Wednesday Service

He Is With Us

You are not alone - He is with us. There are more with us than against us.

You

Only 1/3 angels are principalities and powers - 2/3 are with us.

He will never leave you nor forsake you.

We have a family designed for success and to support us

We have access to Him at all times to use our spiritual weapons.

Acts 1:6–8 KJV 1900

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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Acts 1:4–8 KJV 1900

And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:4

The ineffectiveness of the church today is largely due to the neglect of power.

Gimmicks replace the Gospel

Happiness replaced hard work

“if the Holy Spirit were taken away from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would come to a halt. But if the Holy Spirit were taken away from today’s church, only 5 percent of what it does would cease.”

Essentials 2 Foundational Topics for Christians in Today's World 13. The Holy Spirit: Power Beyond Ourselves

The ineffectiveness of the church today is largely due to our neglect of the power that set the first-century church into motion. Programs have taken the place of power. Gimmicks have taken the place of the gospel. Many years ago, A. W. Tozer said that if the Holy Spirit were taken away from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would come to a halt. But if the Holy Spirit were taken away from today’s church, only 5 percent of what it does would cease.1

Pentecost

A. W. Tozer

Programs replace power

Programs replace power

Gimmicks replace the Gospel

Happiness replaced hard work

Power To Perform

Dynamite - Explosive power which makes a huge physical impact in a short time.

Emotion - we can have an emotional response. They are good, but WE RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT OF ACTION

Dynamic - a force that produces action, motion and activity

Dynamo - increase and release power

Peter went from denying Jesus to boldly proclaiming in POWER the name of Jesus.

Acts 2:38 KJV 1900

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

120 followers went from fear filled to faithful on the day of Pentecost ,

Acts 2:1 KJV 1900

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.

Acts 2:4 KJV 1900

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Stephen delivered an undeniable and irrefutable message the best and wisest couldn’t argue.

Acts 6:10 KJV 1900

And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

People marvelled at the change in the disciples

Notable miracles were being done.

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Acts 4:13 KJV 1900

Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

Acts 4:16 KJV 1900

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

Power For A Purpose

Jerusalem - where we live

Judaea - extending areas of our community

Samaria - the world. Yes, God has called us to reach the world.