Sermon Notes 14 November 2021

Ps Vernon Quek

Hear God’s Kingdom Call

Acts 28:11-31

Intro: ‘And so we came to Rome…’ (v11-16)

Paul’s Cause (v17-22)

• (Α) Israel’s Hope: The Resurrection of the Dead (23:6, 24:14-15 & 21, 26:6-8, 26:22-23)
  

Paul’s Challenge (v23-28)

• (B) For Israel (Isaiah 6:9-10)
  

Luke’s Consistent Call (v23, 28-31)

• Certainty about… (Luke 1:1-4)
  
  
  • Luke’s Gospel (Vol. I):
    • Start: Luke 2:29-32
    • End: Luke 24:44-49
      
      
  • The Acts [of Jesus] (Vol. II):
    • Start: Acts 1:8
    • End: Acts 28:28-31
      

(A) + (B) leads to (C)onclusion: Israel’s Hope = the Hope of ALL

So why did Luke end this way?

Conclusion: Hear the Call…

Reflection Questions

1. What is your big takeaway from today’s passage?
2. How is your spiritual hearing and sight today? What evidence is there in your life that you are hearing and rightly responding to God’s Kingdom Call? What evidence is there that you are not?
3. In preparation for next Sunday’s Series Review, what would you say if someone asked you what the Book of Acts was about? What do you think Luke wants his readers to have certainty about?
4. What have you heard the Lord say to you personally from Acts this year?