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So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky?
This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day's walk from the city.
When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying.
Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
So this is where we are headed indirectly…so indirectly that we will not return to this verse…but this is where we will start.
Do we earnestly desire the Spiritual Gifts?
If so why?
And why would God tell us to…and why would He give them?
And the point i want to make is this...
100% of the Power that raised Jesus from the dead is available to those who have the Holy Spirit...
if we…
Desire
Ask
Believe
For the right reason…to give Jesus glory as we proclaim the Gospel to unbelievers!
Let me show you…something…listen to the Role of the Spirit in the life and ministry of Jesus.
1. Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus was empoered by the Spirit
2. Jesus Christ led a holy and spotless life and offered Himself without spot to God through the working of the Holy Spirit.
3. Jesus Christ was anointed and fitted for service by the Holy Spirit.
4. Jesus Christ was led by the Holy Spirit in His movements here upon earth.
5. Jesus Christ was taught by the Spirit who rested upon Him.
The Spirit of God was the source of His wisdom in the days of His flesh.
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The Holy Spirit was on Jesus in all His fullness and the words He spoke were therefore the very words of God.
7. Jesus Christ wrought His miracles here on earth in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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It was by the power of the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead.
Which brings us to a question…screen
Do you believe that you have recieved this Spirit…not in a mystical…fanciful…hard to understand…gypsy fortune teller gold dust sort of way…but in a personal…in your physical body…sort of way?
Why Physical?
HE…so this power comes to us…let us not make this so floaty that we can not believe it....
us persons…from a person…who is God…He gives us this power…in our physical bodies....this Spirit…this power…to us…His Body…the church.
Do you believe that?
Again with Paul I say and ask...You have heard…do you believe?
Do you have faith in that?
Gal 3:
You know the answer…but do you have faith?
This brings me to our text.
Turn to:
To prepare the apostles to be his instruments he does four things prior to this:
To prepare the apostles to be his instruments he does four things:
he gives them a Spirit authenticated commandment (v.
2);
he verifies his resurrection from the dead by appearing to them for 40 days (v.
3);
he teaches them about the kingdom of God (v.
3);
and he promises to baptize them with the Holy Spirit (vv.
4–5).
And the Disciples Ask a Reasonable Question
Now when the apostles hear the promise of the baptism with the Holy Spirit, they ask in verse 6, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?"
In other words they knew that the Old Testament promise of the outpouring of God's Spirit was a promise for the last days...when God would establish his kingdom on the earth and restore his people.
For example, in God says, "I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel . . .
I will not hide my face any more from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, says the Lord God" (vv. 25, 29).
So when Jesus says that the long awaited outpouring of the Spirit—the baptism with the Holy Spirit—is just a few days away, they would naturally ask for a clarification: "Do you mean the end is that close?
The final kingdom is about to be established in just a matter of weeks or months?"
And since we know
So when Jesus says that the long awaited outpouring of the Spirit—the baptism with the Holy Spirit—is just a few days away, they would naturally ask for a clarification: "Do you mean the end is that close?
The final kingdom is about to be established in just a matter of weeks or months?"
2 cor 3 20
All of Gods promises are answered Yes in Jesus...So when Jesus says that the long awaited outpouring of the Spirit—the baptism with the Holy Spirit—is just a few days away, they would naturally ask for a clarification:
All of Gods promises are answered Yes in Jesus...So when Jesus says that the long awaited outpouring of the Spirit—the baptism with the Holy Spirit—is just a few days away, they would naturally ask for a clarification:
"Do you mean the end is that close?
The final kingdom is about to be established in just a matter of weeks or months?"
And they knew from the Old Testament that this restoration was going to be the result of a great outpouring of God's Spirit.
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So it is not a foolish question to ask, "Do you mean Jesus that this is the time—if you are finally pouring out the Spirit of God on us---are these the last days?"
That was their question…what will happen when we receive the power of God in us?
So it is not a foolish question to ask, "Do you mean the restoration is in this time—in our lifetime, or even in the next few months?"
Jesus' Response
Since it is not a foolish question, Jesus does not rebuke them.
He does not correct their theology.
He corrects their assumption that they can fully understand the timing of it.
He says in verse 7, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has fixed by his own authority."
In other words, don't assume that the long-awaited outpouring of the Spirit will immediately bring in the kingdom and restore the fortunes of Israel.
God has appointed the times and the seasons for all things, and YES! the Spirit is going to be poured out on my people…into my people…the promise is about to be fulfilled…power is coming!
But then Jesus goes on to tell them what the baptism with the Spirit will mean for them…and for us.
It does not YET mean immediate full restoration of physical Israel; it does not YET mean the immediate, full establishment of the kingdom.
BUT—verse 8—BUT, here's what it does mean.
"You shall receive power"—in other words, even though it doesn't mean the end is tomorrow…Jesus is saying...hear me!
Please hear and trust me!
"You shall receive power"—in other words, even though it doesn't mean the end is tomorrow…Jesus is saying...hear me!
Hear me!
BUT . . . it does mean this:
"You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth."
Jesus doesn't want to minimize the wonder and power of what he is promising them.
The full kingdom is not here in Jerusalem and it is not tomorrow BUT the power is here…in us.
Four Parallels Between and
Turn back to Luke 24
Four Parallels Between and
Notice four things here.
I want you to see them in as well, so that we can sense how utterly crucial they are for Luke as he tells us this account.
Second, there is the witness itself, the testimony to the truth of Christ.
Third, there is the Holy Spirit that comes upon the disciples.And fourth, there is the power—power to be witnesses.
Now turn with me to
Luke is also the writer of Acts…so at the end of Luke there is some overlap into ....
Now turn with me to .
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