From Revival To Riot Series

Acts 14 v 19 - 28 From Revival to Riot

The Visit

The People - 19 And there came thither certain Jews

The Place - from Antioch and Iconium,

The Problem - who persuaded the people,

The Violence

It's Focus - and, having stoned Paul,

It's Force - drew him out of the city, (dragged him)

It's Failure - supposing he had been dead.

The Victory

The Prayer - 20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him,

The Power - he rose up, and came into the city:

The Progress - and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

The Practice -

The Message - 21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city,

The Method - and had taught many,

The Ministry - they returned again to Lystra, & to Iconium, & Antioch,

The Valour

The Education - 22 confirming the souls of the disciples,

The Exhortation - and exhorting them to continue in the faith,

The Elaboration - and that we must through much tribulation

The Expectation - enter into the kingdom of God.

The Vision

The Direction - 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church,

The Devotion - and had prayed with fasting,

The Distinction - they commended them to the Lord,

The Discretion - on whom they believed.

The Venture

Their Route - 24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

Their Return - 26 and thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Their Report - 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them,

Revelation - and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles

and Recuperation - 28 And there they abode long time with the disciples