Sermons onActs 1

Asking for a Friend

• 23:03Acts 1:8

  So what happens when you belong to a local, visible church? Love, goodness, and encouragement grows. This is what happens in the local church. But what happens when you belong to a local, visible, gathered assembly? You participate in the power of the Holy Spirit. You participate in the power of the Holy Spirit. Acts 1.8. Jesus is about to ascend and he says, hey, guys, it's going to be okay.

Jeremiah

• 28:30Acts 1:8

  …send people in but their people can go back and they're going to be more effective at building a church and reaching people anyway God loves the nations and so he expects us to love them and share the gospel with them Acts 1 8 says but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon

Savior

• 0:52Acts 1

  Okay, welcome to the church that gathers here locally at Bethel. My name is Josh, lead pastor here, and I'll bring the word today from the book of Acts. So if you have your Bibles with you, join me in Acts chapter 1. For those of you watching online, as many of you do, for the balcony, the upper room,

• 1:31Acts 1

  So now what? What do we do? In Acts chapter 1, we're going to find out together what we do. So picture the disciples, stunned by the empty tomb, breathless in wonder. Jesus had risen in Acts chapter 1 that we're going to read. Jesus has now ascended, where he is seated at the right hand of the Father. What do we do? That's a question that we need to ask.

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• 11:21Acts 1:15

  12 disciples, according to Acts chapter 1, verse 15, grew into 120 in the upper room where they were waiting on the spirit of God to come. 12 to 120, Acts chapter 2, verse 41, the Pentecostal sermon is preached. And about 3,000 are saved. 12 to 120, to 2,000, 3,120. And then Acts chapter 4, verse 4, says the church has grown up to over 5,000 people.

You Asked for it

• 10:19Acts 1

  So Jesus says that day will come. And look what he says right here in verse 8. To the question, are we there yet? Show us a sign. Show us something. Give us a time marker. The same thing that the disciples ask in Acts 1. They say, are you now going to restore the kingdom? And Jesus says, I will give you power. The Holy Spirit comes upon you. And to the question of when and why, Jesus in verse 8 says to us,

The Mind of a Disciple

• 7:45Acts 1:13

  We ask in Christ's name. Amen. So who is Thaddeus? Well, Acts chapter 1, verse 13 says this about Judas, about Thaddeus. When they arrived, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying. Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, Simon the zealot, and Judas, the son of James.

• 4:05Acts 1:6

  We're going to look at Acts chapter 1, verses 6, 7, and 8 shortly. But we don't know anything about Simon, really. But we do know, as one of the 12 disciples, he gave up everything to follow Jesus. You don't know anything about him through Scripture, but you do know…

• 4:48Acts 1

  And in that, he should be an example for each of us, that we should give up everything to follow Christ, our Lord and our Savior. So today's message is simply called Zealous for Christ. Zealous for Christ. I'm going to read Acts 1 shortly. I know you're expecting me to do that now, but we'll hold that towards the end of today's message. Simon the Zealot. In Scripture, he's called many things.

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• 3:43Acts 1

  Acts chapter 1 is a very familiar verse. We're going to land on Acts chapter 1 verse 8. If serving is an inward manifestation of God's grace, then evangelism is an outward display of His mercy. So today, we are going to answer the question, now what? Now what?

• 3:48Acts 1:8

  Acts chapter 1 is a very familiar verse. We're going to land on Acts chapter 1 verse 8. If serving is an inward manifestation of God's grace, then evangelism is an outward display of His mercy. So today, we are going to answer the question, now what? Now what?

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• 8:17Acts 1:8

  that is a church I want to be a part of. How about you? So let's, how do we get there? How did this happen? So what are the key events of the early church? In the book of Acts chapter one, verse eight and nine, it says these words right here. It says, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses. That's not just to the preachers. That's not, that's to everybody. You…

Because He Lives

• 22:51Acts 1

  Not only Is the Resurrection The power Of God To You Not only Is this The resurrection Power Of God In You But also Now Because of Christ This is The power Of God Through You Think Think About The Verse Acts 1 Verse 8 You Will Receive Power We Stop There Yes Give Me That Power And God Says Hold On Now You Will Receive Power

Reset

• 5:58Acts 1

  The writer of Timothy said, "God has not given you a spirit of fear." Now you didn't know that this was written in the southern dialect. It should be, "God has not given you all, y'all a spirit of fear." Because it's plural. But of power and love and sound mind. Acts chapter 1. What we are going to read today. God reminds us that prophetically he says that I have given y'all a spirit of power.

• 7:40Acts 1

  And whether I like it or not, you are mine. Because we are in this together. And so how do we reset our lives for the glory of God? Turn to me in Acts chapter 1. We are going to read a famous passage. And we are going to ask God to reset our lives this morning. Acts chapter 1, I am reading from the CSB beginning in verse 4.

