A2's Turn Heads and Hearts | Randy Frazee | A2 Revolution

A2 Revolution

Oct 11

Teaching Notes

When Paul and his companions had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 

The church is spreading like a virus. (Acts 17:1)

As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Messiah,” he said. Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few prominent women.

A2 people know what they believe and why it matters (17:2-4)

But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city officials, shouting: “These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here,  and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.” When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil. Then they made Jason and the others post bond and let them go.

A2 communities change the fabric of their cities (17:5-9)

This is the vision God has for his church—this is the vision God has for Westside Family Church:

We are God’s Family, loving Jesus, becoming like Jesus, sharing Jesus to raise up Christ-centered families in our city and beyond by wrapping God’s family around your family.