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“But 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.” (Acts 1:8).

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  1. “But 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.” (Acts 1:8) Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." (Matt 28:18-20) ...on a Mission If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.(Ex 33:15) ...Centred on Him Family ...Growing in Maturity “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit” says the Lord Almighty. (Zech 4:6) There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good (1 Cor 12:4-7) ...Building Together Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labour in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. (Psalm 127:1)

  2. To the ends of the earth...One-by-One Acts 8:26-40

  3. ? Evangelism

  4. Psalm 51:12-13 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

  5. Acts 8:26-40 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means "queen of the Ethiopians"). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.

  6. Acts 8:26-40 The eunuch asked Philip, "Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?"Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. As they travelled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?" And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and travelled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

  7. God creates an Opportunity A global opportunity Acts 1:8 “But 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”Acts 1:8

  8. Hope Church Vision Sending Out (Luke 6:38) Eithinog Church planting? University/Hospital Coming to us? (Acts 8) Influencing Society A City changing church? “But 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” Acts 1:8

  9. God creates an Opportunity A global opportunity Acts 1:8 A personal opportunity Acts 8:26-29 “Now the angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road – the desert road – that goes gown from Jerusalem to Gaza. So he started out, and on his way he met and Ethiopian...”Acts 8:26-27

  10. The Great Divide

  11. 2 levels of the church’s mission gathered empowered for community mission mobilised corporate witness dispersed empowered for vocational mission discipled individual witnesses

  12. God creates an Opportunity What is your opportunity? A global opportunity Acts 1:8 A personal opportunity Acts 8:26-29 “Now the angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road – the desert road – that goes gown from Jerusalem to Gaza. So he started out, and on his way he met and Ethiopian...”Acts 8:26-27

  13. Philip Responds to the Opportunity Obedience v27 & v30 Willingness to teach one Luke 15:7 No prejudice Rom 3:23 Urgency v30 & v35-38

  14. Be Yourself 6 New Testament Evangelistic Styles (from Bill Hybels)

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