DEFLECTING PRAISE TO GOD
ACTS 14:8-20
1A. PRAISE STARTS WITH BEING INVOLVED IN GOD’S WORK. 14:8-10
2A. PRAISE NATURALLY FOCUSES ON THE MATERIAL MEANS. 14:10-13
3A. PRAISE MUST BE TEMPERED BY REALITY. 14:14-15a
1B. WRONG IS WRONG, EVEN IF DONE IN IGNORANCE.
2B. MEN ARE MEN, NEVER GODS OR SUBSTITUTES FOR GOD.
3B. EVANGELISM CONFRONTS FALSE BELIEF AND PRACTICE.
4A. PRAISE CAN COME TO A PAINFUL END. 14:15b-20
1B. THE TRUTH MUST STILL BE PRESENTED. 14:15b-18
2B. THE TRUTH MAY STILL BE REJECTED. 14:19-20
