Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Psalm 2
Sermon Outline:
- When faced with danger, seek the Lord with your church
- God is Sovereign over every single thing
- Why the Nations Rage
- Seek the Lord of vengeance
- Seek the Lord for boldness in your calling
- The Signs given at the beginning of the covenant are permanent
Family Discussion Questions:
- What scary thing had just happened to the disciples?
- What did they do when powerful men got angry with them?
- Does God want us to stay alone or to worship him with a church?
- Is God in control of everything or only some things?
- Was it a surprise to God that Jesus was killed on a cross?
- Why do we not need to be afraid of people who hate Jesus?
- What did these believers take as the evidence that God is sovereign?
- What effect did the sovereignty of God have on these Christians?
- What causes the raging of the heathens against the Lord?
- What is the surprising irony about whom the Lord calls heathens in this passage? How should that cause the church to both fear and take comfort?
- What two things did the believers pray for? Is that surprising?
- What impact do the signs seen in Acts have for the rest of church history?
- The miracles did not cause belief. What two things did the Lord use to work belief in those converted?
