How to Handle Changes in Life.
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INTRODUCTION.
9 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.
10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.
11 They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking toward heaven? 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.”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
13 And when they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.
MESSAGE.
I. Dealing with Major Changes in Life.
I. Dealing with Major Changes in Life.
The change in life.
9 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.
They could not longer see Jesus.
There are times God has to get our attention.
10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them.
We must move on.
11 They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking toward heaven? 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.”
We can remember the past.
We have to move forward and stay focused on the past.
I. Major Changes in Life.
II. Continue to Meet Together.
II. Continue to Meet Together.
They continued their habit.
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
13 And when they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying; that is, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
Your church family is your support.
hebrews 10:24-25.
24 And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,
25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
I. Major Changes in Life.
II. continued to Meet Together.
III. Be Devoted to Prayer.
III. Be Devoted to Prayer.
14 These all with one accord were continually devoting themselves to prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.
Unity.
with one mind.
Devoted Prayer.
to persist in something.
to busy oneself with, be busily engaged.
hold fast to.
The power and importance of prayer.
The Power of Prayer. - speak with confidence.
31 And when they had prayed earnestly, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with confidence.
The Importance of prayer. - the Jailer
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 And suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the jailhouse were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened.
27 And when the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
CONCLUSION.
I. Major Changes in Life.
II. continued to Meet Together.
III. Devoted to Prayer.