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Athens
Acts 17:16-34 Athens
The world we all know v16-21a city full of idols
Acts 17:16-34 Athens
The world we all know v16-21a city full of idols
Tim Keller: Idolatry is anything I look at and say, "If I have that, my life has value." Anything that is so central to your life that you feel you can't live without it is an idol. Idolatry is making a good thing an ultimate thing.
Acts 17:16-34 Athens
The world we all know v16-21The Gospel we all believe v22-31God is Creator, Jesus is risen and returning
Wrong about God
Acts 17:16-34 Athens
The world we all know v16-21The Gospel we all believe v22-31God is Creator, Jesus is risen and returning• Wrong about God
The Creator God provides for us & our needs, we depend on Him, He does not depend on us
• Wrong about humanity
Acts 17:16-34 Athens
The world we all know v16-21The Gospel we all believe v22-31God is Creator, Jesus is risen and returning• Wrong about God• Wrong about humanity
So: 1. We’ll engage with idolatry today2. We’ll speak about Jesus - risen
Acts 17:16-34 Athens
The world we all know v16-21The Gospel we all believe v22-31The responses we all get v32-34• some mocked• others wanted to hear Paul again• some joined & believed
The Gospel divides and saves – in Athens