Christ Church Bartlett

Acts 12 — God Will Have the Last Laugh There are two primary purposes in the life of a believer. 1. To be confirmed into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ. - TO KNOW CHRIST (Acts 12:1-17) 2. To bear witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ and the glory of God. - TO MAKE HIM KNOWN (Acts 12:24) There are two essential truths every believer must remember. 1. Like Herod … all of God’s enemies will get what they justly deserve in the end, and all God’s peeople will get what they don’t deserve - grace. (Acts 12:18-24, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-11) 2. Whether we live or die … we belong to the Lord, and our sorrows will be turned into joy and we will rejoice with Him forever. (Romans 14:8-9) As We Go … Learn to see your sufferings as an opportunity to Know Christ and become more like Him, and learn to take advantage of the opportunities you have every single day to make God known!