Sunday Worship
October 5th, 2025
“Offering The Emphasis”
Acts 7:39-60
Rev. Tyler Dirks
Sermon Outline:
- Meekness
- Marriage
- Mercy
Reflection Questions:
- Why did the Israelites reject Moses and thrust him aside? Did it have anything to do with the fact that Moses was a meek, raggedy, octogenarian, with a speech impediment? (see also 1 Corinthians 2:1-8).
- What kind of leaders and movements are most enamoring to you? Be honest – are you mostly drawn to things that seem popular, or politically relevant, or quantifiably impressive?
- Read Luke 9:57-58. Be honest… do you think Jesus is making it TOO DIFFICULT for this guy? Really imagine Jesus saying this to YOU! Honestly, how would you feel if Jesus said this to you?
- Read the saga of Hosea, and then seriously recognize that God is inviting you to see yourself as Gomer, and Him as Hosea …and then honestly ask yourself, “Do I want to emphatically embrace this as my identity and the chief narrative of my life?”
- In what ways have you experienced (and perhaps settled for) transactional, surfacy/status-quo, arrangements with people and/or gods?
- What are 3 specific ways your life would look different – if you were FULL of the Holy Spirit (and being positively distracted by Jesus reigning and laughing in heaven [see Psalm 2:4 and Acts 7:55]), instead of being full of offense and outrage?
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