Sermon
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra | Acts 14:8-23
Treeline Church
Speaker: John Benz
May 27, 2026 · 33 min
Summary
Paul's boldness in Acts 14 demonstrates three commitments required to advance God's kingdom: going beyond personal fear to evangelize, refusing worldly praise to remain a thermostat rather than thermometer, and sacrificing personal safety to live daily for Christ. The sermon challenges listeners to embrace the posture "whatever it takes" to know Christ and make Him known.
Highlights
The obstacles in your head are scarier than the obstacles of reality. I promise you, it's more intimidating in your head than it is in reality.
Christians are called to be thermostats in a world that wants you to be a thermometer. Don't conform to culture, be transformed by the spirit.
I'm not asking you to die for Jesus, I'm asking you to live for him. I really believe it is far easier to die for Jesus in one moment than to live for him every single day.