December 1, 2019
Message Notes
December 1, 2019 | Teacher: Ken Wilson
WITNESSES:
The Spread of the Gospel in the Book of Acts
Paul and James: Liberty in the Context of Love
(Acts 21:17-26)
Message Resource - Understanding Misunderstanding
Review: The Final Push to Rome
Question: “Can deconstructed horses even be led to water?”
Warm Welcome and Detailed Report
Love and support other believers,
and share stories of God’s work in the lives of people.
(21:17-19)
Unity: Witnesses create unity among believers (21:17-18).
Praise: Witnesses give credit to God for His redemptive work (21:19).
Cultural Concern and Wise Response
Never compromise the gospel message
while making every effort to communicate without offending.
(21:20-26)
Sensitivity: Witnesses adapt to culture to share gospel truth (21:20-25).
Unity: Witnesses limit personal freedom to share gospel truth (21:26).
Lessons for Witnesses:
Witnesses, seeking unity among believers,
limit their personal freedoms for the sake of the gospel.
Next Steps
• Know the gospel well and never compromise the message.
• Love people well and never put you and your rights ahead of others.
This Week’s Growth Guide
God’s Word is both central and critical to your spiritual growth. We invite you to utilize the Growth Guide during the week to further your application of the Truth from the message.
• Monday - Romans 14:1-12
• Tuesday - Romans 14:13-23
• Wednesday - Romans 15:1-13
• Thursday - Romans 15:14-22
• Friday - Acts 21:27-36
Home Church
Our Home Churches meet weekly to facilitate quicker relational depth, study the same passage taught
Sunday to help apply Scripture in the context of community, and pray with one another. Home Church helps our body seek God’s best for one another.
Home Church Questions
• Read Acts 21:17-26.
• What was the main point of the message this week?
• Was there anything new, interesting, insightful, or even unclear from the message?
• What was your main takeaway from this week’s message?
• Review one more time the essentials of the gospel message (grace, faith, and Jesus’ death and resurrection).
• What challenges do you see in communicating the gospel in our current culture?
• What do Christians do that make it difficult to share the “love of Christ”? What are false accusations and what are understandable?
• When have you set aside your own rights in order to love others well and communicate the gospel?
• What issues are “no-compromise” issues for you? Why? Are they really essential for evangelism?
• What would you sacrifice in order to have an opportunity to communicate the gospel?
AT FELLOWSHIP
Ministry Center Warming Center - January 12-18
We are once again ministering to Faulkner County’s homeless population in partnership with the Ministry Center. We do this by providing a meal every evening, as well as have two women and two men spend the night with those who are taking shelter during the night. To register go to https://tinyurl.com/roda246.
Parent’s Night Out | December 6 | 6-8:30 p.m.
Parents, don’t miss out on this annual event!! Enjoy a date night or just relax at home by yourself while we take care of your kids. Games, snacks, movies, and lots of fun! Open for all Fellowship Kids families, through 4th grade. Register at www.fellowshipconway.org/register.
Angel Tree - Bethlehem House • Haven House • The Call • Christmas Boot Drive
Starting next Sunday, invest in our local community by grabbing an ornament off the Angel Tree in the atrium. We are supporting four local ministries in their efforts to outfit beds for the homeless, provide gifts for families in need, and serving families that are fostering. Grab an ornament on your way out.
Widows’ Christmas Luncheon
Fellowship will be honoring our widows with a Christmas Luncheon. The luncheon will be Tuesday, December 10, 12:00 p.m. at 3680 Gresham (home of Ambra Austin). For more information or to RSVP,
call 501-730-6795.
NEW PODCAST
Fellowship has a new podcast where you can get caught up on our current sermon series. Open your podcast app and search for “Fellowship Bible Church of Conway.”
Christmas boot drive
The Christmas Boot Drive needs your help with a gospel opportunity. This organization provides food, clothing, and Christmas gifts for children whose families find themselves in a tough spot. They raise funds, shop, and wrap all the gifts but they need help delivering the gifts to the homes of those families on December 18th. If you are interested in helping with delivery, please contact Michael at (501) 339-4222. If you are interested in other ways to help the Christmas Boot Drive such as sponsoring a family, shopping with us, or wrapping gifts contact Charlie Bates, 870-403-4305.
Perspectives Kicks off January 20, 2020
Explore God’s heart for the world as you learn from engaging speakers on a variety of topics aimed to align your heart with His. Spend the semester seeing the story of redemption weaved through the entire Bible as the Creator pursues His creation. Sign-up and pay before December 31, 2019 and get $25 off. Perspectives will be hosted at The Summit Church Monday evenings from 6 pm - 9 pm beginning January 20th. For more information go to https://tinyurl.com/qn48os5.
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