Jesus' Mission

Jesus' Mission = Spirit Baptizer

Jesus mission was to save us and baptize the disciples with the Spirit.

Why are doing the Acts series

Who is the Holy Spirit and what is his role?

What is the role of the Church and how do we know if we are doing it correctly?

ACTS - the Church and Spirit

Shirt

Louis and Clark - documenting animals

Basics - start with the basics.

Mission!

Luke-Acts

Luke has intentionality in showing the life of Jesus and how the Disciples carry out his example

Written 30 years after Jesus’ Resurrection

Each book would fit on a papyrus roll that is typically up to 35 feet long.

Gospel is 19,400

Acts is 18,400

Both Narratives begin in Jerusalem

The ascension is the key event linking the 2 books

Each book is spans approximately 30 years

Luke spends 25% of

The Gospel on the last days for Jesus

Paul's arrest, trials and arrival in Rome

Luke-Acts Outline

Luke

Birth

Life

Death

Resurrection

Ascension

Acts

Ascension

Spirit Baptism

Mission continued through his followers

Why does this matter?

Because Luke wants to show and convince his readers that what Jesus did His Church is to do.

The church is the vehicle - powered by the spirit

Car and gas analogy - God could pick another car

That’s not just them

Not just “Pastors”

It’s you too - Peter was a fisherman

I fear the Church has lost its Mission.

We too often go to church for us. To get something out of it. Because of my hard time.

Imagine prepping for an interview. You feel nervous and want to wear the right thing.

Hours picking clothes that fit and look good.

Sending pictures to friends

It’s easier to fixate on something small and controllable than something big and uncertain.

The problem is its only a small part of the bigger picture

We are the church and need to do what Jesus did. (surrender)

2 half's to Jesus’ Mission - Salvation & Spirit Baptism

(Profits - like Joel, Jerimiah)

Luke 1-3 Birth

Luke 4 Temptation and start of ministry

Luke 5 Calls his disciples

Luke 6:40 “40 Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.”

Luke 9 Jesus sends his disciple out to cast out demons and heal diseases

Luke 9:23–25 “23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. 25 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?”

Jesus’ Temptation

This is Mission Language!

Surrender

Fathers and giving gifts

Luke 11:11–13 “11 “You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.””

Jesus’ Prophecy of the Work of the Holy Spirit

Luke 12:11–12 “11 “And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say, 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.””

Luke ends the first scroll

Luke 24:46–49 “46 And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. 47 It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ 48 You are witnesses of all these things. 49 “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.””

Look at what Jesus said! Look at what we have today!

God’s aim is to bring salvation in all of its fullness to all

Acts 1:1–3 “1 In my first book I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. 3 During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.”

v1 & 2 Everything Jesus BEGAN to do and teach

Scripture is our foundation the starting point - the Spirit

Lewis and Clark

Adventure

Healthy Fear

The Spirit is what lead the NT writers to write and preserved their writings.

v3 - Actually Alive

The resurrected Jesus - Alive and well

Emmanuele

Kingdom of God

Non geographical kingdom

Conclusion

We must get the Mission of Jesus Right!

Be saved

Filled with the Spirit

Proclaim the Good news

The Church has been and always will be the ones who proclaim the Message of Jesus

We have the full news of Jesus

We have the Holy Spirit

Back to why people go to church

God’s plan is good for the person and the church and the lost!

If you are not sure where you stand with Jesus this the time to get that right