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One of the interesting natural features of the area around Columbus, GA, where I grew up are the existence of natural cold-water springs.
The company my father worked for owned property north of Columbus that had one of these springs.
A very large pool had been beautifully constructed and lined with large river rocks just beside the spring.
The construction of the pool included a large gazebo style roof over the spring, large rock wall encircling it, and a rock lined creek that connected the spring to the pool.
As a child the two things that most impressed me about the pool was that it was massive and that it was very cold.
As an adult, remembering my enjoyment of the pool I have come to appreciate some other things.
The pool was so large because the water source was plentiful and free.
The cost of filling the pool with water was never a factor in the construction of the pool.
But the greater thing about the pool is that it never needed any chemicals to stay pristine and clear.
The pool water was analyzing clear and always a breathtaking cold temperature because there was a constant inflow of fresh water and there was a constant outflow of waters.
You see the construction of the pool by the spring, directing the spring’s water into the pool, was not the final destination of the water.
At the deep end of the pool (it was a real deep end – 15 ft at least with a true dive) there was a break in the back wall that allowed water to flow out.
The spring water had only been temporary collected in the pool but would eventually flow out in to eth creek that had directed its path since its creation.
The pool did not need to artificially keep the water clean and fresh with chemicals it was actually clean and fresh because there was a constant in flow and out flow of water.
This principle of in flow and out flow keeping things healthy and fresh is true in many areas of life and certainly true for the church.
We are not called to Go out, gather in, and build up only.
We must be about the equally important task of sending out.
1. Do not be distracted
2. Be witnesses
3. Get to it
I. Do not be distracted
A. Recognize we do not know everything[1]
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The question the disciples ask is one that we would all ask
a) Is now the time
b) How will this affect me
2. Jesus rejects the question and gives instructs for what they needed to know
3. Jesus also declares a restriction on our knowledge
a) “It is not for you to know”
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There is a limitation to our ability
a) We cannot know the fullness of God’s plans
b) Even in what we do know we know it in the restriction of the present
c) God is not restricted by the present and thus sees how His will be accomplished from an eternal perspective
d) Man is unable to know
5. Man is also a limited in the ability to focus on the important
a) Man is easily distracted by the futile pursuit of “knowing” the times and plans of God
b) There is a temptation to be so focused on when a future event will happen that you neglect to obey what God has already commanded
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It was impossible for these early Christians to know and understand all that God was going to accomplish after the resurrection and assentation and before Jesus’ second coming
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It is impossible for us presently to understand all that God is doing and still will accomplish
8. Our attention must not be distracted by attempting to determine when God will complete His will but living in confident faith that He will
B. Trust God to know all things
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The fulfillment of the will of God is by the authority of God
2. There is a desire in man to control things
a) Part of the desire to control is also a desire to know and understand things
b) This desire is not bad and in fact is part of how God created us
3. Likewise, since the very first days of the church followers of Christ have wanted to know the details of how and when God was going to fulfill His promise and will
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In verse 6 Luke reports that even as the followers of Jesus were celebrating His resurrection and listening to His instructions they were desiring to know all the details of how and when God was going to fulfill His will
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There is a profound lesson in Jesus’ response to the questions of when
a) He says is verse 7 “by His own authority”
6. God will fulfill His will
a) In His time
b) In His way
c) According to His perfect will
7. “By His authority” means
a) He is able
b) He will not be stopped
c) He cannot be denied
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We are not to know the when and how
9. We ARE to know the God who is able
a) His will will come to fruition
C. Rest in God’s authority
1. Distractions often come in the forms of
a) Worry
b) Anxiety
c) Fear
d) Unsureness
e) Timidity
2. The reasons why many today are not being obedient to God’s call on their lives is often because of these types of distractions
3. Jesus does not answer the question they ask but he does give them the answer they need
a) The complete of God’s purpose and plans is fixed by His authority
b) We are empowered to do what God has called us to by the power of the holy Spirit
4. What gives you confidence in obedience is not
a) Knowing the answers
b) Being in control of all things
5. What gives you confidence in obedience is resting in God’s authority
a) He will accomplish His will according to His authority
b) He has provided what you need to accomplish what H has called you too
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Obey God’s command as you rest in God’s authority
II.
Be witnesses
A. In the power of God
1. Being sent out to do the work of God is not about the individual’s ability
2. Notice the order
a) First – you will receive power
b) Second – you shall be witnesses
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You cannot be a witness until you have received the power of the Holy Spirit
4. The word used in verse 8 that is translated as power is dynamin
a) Power – dynamin 76.1 δύναμιςb, εως f: the potentiality to exert force in performing some function—‘power.[2]
b) From this Greek root word, we get our English word dynamite
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The use of the word here means the power to accomplish a task
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The power is given for the purpose of and accomplishment of being witnesses
7. The church is not empowered to exist
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The church is empowered to be a witness to the gospel
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You are not empowered just to enjoy the benefits of salvation
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You are empowered to be witnesses to Jesus and His salvation
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Do not marvel at the testimony of the early church as something that is out of reach for modern believers
12. Do not marvel at the testimony of the great missionaries as something that is unattainable by regular folks
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Marvel at the power of God – that can use the weakest among us – to accomplish His perfect will
B. Be a witness for God
1. Jesus makes clear what His followers are to do – be witnesses
2. The word that is translated witness is maryers from where were get our English word martyr
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