When You Feel Like Giving Up

By Pastor Don Jackson, May 17, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026

BIG IDEA:

When You Feel Like Giving Up

Acts 18: 1-17
  1. A Servant

    Paul Arrives In Corinth

  • Corinth is considered a moral
  • Cult of the love goddess (Venus)
  • of Aphrodite was an architectural wonder
  • 10,000 temple served there
  • “Corinthian” was equivalent of calling someone a “ ” today
  • Paul arrives and worn out

We Too Can Get Discouraged…

  • It’s discouraging when people focus on problems without offering solutions

  • It’s discouraging when you do your best and feel unappreciated

  • It’s discouraging when you pray and don’t get the answer you want

  • It’s discouraging when for every positive
    comment there seems to be three negative

  1. A Father God Shows Up For Paul (vs.9-10)
  • God’s
    • Matthew 28:18-20
  • God’s
    • Romans 8:1 / Romans 8:38-39
  • God’s
    • Psalm 115:3 / Job 42:2

CONCLUSION:

I am encouraged by the fact that Paul was discouraged. I am encouraged because it means I am not alone in being overwhelmed on occasion. Discouragement is a part of life.
The solution for the weary servant
is to cling to the Faithful Father!