A study of the book of Acts.

1. Promise of Power
Acts 1:1–14
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2. movie
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3. Promise of Power
Acts 1:1–14
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4. The book
 Acts
 The Acts of the Apostles
 The Acts of the Holy Apostles
Praxis-acts, ways, behavior, deeds, practice
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5. Author
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Luke
Greek
Physician
Historian
Gospel of Luke and Acts
Companion of Paul

6. KERYGMA (Essentials)
1. God’s promises in the OT have been fulfilled
by the coming of Jesus the Messiah.
2. Jesus was anointed as Messiah by God at His
baptism.
3. Jesus began His ministry after His baptism.
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7. KERYGMA (Essentials)
4. His ministry was characterized by doing good
and performing mighty works by the power of
God.
5. The Messiah was crucified according to the
eternal purpose of God.
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8. KERYGMA (Essentials)
6. He was raised from the dead and appeared to
His disciples.
7. Jesus was exalted by God and given the name
“Lord.”
8. He gave the Holy Spirit to form the new
community of God.
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9. KERYGMA (Essentials)
9. He will come again for judgment and the
restoration of all things.
10. All who hear the message should repent and
be baptized.
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10. Everyone all together
Repent, and each of you be
baptized in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of
your sins; and you will
receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit.
Acts 2:38 10

11. until the day when He was taken up to heaven,after He [Jesus] had by the Holy Spirit
given orders to the apostles whom He
had chosen. To these He also
presented Himself alive after His
suffering, by many convincing proofs,
appearing to them over a period of
forty days and speaking of the things
concerning the kingdom of God.
Acts 2:2-3 11

12. From Luke’s other bookNow He (Jesus) said to them, “These
are My words which I spoke to you
while I was still with you, that all
things which are written about Me in
the Law of Moses and the Prophets
and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
Luke 24:44 12

13. God’s plan in a nutshellThus it is written, that the Christ
would suffer and rise again from the
dead the third day, and that
repentance for forgiveness of sins
would be proclaimed in His name to
all the nations, beginning from
Jerusalem.
Luke 24:46–47 13

14. Jesus’ final acts
Gave many convincing
proofs, appearing to them.
Acts 1:3 14

15. Jesus’ final acts
Then He opened their minds
to understand the Scriptures
Luke 24:45 15

16. Jesus’ final acts
Spoke of the things
concerning the kingdom
of God.
Acts 1:3 16

17. Jesus’ final acts
Gave them commands
Acts 1:4 17

18. Gathered them
He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem,
but to wait for what the Father had promised,
“Which,” He said, “you heard of from Me; for
John baptized with water, but you will be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days
from now.”
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19. Baptisms
John answered, “As for me, I baptize you
with water; but One is coming who is
mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie
His sandals; He will baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and fire.
Luke 3:16 19

20. Baptize
 To dip in or under
 To have a highly significant religious experience
involving special manifestations of God’s power
and presence.
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21. Symbols
 Baptism of
repentance
(water)
 Baptism of the
Holy Spirit (fire)
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22. To be clear
John 20:19–22 So when it was evening on that day, the
first day of the week, and when the doors were shut
where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came
and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with
you.” And when He had said this, He showed them both
His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when
they saw the Lord. So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be
with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And
when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to
them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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23. For us
In Him, you also, after listening to the
message of truth, the gospel of your
salvation—having also believed, you
were sealed in Him with the Holy
Spirit of promise, who is given as a
pledge of our inheritanceEphesians 1:13–14a 23

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Supernatural Order
• Respond to Gospel
• Receive forgiveness
• Receive Indwelling
• Baptism in water*
• Baptism in the Holy
Spirit*

25. Consider
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Biblical
Pattern

26. Sidetracked
So when they had come together, they
were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at this
time You are restoring the kingdom to
Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you
to know times or epochs which the Father
has fixed by His own authority;
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27. Still seeing
Jesus as a
political
Messiah
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Not quite understanding the plan

28. Need something else
you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and even to the
remotest part of the earth.
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29. From the Gospel
And behold, I am sending forth the
promise of My Father upon you; but
you are to stay in the city until you are
clothed with power from on high.
Luke 24:49 29

30. God’s time
Right time
Right place
Christ’s resurrection marks the beginning of First
Fruits and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit marks
Pentecost
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31. Clothed with power
Witness
Wisdom
Miracles
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32. The beginning
And after He had said these things, He was
lifted up while they were looking on, and a
cloud received Him out of their sight. And
as they were gazing intently into the sky
while He was going,

33. Bump them off level
behold, two men in white clothing stood beside
them. They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do
you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who
has been taken up from you into heaven, will
come in just the same way as you have watched
Him go into heaven.”

34. What happened?
Jesus is gone (Miraculously)
The Lord will come again
Time to obey
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35. Following orders
Then they returned to Jerusalem
from the mount called Olivet,
which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath
day’s journey away.
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36. All disciples obeyed
When they had entered the city,
they went up to the upper room
where they were staying; that is,
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37. All disciples obeyed
Peter, John, James and Andrew, Philip
and Thomas, Bartholomew and
Matthew, James son of Alphaeus,
Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of
James.
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38. Pause and think
500 people saw the risen Savior
120 made it to the upper room
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39. Essential
These all with one mind
were continually devoting
themselves to prayer
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40. Promise of Power
Acts 1:1–14
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