H E I S R I S E N !
Now what do we do???
Acts 1:
1 -26
V 1-3 Jesus spent 40 days with the disciples
and other believers putting away the ‘old ways’
and thoughts – establishing ‘new norms’…
“convincing proof that He is alive and teaching
them about the Kingdom of God”…
V4 On one of those days, Jesus commanded,
“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift My
Father promised, which you have heard Me
speak about … in a few days you will be
baptized in the Holy Spirit…”
Jesus was referring to His teaching in
John 14:
14: 1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in
God; trust also in Me…
V6 I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one
comes to the Father except through Me…
V15 & 16 If you love Me, keep My commands
(repeated 3xs in this conversation). And I will ask
the Father, and He will give you another
Advocate/Paraclete to help you and be with you
forever
V17 the Spirit of Truth
John
14
V18 –26 I will not leave you as orphans…
the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My
name, will teach you all things and will remind
you of everything I have said to you”…
John 16: 8 –13
“When the Holy Spirit comes He will prove the
world to be in the wrong about sin and
righteousness and judgement…When He, the
Spirit of Truth, comes He will guide you into all
truth.”
1: 6 “The disciples asked, ‘Lord, are You at this time
going to restore the Kingdom of Israel’”
V7 Jesus responds without a rebuke and redirects the
conversation stating, “It is not for you to know…”
V8* “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.”
NOTE: Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth…perhaps, to your family, your
workplace and Deaf Community, and to the Deaf around
the world?...
Back to
Acts 1
V9 –11 “Before their eyes, Jesus
ascended into heaven…Starring up,
two men (angels) appeared saying,
‘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.”
V12 –14 They returned to
Jerusalem and joined together in
prayer (120 ppl)
V15 The 1st Business meeting –
Matthias was elected to replace
Judas
THEN CAME ACTS 2: 4
PENTECOST!
Questions to ponder:
Did your life “go back to
normal” when you invited
Jesus into your life?
Is ‘the party over’ –
Christian life dull, same
same same?
Have you received the
Father’s gift? Have you
received the baptism of
the Holy Spirit –Acts 2
experience?
