Calvary Chapel Reston Station, Reston, Va

Message #318 "The Responses to the Gospel, Part I" - Acts 13:42-52 Sunday, April 8 2018 Today we focus on verses 42-43, how Paul and Barnabas persuaded those who believed to "continue in the grace of God." Context: We've been studying Paul's first recorded sermon in Acts 13:16-41. This message consisted primarily of the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament) which Paul used as a lens to understand the then recent events concerning Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus Himself declares that the Scriptures testify of Him (John 5:39; Luke 24:27, 44) . The resurrection of Christ is the ultimate evidence that Jesus is the promised Messiah of the Scriptures (in Acts 13:30-37, Paul quotes from Psalm 2, Isaiah 55, and Psalm 16) to establish this point What should I expect when I share the gospel, when I share the word of God? Expect to encourage those who receive the grace of God to continue in that same grace. This is an aspect of discipleship Jesus commands us to in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:1