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Acts

• 3:23Acts 1

  And that's the opportunity that we have to participate in this glorious kingdom. And so praise God He invites us into His work. So let's read what Jesus is continuing to do in His people in the book of Acts. Acts chapter 1, beginning in verse 6. And the reason I preface that, because in verse 1, Luke, the writer of the Gospel of Luke, says to Theophilus, Hey, in Luke, I wrote to you about all that Jesus began to do. And in Acts, I'm…

• 6:25Acts 1

  You see, right here in Acts chapter 1, so preceding Acts 1, Jesus has come and He was born of a virgin. Everyone agree with that? Yes, is the right response. And He lived a sinless life. Everyone agree with that? Yes. And He died on the cross. Yes. And now…

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Acts

• 5:32Acts 1:1

  This is the word of God through his Spirit working through his people, you. With that, let's see what God wants us to do. Acts 1:1. I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus. Now, Luke is the author of Acts. And Luke is reminding the church and reminding this person for sure that, hey, don't forget the first book I wrote.

• 9:37Acts 1

  Lord, we pray these things in Christ's name. Amen. Let's look at the word of God, the acts of the epistles. So first we see this, the continuance of the mission. The continuance of the mission right here in Acts 1. He says, "I wrote you the first narrative, Theophilus." Now, anyone venture a guess at who Theophilus is? Well, I'll tell you who we think he might be. So Theophilus means very simply Theo, God, and Philo, which is…

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Jonah

• 11:30Acts 1

  …is power in repentance. There is power in repentance. There is power in repentance. So today we pick up in act three of Jonah. So here's how we have traced what the Lord is doing through the life of this prophet. In act one, Jonah in chapter one is called by God to go to Nineveh to bring the gospel, the good news. That God changes lives. This is the best news that any prophet could hear. Go speak to a people about the good news of God.

• 2:28Acts 1

  …get on a plane and go wherever. I want to be on mission for you. And yet we forget that on Monday morning, we should be saying the same thing. And here's where God's word intersects our lives. The Acts of the Apostles. Acts chapter 1. I'll begin reading in verse 7.

• 11:45Acts 1:8

  Acts 1.8, you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you will be my witnesses in all of Jerusalem and all of Judea and to the uttermost ends of the earth. You will receive power. How do we receive something unless it is given? Acts 2.38, repent, Peter said, be baptized each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy

• 17:23Acts 1

  through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last times. So our salvation is protected through God's power. Now that's not just God's power alone. What does Luke 24, 49 say? That Jesus will send the promised one and we will be endued with power. Acts 1, 8. You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. So God, through his spirit, not only promises his spirit,

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• 24:58Acts 1:8

  …through Christ who what? Say it with me. Strengthens me. I am more than a conqueror in Christ Jesus. I am an overcomer in Christ Jesus because the power, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit is indwelled in my life. Acts chapter 1, verse 8. You shall receive what? Deuteronomy. The power when the Holy Spirit has come upon me and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the remotest part of the earth. We realize how weak we are…

• 3:23Acts 1

  A new phase in his redemptive plan is unfolded as the church is born in Acts chapter 2. Acts chapter 1, the disciples were waiting for the Holy Spirit to come. Acts chapter 2, he comes. Acts chapter 1, the disciples were equipped. Chapter 2, they were empowered. Chapter 1, they were held back. In chapter 2, they were sent forth. Chapter 1, the Savior ascended. In chapter 2, the Spirit descends.

• 3:30Acts 1

  A new phase in his redemptive plan is unfolded as the church is born in Acts chapter 2. Acts chapter 1, the disciples were waiting for the Holy Spirit to come. Acts chapter 2, he comes. Acts chapter 1, the disciples were equipped. Chapter 2, they were empowered. Chapter 1, they were held back. In chapter 2, they were sent forth. Chapter 1, the Savior ascended. In chapter 2, the Spirit descends.

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• 14:09Acts 1:8

  Acts chapter 1 verse 8, very familiar passage. The Bible says, you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. And you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria, even the remotest part of the earth. I had the…

• 18:40Acts 1:8

  You got me, Lord. I'm that witness. You see, when we say, I'm in, I'm all in, I'm that witness. God gives us that power to overcome the wicked one. Our call has God given power from the Holy Spirit. When you break Acts chapter one, verse eight says, you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit. I love what old King Jay said, the Holy Ghost comes on you. Woo. When the Holy Spirit has

• 40:35Acts 1:8

  And there's Stephen with the face of an angel filled with the Holy Spirit, praying for his enemies to be forgiven just like Jesus followed. Forgive them. The persecution that followed this, the gospel would go out to Judea, Samaria, to the ends of the earth. Acts 1.8 at this point in time was accomplished because of the death of Stephen. They had just awoken

• 3:15Acts 1

  We have seen him in the glory of God that is revealed in his creation. We have seen him, the most vivid picture of all in his word, as he says to us in John, if you've seen me, you've seen the Father. We've seen him as he pours himself out in all of Scripture. And so I want you to turn your Bibles to Acts chapter 1. In Acts chapter 1, we have this post-resurrection moment with the apostles.

• 3:19Acts 1

  In Acts chapter 1, we have this post-resurrection moment with the apostles. Before a lot of things got started, we have that post-moment between the birth of the church and the coming of the Holy Spirit and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And we have in that first few passages of Acts, the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ as he ascended back to the Father.

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