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Acts 18 & 19

“And they took him aside and explained to him The Way of God more accurately!” Acts 18:26

Solomon wrote, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end is the way of death.” Proverbs 14:12

His father, David the great king sent a new worship tune over to his worship director including these words, “Teach me Your way, Oh Lord, and lead me in Your paths.” Psalm 25:4

Jesus brought a sense of sobriety to the enthusiastic crowd by declaring, “The gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction…the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life…” Matthew 7:13-14

As the movement of the gospel, the rescue of souls, and the establishment of communities of faith gained traction, those who were associated with the crucified Jesus were tagged “The Way.” There was simply something about the change that was observable to many that required a unique label. This movement that witnessed the repentant response of rebels, the transformation of the self-righteous legalists, the restoration of the strength of the lame, the resurrection of the physical AND spiritual dead, the liberation of sin’s slaves and the world-shaking expansion of the Good News as the only message that can save forever was simply labeled “The Way.”

They were believers in:

  • a saving Word
  • a delivering Word
  • a healing Word
  • a transforming Word
  • a life-giving Word
  • an eternal Word

Theirs was a commitment not only to a Word to believe but to a Word to behave. It was “The Way!”

So why the tag? Because those who walked in it were unapologetically following in the path of the One who selflessly walked the way of the cross!

When you are counted with “The Way” it will impact:

  • the way you do your business
  • the way you live out love in your marriage
  • the way you use your home and your treasured possessions
  • the way you invest your hours and days
  • the way you read your Bible
  • the way you love on your neighbor

Such transformation of life and values is the supernatural result of simply leaning full into the One who is “The way, the Truth, and the Life!”

“And they took him aside and explained to him The Way of God more accurately!” Acts 18:26

See you Sunday, Church!
Pastor Tom