Spirituality Being Built Under Difficulty

Acts 14: 1-7 "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed. But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders. The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. But they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, where they continued to preach the gospel." 1. A person who has Spirituality of Stability. Verse 1: At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed. I Corinthians 2:2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. Galatians 6:14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 2. A person who has Spirituality of Patience. Verse 2: But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. Verse 3: So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders. I Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient… Romans 5:4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 3. A person has Spirituality of Reliance. Verse 3: Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands. (NASB) Isaiah 2:22 Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he? Jeremiah 17:7 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. This is a THMC EM sermon by Pastor Ken Choe, senior pastor at Ttokamsa Home Mission Church in Los Angeles, CA. Visit us on our Website or our Instagram