THE POWER TO DO GOD'S WILL (2 OF 8)
Scripture: Acts 1:1-11
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The Power to Do God's Will (2 of 8)
Series: Acts: The Gospel Gone Viral
Jonathan McLeod
Acts 1:1-11
''You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth'' (1:8).
DO YOU HAVE POWER?
[Talk about the loss of electrical power in Puerto Rico.] Obviously we can live without electrical power. People did it for thousands of years. But life is much easier when we do have power.
Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told the apostles that they would ''receive power'' (1:8) to live as he wanted them to live. Was this power only available for the apostles? No, it's also available to us today. What is this power and how do we get it?
[Read Acts 1:1-11; 2:1-4.]
THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER
Jesus instructs the apostles to ''wait for the promise of the Father'' (1:4). He tells them that John the Baptist had ''baptized with water'' but that they will be ''baptized with the Holy Spirit'' in a few days (1:5). The Holy Spirit will ''come upon [them]'' and they will ''receive power'' (1:8).
The fulfillment of the promise of the Father occurs in chapter 2. The apostles (and the other believers with them in Jerusalem) are ''all filled with the Holy Spirit'' (2:4). And the Holy Spirit gives them the power ''to speak in other tongues [i.e., languages]'' (2:4). What do they speak about? The gospel.
Peter speaks to the people about Jesus:
''Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did in your midst, as you yourselves know-this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it'' (2:22-24).
He goes on to say,
''This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses. Being the ...
Series: Acts: The Gospel Gone Viral
Jonathan McLeod
Acts 1:1-11
''You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth'' (1:8).
DO YOU HAVE POWER?
[Talk about the loss of electrical power in Puerto Rico.] Obviously we can live without electrical power. People did it for thousands of years. But life is much easier when we do have power.
Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he told the apostles that they would ''receive power'' (1:8) to live as he wanted them to live. Was this power only available for the apostles? No, it's also available to us today. What is this power and how do we get it?
[Read Acts 1:1-11; 2:1-4.]
THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER
Jesus instructs the apostles to ''wait for the promise of the Father'' (1:4). He tells them that John the Baptist had ''baptized with water'' but that they will be ''baptized with the Holy Spirit'' in a few days (1:5). The Holy Spirit will ''come upon [them]'' and they will ''receive power'' (1:8).
The fulfillment of the promise of the Father occurs in chapter 2. The apostles (and the other believers with them in Jerusalem) are ''all filled with the Holy Spirit'' (2:4). And the Holy Spirit gives them the power ''to speak in other tongues [i.e., languages]'' (2:4). What do they speak about? The gospel.
Peter speaks to the people about Jesus:
''Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did in your midst, as you yourselves know-this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it'' (2:22-24).
He goes on to say,
''This Jesus God raised up, and of that we are all witnesses. Being the ...
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