| Awe: Day
by Day in 2016 A. Day by day. That’s our congregational focus
for 2016. To be “of Christ.” Every day. Everywhere. To follow in the footsteps of the
earliest Christians—men and women whose lives were powerfully transformed (Acts 2:42-47). How? 1.
In the hearts of those who were willing to meekly receive “the word of
the cross,” alienation from
God lead to amazement lead to questions lead to realization lead to
conviction. 2. Conviction through “the word of the cross”
produced devotion to “the way of the cross.” B. Taking the same blueprint to its next logical
step, where does devotion lead? “Awe”
Came Upon Every Soul __________ A.
“And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being
done through the apostles” (Acts
2:43). B. Awe: an overwhelming feeling
of __________________, admiration, or fear produced by that which is grand, sublime, or extremely
powerful. 1. “…the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of
all Israel, and they stood in awe of him…” (Josh 4:14) 2.
“…when Saul saw that [David] had great success, he stood in fearful
awe of him” (1 Sam 18:15) 3. “…the judgment that the king had
rendered, and they stood in awe of the king…” (1 Kings 3:28) 4.
“…stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!” (Psa
22:23) 5. “…let all the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of him!” (Psa 33:8)
6. “…those who dwell at the
ends of the earth are in awe at your signs” (Psa 65:8) 7.
“Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of
your words” (Psa 119:161) 8. “…they will sanctify the Holy One of
Jacob and will stand in awe of the God of Israel” (Isa 29:23) 9.
“It was a covenant of fear, and he feared me. He stood in awe of my
name” (Mal 2:5) 10. “…they
glorified God and were filled with awe…” (Luke 5:26) 11. “…they were filled with awe and
said, ‘Truly this was the Son of God!’” (Matt 27:54) 12. “And awe came upon every soul…”
(Acts 2:43) “Awe” Can (and Should)
Come Upon Every Soul ________ A. “For
you… See that you… Therefore let us…” (Heb 12:18-29) B. Conviction produces devotion and devotion
is fueled by _______. 1. Awe provokes and drives acceptable
________________ (John 4:24). 2. Awe inspires and sustains rational
_______________ (Rom 12:1). C. In the
_____________ of awe, heart’s grow dull, ears don’t hear, eyes are closed
(Matt 13:13-15). 1. What ________ your sense of awe? (Matt
15:8; Rom 1:21) 2. What _________ your sense of awe? (Jer
29:13; Hos 6:3; John 6:35; Psa 40:1-3) |
