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Receiving the Power of the Kingdom (22 of 40)
by Jesus Culture Resources
This week, we are going to look at how the power of the Kingdom dramatically transforms the believer's life! The Book of Acts is an amazing story of how God's supernatural power enabled ordinary people to live extraordinary lives. Main Scriptures: Acts 1:1–11 - Focus on verse 8 for receiving power through the Holy Spirit. - Focus on verses 4–5 for waiting on God for more of His power. Acts 2:1–21 - Focus on verses 4 and 14–16 for power that testifies of Jesus. EQUIP: Receiving the power of the Kingdom. Teaching Point 1: There is distinct power we receive through the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:1–11). - This infilling...
Ascended (12 of 12)
by Jerry Vines
Jesus came down from heaven. Was born of a virgin. Lived a perfect life. Ministered among the people. Then He went to the cross and there on the cross He died for the sins of the world and for my sins and your sins. For about 40 days, Jesus in His resurrected body, walked upon this earth. At the conclusion of that the Bible tells us that He carried the disciples out to a little village called Bethany on the slopes of the Mount of Olives. From there, the Bible says that Jesus went back to heaven. In the Old Testament we are told about two men who went to heaven without dying. We are told about Enoch who walked with God and...
The Look That Took (2 of 15)
by Ernest Easley
It is easy to get distracted in life by doing good things. Now there’s nothing wrong with doing good things ... that is ... unless those good things take the place of those best things. When those good things replace those best things .. then it’s those good things that rob us of those best things. And I don’t know about you .. but I don’t want to settle for those good things in life ... I want to seize those best things in life. God forgive us for settling for the good at the expense of the best. Now that’s not only true in our personal life .. it’s also true in our spiritual and church life. It’s so easy for us to be satisfied with the good rather than to...
The Authority in the Ascension (3 of 4)
by Lenny Ports
When we fast and pray, our spirit man comes to the forefront. We become more aware of the presence of God in our lives, and there is an expectation that God is about to do something new! As we consecrate ourselves to the Lord by carving out time in our schedule to purpose to be with Him and we carve away some of the things that are pleasurable to our old carnal nature, we start to feel God moving in us personally to replace the old nature with a brand new nature - ''Fast and Furious'' We begin to see Him breaking through some of the barriers that have been seemingly impossible to get through (hence my slogan...
Christ's Ascension (2 of 24)
by Daniel Rodgers
This evening, we will pick up our study of the book of Acts with (vv. 9-11). You will remember our first lesson last week with Luke's opening statement to Theophilus. He discussed the suffering of Christ, His resurrection and then His instructions to the disciples. They were to wait in Jerusalem until the promise of the Father had been fulfilled. In (vv. 4, 5), it says, And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. [5] For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the...
The Significance of the Ascension of Christ (4 of 4)
by Chris Walls
The Ascension of Christ into heaven from earth marked the beginning of some very significant things in the life of Christians. Many of them people don't even realize as believers. I am sure as the disciples and others are watching Christ going up into the sky, they did not fully understand what was going on either. It marked the beginning of some new things, but it also marked the end of the some things as well. It marked the end of Christ life here on earth for that period. Christ had come to do all He needed to do in 33 years of life. We have looked at three significant events in the life of Christ that have a profound...
The Second Coming of Christ (6 of 12)
by Stan Coffey
Today I want to talk about ''The Second Coming of Christ,'' as we look in Acts chapter 1. What a time that must have been for those disciples as they stood on the Mount of Olives. Jesus had spent forty days with them after His resurrection from the dead. He had comforted them concerning the future. He had convinced them without any shadow of a doubt that He was alive and He had commissioned them to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. And the bible says that when He had spoken those things in verse 9, while they beheld. The word behold means to look intently. While they were looking...
How to Pray for Revival in Your Church
by David Cook
The Church of Jesus Christ is in need of revival. The fastest growing religion in our country is Islam. God’s Word and prayer are no longer desired in schools and government. Christian values such as family, prayer, believing the Word of God is now a rarity. God’s people are no longer bothered with sin in their lives. Over the years we have slowly slipped into attitudes such selfishness, unforgiveness, disobedience, carnality, and lukewarmness in our love to Jesus and others, etc. God’s church, which once turned the world upside down is not being turned upside down by the world...In Such A Time As...
The Ascension
by Christmas Evans
These words are part of St. Peter's sermon to the people of Jerusalem, on occasion of the cure of the lame man, at the "Beautiful Gate" of the temple, shortly after the day of Pentecost. This, and the sermon recorded in the preceding chapter, were perhaps the most effective ever delivered on earth. As the fruit of Peter's ministry in these two discourses, about five thousand souls were converted to Christianity. It is recorded, that, on the day of Pentecost, the hearers "were pricked in their hearts, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles--Men and brethren, what shall we do?" An inquiry which indicates the utmost solicitude...
Jesus and His Ascension (13 of 13)
by Donald Cantrell
NASA had hoped that one of its astronauts would be the first human in space. But on April 12, 1961, the Soviets successfully launch Yuri Gagarin into orbit. He circles Earth in 108 minutes and lands safely. On May 5, 1961, less than a month after Gagarin's flight, the U.S. sends astronaut Alan Shepard into space. His 15-minute sub-orbital flight doesn't impress the Soviets. But it shows that the Americans are still in the race. In July, astronaut Gus Grissom repeats Shepard's brief hop into space. But after splashdown, his capsule sinks. Grissom almost drowns. Then, in August, a second Soviet flight lasts 25 hours, circles the...
