The Going Series
I. Key Scripture Acts 1:1-11 1In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
3After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
4On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
5For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
6So when they met together, they asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?"
7He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
8But 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."
9After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11"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."
II. Prayer
III. Your Witness is Powerful (Point One)
a. Verse 8
b. Four specific areas are named. (MAP)
i. Jerusalem
ii. Judea
iii. Samaria
iv. All ends of the earth.
c. Application at the church level
i. Jerusalem – Witness through local missions.
ii. Judea – Witness through state missions.
iii. Samaria – Witness through national missions.
iv. All ends of the earth – Worldwide missions.
d. Application to the personal level
i. Your Jerusalem is your family.
ii. Your Judea is your co-workers or neighbors.
iii. Your Samaria is the friends of your friends.
iv. Your all ends of the earth is witnessing to those you don’t know.
v. The power in your witness comes from the Holy Spirit. It is an unlimited power source. You just have to tap into it and use it for these areas ioned.
e. Auburn Map – How does this apply to us?
IV. Your Witness is your own. (Point Two)
a. Nobody else can take the credit or the blame for your witness.
b.Office blow-up/Invite people to church after that is difficult.
V. Your Witness involves actions, not just words. (Point Three)
a. 93% of our communication is non-verbal. Facial expressions, gestures, body language, posture.
b. 80% of the work in the church is done by 20% of the people.
c. Introduce Andy.
d. This church brought me and my family here to lead. I will lead by example and I will lead by conviction of the Holy Spirit.
e. Face Picture – We all must ask ourselves some important questions.
i. What am I not hearing, What am I not saying, What am I not seeing?
ii. Where are we as a church not going, what are we not doing?
f. Difficulty 10 months – the time for sitting with our faces in our hands are over. The time for harboring ill will and animosity is done. The time to pick ourselves up by our bootstraps is today.
g. Right outside those doors is a world facing eternal death in Hell. The only thing standing between them and that is you.
h. List emailed out from the office over the last week outlining some ways you can serve.
VI. Closing
a. “Architect Frank Loyd Wright at the age of 9, walking across a snow covered pond. Uncle tracks straight to the goal on the other side of the pond. Young Frank’s waivered from one line to another…”
b. What do your tracks look like today? Are they jagged and swerving from one side of the pond to the other, or are they focused right to where God is leading you to witness?
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