Paul Introduces His God

INTRODUCTION

1. Acts 17:16-21 _________________________________________________________________

2. Overheard in the marketplace, Paul is ______________________________________________

a. These two groups of philosophers held _______________________________________

b. Yet, they had one thing in common: _________________________________________

3. Paul’s task – to ________________________________________________________________

a. The Athenians were ______________________________________________________

b. They knew _______________ God, yet did not ________________ Him.

DISCUSSION

I. Paul: “Your Unknown God Is the God I Worship!”

A. Paul describes the greatness of His being (Acts 17:22-25)

B. “My God is the ________________________________” _______________________________

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C. “My God is ___________________________________” ________________________________

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D. “My God is ___________________________________” ________________________________

(see Acts 7:48-49) ______________________________________________________________

E. “My God is ___________________________________” ________________________________

(see Psalm 50:10-12) ____________________________________________________________

F. “My God is the ________________________________” ________________________________

(see Job 12:10) _________________________________________________________________

II. Four Penetrating Conclusions from This (Acts 17:26-29)

A. Since God is the Father of all, then all are ____________________________________________

B. The Father of all desires to be ____________________________________________________

1. To make this possible, He _____________________________________________ (27b)

a. He reveals Himself through __________________________________________

b. Job 12:7-10 _______________________________________________________

c. Romans 1:18-21 ___________________________________________________

2. Why? Because He desires __________________________________________________

C. Since God is Father of all, He gives _____________________________________ (25b)

1. In Him we _____________________________________________________________

2. In Him we ______________________________________________________________

3. In Him we ______________________________________________________________

D. Since God is the Creator of all humans, He cannot possibly be ________________________(29)

III. Paul Heads into His Grand Conclusion (Acts 17:30-31)

A. As creator of all and Lord over all, God has the right to _________________________________

1. One universal law for all: no ________________________________________________

a. ________________________________ in our heart.

b. ________________________________ in our life.

2. One more startling fact…

B. God’s “offspring” will stand _______________________________________________________

CONCLUSION

1. The result of Paul’s sermon?

a. Some _________________________________________________________________

b. Some __________________________________________________________________

c. Some __________________________________________________________________

2. It has ever been thus!

This morning’s Scripture Reading:

Psalm 8:1-9