Sunday Worship

October 5th, 2025

 

“Offering The Emphasis”

Acts 7:39-60

Rev. Tyler Dirks

 

Sermon Audio

 

Sermon Outline:

  1. Meekness
  2. Marriage
  3. Mercy

Reflection Questions:

  1. 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).
  2. 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?
  3. 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?
  4. 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?”
  5. In what ways have you experienced (and perhaps settled for) transactional, surfacy/status-quo, arrangements with people and/or gods?
  6. 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?