fulfill Gods purposes in our time
9. 3 POINTS David….served the purposes of God in his generation
1. Every person was made to fulfill Gods purposes in our time
10. 3 POINTS David….served the purposes of God in his generation
1. Every person was made to fulfill Gods purposes in our time
11. Heart of the message Serving the purposes of God in this generation
12. Strategy revealed: 12:25-13:4 13:2 “set apart Saul & Barnabas for the work for which I have called them”
13. What is ordination? a local congregation publicly recognizes the gifts of the ministry in a person and sets him apart for the work of the ministry
14. Different kinds of ordination: IN THIS CHURCH
15. Different kinds of ordination: IN THIS CHURCH Ordination into non-professional ministry:
16. Different kinds of ordination: IN THIS CHURCH Ordination into non-professional ministry:
Ordination into professional ministry:
17. Strategy expanded 13:44-52 Plowing ready ground 1. The strategy is go to those who are receptive
18. Strategy expanded 13:44-52 Plowing ready ground 1. The strategy is go to those who are receptive
2. vs. 47 we must be “doing what God commanded”
19. Strategy expanded 13:44-52 Plowing ready ground 1. The strategy is go to those who are receptive
2. vs. 47 we must be “doing what God commanded”
3. 48 When the non-Jewish (non-religious) outsiders heard this, they could hardly believe their good fortune.
20. Strategy confirmed: 14:25-27
21. “everybody spends eternity somewhere”