High Places
by Fred Michaux
How many of you grew up with Easter baskets...favorite candies...what I remember most was that feeling as I fell asleep...expectation! -that feeling of expectation the night before Easter, that capacity of the human heart, especially children, to feel something wonderful when waiting for a moment...it's a powerful emotion! Introduction -whenever people in the Bible were invited by God to join Him atop a mountain...that same emotion filled their heart, expectation, there is nothing sweeter than knowing God wants to speak to me. -It is no coincidence that God chose a mountain to be the capstone moment of the Easter story...
Sunday's Coming!
by Jerry Branch
What did Jesus accomplish on our behalf? After seeing the pictorial dramatization of the events leading up to Easter, does the Easter Message end with the empty tomb of Christ? Or does the 'concept' of ''It's Friday, but Sunday's coming'' extend beyond the Easter story? Is the story still going on? And IS there still more to come? Read along with me this morning, The Resurrection 24 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord...
Sonrise in the Mourning Brings an End to a Grave Problem
by Dennis Marquardt
We like to avoid the subject of death. Young people live as though it doesn't exist, middle age people think it only happens to other people, and elderly people try avoid the obvious nature of death by using terms like, "so and so passed on" or "so and so is no longer with us", etc. The fact is that every human being will die! There is nothing in this world that offers hope against this, only the Easter message has a real solution to the 'grave' problem man must face! We have holidays to celebrate work (Labor day), to honor the dead (Memorial day), to honor independence (July 4), to celebrate love (Valentine's day), to...
The Glorified Wounds of Jesus (4 of 4)
by Jerry Vines
I'm going to speak to you this morning on the glorified wounds of Jesus. The purpose of Mel Gibson's movie, The Passion of Christ, is to show just how much Jesus suffered on the Cross when He paid the price for our sins. So graphic and vivid has been his portrayal of the suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary, it has literally stunned and shocked the world. But when you come to the conclusion of Gibson's movie, it does not conclude with the burial, but it concludes with a scene from the resurrection. The Lord Jesus Christ resurrected, raised from the dead, came out of the tomb. The story is not...
The Ascension of Jesus (2 of 4)
by Scott Maze
There are three events in the life of Christ that get an awful lot of publicity. There are the birth of Jesus, the death of Jesus, and the resurrection of Jesus. We have recognized holidays for each of these: Christmas, Good Friday, and we have Easter. But the Ascension of Jesus is neglected by comparison. You'll never find a Happy Ascension card in the Hallmark store. The Ascension of Jesus is the reason you cannot see Jesus with your physical eyes today. Jesus takes the elevator up toward heaven. For at the Ascension of Jesus, Jesus transfers from earth to heaven. In contrast to our neglect, the ascension of Jesus has...
Up, Up, and Away - Christ's Ascension
by Donald Cantrell
The story is told of a mom who would take her son to nursery school, kiss him good bye and would always say to him ''Darling, I'm leaving you in good hands, OK?'' She will do this every day she takes her son to school. When the son was of age and mom was quite old now and experiencing dementia, the son took his dear mom to a care home. As he said good bye, he remembered the words of his mom when he was quite young; he then kissed her and said, ''Mom I'm leaving you in good hands.'' His mom who could hardly remember things now because of dementia held on to his son's hands and tears started streaming down her...
The Ascension of Jesus Christ
by Jerry Vines
I’ve been preaching the Gospel for 47 years. The longer I preach the more I understand what Paul meant when he said, ‘‘I preach the unsearchable riches of Christ.’’ Every area and facet of our Lord’s ministry yields abundant riches, but one of the neglected areas of His life is the event known as the ascension--When Jesus left from this earth and was carried into heaven. Unsearchable riches, indeed. Here is an untapped mine of treasure. Here is an unfathomed ocean of blessing. Here is an unexplored galaxy of glory. There are several crucial events in the life of our Lord-five of them. There is the incarnation. There is the...
Ascension (8 of 8)
by Stephen Whitney
Frances Havergal (d.1879) was an English poet and hymn writer. She is best known for her hymn; Take My Life and Let It Be, but also wrote: Like A River Glorious and I Gave My Life For Thee. She wrote a hymn titled, Golden Harps Are Sounding in 1871. Golden harps are sounding, angels' voices sing, ?pearly gates are opened, opened for the King; ?Jesus, King of glory, Jesus, King of love, ?is gone up in triumph, to his throne above. All his suffering ended, joyfully we sing, Jesus hath ascended! Glory to our King! He who came to save us, he who bled and died, Now is crowned with glory at his Father's side, From the grave...
The Ascension - the Completion of Our Redemption (5 of 5)
by Lenny Ports
Our key verse for this series: 2 Corinthians 5:15 ''...He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.'' Over the entire month of April, we have been talking about the events that Jesus went through from the beginning of His passion in the Garden of Gethsemane to his betrayal, arrest, and suffering, to His crucifixion and death, and to His burial and resurrection. Last week we talked about the empty tomb, the eyewitnesses that physically saw Jesus after his resurrection and the fact that the story of Jesus rising from the dead could not have been...
