Acts 1:8 | Holy Moments Week 4

Acts 1:8Holy Moments • May 8, 2022Teacher: Adam Barnett--1. The ascension is Jesus' enthronement as King.2. The ascension makes Christ supreme over our enemies.3. The ascension paves our way to the Father.1. At Pentecost, we witness the birthplace of the church.2. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit comes to rest on all believers.3. At Pentecost, we received the enabling of the Holy Spirit.Acts 1:8 NIVBut 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. But you will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes on you. "The church is closed today due to a lack of power." D.L. Moody"The subject of the power of the Spirit has been too much overlooked, as though it were not practical, and the result is lack of power in testimony and work. If we would work, 'not as one that beats the air' (1 For. 9:26), but to some definite purpose, we must have this power from on high. Without this power, our work will be drudgery. With it, it becomes a joyful task, a refreshing service."Before God sent the Church into the world, He sent his Spirit into the Church. When we witness ABOUT Jesus, we also witness LIKE Jesus. Instead of viewing the Kingdom of God as something we BUILD, view it as something we SERVE.N.T. Wright"The kingdom of God is not a far-off reality. The kingdom of God and earth are purposefully intersecting. It is already significantly present in the lives of the faithful, while its fullness is still coming to this earth!"