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This message delves into the profound encounters with the risen Christ as depicted in John 20:11-23 and Acts 1:1-8. It explores the work Jesus began during His earthly ministry and our calling to continue it. Through the resurrection, we recognize the release of Christ’s power, promised through the Holy Spirit, equipping us for witness in our world. Emphasizing that our mission is not an external program but an internal empowerment, we affirm that the transformation Christ offers is universal and essential for the salvation of humanity.
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“Encounter With the Risen Christ” John 20:11-23 “The Next Step” Acts 1:1-8
I. Reviewing the Incarnation The work Jesus began
I. Reviewing the Incarnation The work Jesus began “The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,” Acts 1:1
I. Reviewing the Incarnation The work we are to complete
I. Reviewing the Incarnation The work we are to complete “until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,” Acts 1:2
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation The resurrection of Jesus Christ
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation The resurrection of Jesus Christ “to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.” Acts 1:3
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation 2. The release of Christ’s power
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation 2. The release of Christ’s power “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;” Acts 1:4
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation 2. The release of Christ’s power “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” Luke 24:49
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation a. Not a symbol but a reality
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation a. Not a symbol but a reality “for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Acts 1:5
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation b. Not an external program but internal power
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation b. Not an external program but internal power “Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Acts 1:6
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation b. Not an external program but internal power “And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;” Acts 1:7-8a
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation c. Not promoting but witnessing
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation c. Not promoting but witnessing “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation c. Not promoting but witnessing “For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.” Acts 22:15
II. Revealing the Re-Incarnation d. Not limited but universal
III. Recognizing Christ’s Revelation The issue of salvation
III. Recognizing Christ’s Revelation The issue of salvation The implementation of Christ’s command
III. Recognizing Christ’s Revelation The issue of salvation The implementation of Christ’s command The impact upon our needy world