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“Christ is the theme, the church is the means, and the Spirit is the power.”
—W.
Graham Scroggie
I. Start With Jesus (1-11)
A. Intro (1-3)
Theophilus
doing and teaching
convincing proofs = 28.45
τεκμήριον, ου n: that which causes something to be known as verified or confirmed—‘evidence, proof, convincing proof.’
παρέστησεν ἑαυτὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τὸ παθεῖν αὐτὸν ἐν πολλοῖς τεκμηρίοις ‘by many convincing proofs he showed himself alive after his death’ Ac 1:3.
In a number of languages ‘convincing proof’ is rendered as ‘that which causes one to know for sure’ or ‘… with certainty.’
Kingdom - same message.
Not political but a kingdom of changed hearts who are living like Jesus.
Louw, J. P., & Nida, E. A. (1996).
Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament: based on semantic domains (electronic ed. of the 2nd edition., Vol. 1, p. 339).
New York: United Bible Societies.
B. Ascension (4-11)
1. Reminder (4-5)
Matthew 28:19-20 they were told to go, but here they are told to wait because they needed power to do the Great Commission.
John immersed w/ water, The Holy Spirit will immerse us into Jesus to become the “Body of Christ.”
2. Instruction (6-8)
The coming of the Holy Spirit was to bring power.
The HS existed before, but was accessed in way never before seen.
It is quite possible for a power always to exist but for people to experience or take it at some given moment.
For instance, no one invented atomic power.
It always existed; but it was not until the middle of the twentieth century that anyone was able to access that power.
So God is eternally Father, Son and Holy Spirit; but there came a special time when people experienced to the full that power which had always been present.
Witness
First, a witness is someone who says: ‘I know this is true.’
In a court of law, hearsay is not accepted as evidence; witnesses must give an account of their own personal experiences.
A witness does not say ‘I think so’, but ‘I know.’
Verse 8 is the Theme verse of Acts and serves as the outline.
3. Promise (9-11)
II.
Replenish God’s Workers (12-26)
A. Stick Together (12-14)
United in their devotion to Jesus.
Praying
B. Replace the Fallen (15-22)
C. Choose Good Leaders (23-26)
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