ACTS: The Church In Action
standing through misunderstanding
Chapter Twenty One

INTRODUCTION: All sought to convince Paul that he should not go to Jerusalem, that it would be too dangerous, that there would be persecution there.  But Paul, against overwhelming pressure to abort his travels, stands alone as he heads toward Jerusalem.  Now in Jerusalem he faces the misunderstanding of others without surrendering to resentment.  There are times that the comfort of others is removed from our lives to test our inner convictions.


determining God's destiny
  1. The general destiny for believers.
  2. The specific destiny for believers.
  3. Steps to understanding your destiny:
    1. God's written voice
    2. God's inner voice
    3. God's voice in others
    4. God's voice in circumstance and reproof
dedicated to god's destiny
  1. Making a quality decision releases God's miracles
  2. Developing a strong will.
  3. Making a plan enables us to fulfill it.
Division concerning god's destiny
  1. Faithful friends and God's destiny
  2. Faithful servant leaders and God's destiny
  3. Faithful partners and God's destiny 
demonic attack against god's destiny
Misunderstandings and rumors
divine intervention
  1. Learning to live with that which is difficult
  2. Learning to hear God in the night season. 

"Though a rumor does not have a leg to stand on, it travels mighty fast"