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The Book of Acts
The Book of Acts:
written by Luke
Part two of Luke's historical account
One of the most important books for every Christian to read
After the gospels, every Christian should read Acts
The book of Acts isn’t clear without the Gospels as prerequisite
The Gospels are not applied without Acts.
The Gospels are not applied without Acts
Acts is about ordinary men and women - like you and I
nothing extraordinary about the people of Acts - except Jesus
Acts is about how Christians Should act
Acts is How Christians should act
The Gospels deal mostly with the acts and teachings of Jesus
The epistles deal mostly with the teachings of Christian doctrine
doctrine of salvation by grace
the doctrine of faith
of forgiveness and love
The book of acts records the acts of the disciples after Jesus was ascended
As we go through this series, everyone should be looking for present day application of these acts
God hasn’t changed
The gospel Hasn’t changed
We should still act like Christians today
The book of acts gives us an example of what that would look like
Examples by action of faith, love, healing.
miracles, prophecy, courage, faithfulness, giving, sacrifice, selflessness, preaching, salvation, evangelism, exhortation, rebuking, correction, perseverance, suffering for Jesus,
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Acts was written to Theophilus, as part two to Luke’s first letter to him
Begins with The Disciples after Jesus had given them commandments and then been taken up
After He had presented Himself alive by Many infallible proofs
Many infallible proofs
There was and still is, very much evidence to support the account of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead
One of the best proven and best documented events of ancient History
Secular history, Jewish history and Christian history all agree that Jesus was a true historical figure
later religions also affirm this fact
It is not possible to reasonably claim that He did not exist
The only question then to debate is whether He was who He said, and whether He rose from the dead
Luke claims there were “many infallible proofs of this fact
Consider just a few
over 25,000 handwritten copies of the new testament have been found
over 5,600 in greek
over 10,000 in Latin
The next closest example has only 600 copies (Homer, Iliad).
Most over 1,000 years after original
Jesus foretold that He would rise from the dead
was seen by the disciples, and others, and over 500 at once
many were still alive when Paul and Luke wrote of them (so people could go and talk to them)
His disciple rejected Him, yet repented, and then died for their faith
They could have had no other motive, except it were true.
Thousands believed, and were transformed
These “infallible proofs” continued afterward through the apostles, through workingof miracles, answered prayers, and changed lives
And they continue unto this very day, in me, and in you.
I have a testimony!
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Wait for the Promise
Wait - sometimes we don’t want to wait
David, in the 27th Psalm reminds us to wait on the Lord
This “promise of the Father” that they were waiting for, is the Holy Spirit
Jesus had promised He would come
That He would lead us, and teach us
So many people want the power of the Holy Spirit, but they don’t want to be led by Him
We often claim we want to be Led byHim, when what we really mean is that we want Him to be led by us.
Or, even worse, we confuse the leading of our own emotions with the leading of the Holy Spirit
Jeremiah talked bout this in referring to prophets who prophesy out of their own heart
To be Led by Him, means we have to let go of the control, we have to defer to His ways, and His thoughts
His thoughts are not our thoughts
We must let Jesus Christ have the preeminence -
We should “wait” until we know who is leading---
How often things would be different if people would only wait before they speak, before they act.
You do not have to say it today!
You do not have to take action today!
Nearly all of the things that people do in haste could be delayed, or avoided altogether -
Is it really an emergency?
Why can’t you pray for a day or two before you take action, speak evil, retaliate, make rash decisions, especially that affect others?
So often people are moved to hast becasue of anger
The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God
Be baptised in the Holy Ghost
John baptised with water...
representative of something to come, or that has happened
Baptize = baptizo = to be immersed, fully wet
Like a sponge
You shall be baptised in the Holly Ghost
You then, shall be fully immersed in the Holly Ghost
He is in you, and you are in Him
We are one in him
We do not know when He is coming back
But He is coming
sooner now than when you first believed
You shall receive Power
The Holy Ghost comes with power
This word for power used here is “dynamis” , not exousia
Dynamis = power, might, strength, force, etc.
The Holy Spirit in you, mans you have received power.
God has imparted to you Spiritual gifts, power to use them
This power comes through God, through faith
Must be exercised through faith (exercise = growth)
Just as natural abilities are excersided through physical means, spiritual abilites are excersised through spiritual means.
This is faith
We will see this demonstrated as we read through this book together
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