Face to Face with POWER

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS Pt. 6 | April 12, 2026Pastor Bria BradshawOne encounter with Jesus can change the direction of your entire life.‭‭Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭14‬-‭15‬,19-20 (ESV) “Afterward [Jesus] appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation…So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.”Acts 1:4-8 (ESV)‬‬ And while staying with them [Jesus] ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”FACE TO FACE WITH POWERI. RECEIVE HIS POWER.Thought: We can’t produce by human effort what was meant to be produced by the Holy Spirit.John 20:19 - 22 (ESV)‬‬ “...Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”II. TRUST HIS POWER.Thought: Our part is to receive what He’s giving us, and the Holy Spirit’s part is to show up in power!Zechariah 4:6 (ESV) Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.