Acts

Acts 1:14 – Prayer moves the hand of God

PRAYER IS CONSTANT PRAYER – Acts 1:14

-do not just pray during hard times…PRAY ALWAYS

     a. Constant prayer makes something happen – Acts 4:23-31

PUSH – pray until something happens

     b. Constant prayer includes corporate prayer

     c. The enemy will tempt you not to pray

     d. Constant prayer is continual prayer – Genesis 32:22-31

-the Lord can answer immediately or after a long period of time

-the timing of the Lord is always right

     e. Constant prayer restrains evil from totally taking over – 2 Thess 2:1-12

verse 6 – Israel was looking for an army commander to come and crush the Roman oppression in their land

verse 7 – no one knows the day or time of the return of Jesus Christ

-the signs show us His return is close

verse 8 – one sign of the return of the Lord is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit

verse 9 – The ascension of Jesus Christ

cloud – represents the glory & manifest presence of the Lord

verses 10-11 – angels – means messengers – male in gender

the angels nudge the disciples to GO and reach people for Jesus – no holy huddles

vs12-15 – there were around 120 people in the upper room

verse 11 – Jesus is coming back soon and nothing wil stop Him

-WILL COME……….signs show Jesus WILL COME

Luke 21:11 – earthquakes…famines…disease…the antichrist system – 1 John 2:18……..Matthew 8:28 & 2 Tim 3:1 – violence & chaotic times will come

                       ACTS 2

verse 1 – The Day Of Pentecost

-means 50 – 50 days from Passover Pentecost arrived – a Jewish feast

-the church started on the Day of Pentecost

***Acts is the pattern for the church to follow

***Jesus rose and the Holy Spirit came on a Sunday

***They were united – all together…

                —Unity is only found in Jesus Christ

***It was the feast of harvest

verse 2 – SUDDENLY – some things in Christianity are done suddenly and some over a period of time…

-the baptism of the Holy Spirit came suddenly

vs2-3 – the first church service and what it was like – fire, outpouring of the Holy Spirit, noise like a wind, great joy & celebration & speaking in tongues

v4 – they received the baptism of the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues.  It is from the Lord…

Zech 14:1-4, 6-7, 9 – Jesus will return to the Mt of Olives