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"So when they had come together, they asked him, 'Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?' He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.'”

Introduction: Are we there yet?

Are we there yet?

Have you ever been on a road trip? Where to? Did you ever say “Are we there yet?”

We always want to know how much longer is this going to last?

Well we are going to join a group of men who were meeting together and they asked a very similar question: but it sounds a little different… see if you can find the similarities

Acts 1:6–11 HCSB

6 So when they had come together, they asked Him, “Lord, are You restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by His own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 After He had said this, He was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud took Him out of their sight. 10 While He was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them. 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven.”

You ask “Are we there yet?”

The men asked 'Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?'

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.'”

But you will

1) receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you,

2) and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.'”

Book:

What do we need to be able to Engage people with the Love and Truth of God?

What do we need to be able to Engage people with the Love and Truth of God?

We learn that:

The Holy Spirit is the One they needed before they were ready to share (to Engage) their neighbors with the Gospel.

Acts 1:8 HCSB

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

We learn that the Gospel story itself is the source of confidence ?c

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2 Corinthians 3:6 HCSB

6 He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.

2 Corinthians 3:4–6 HCSB

4 We have this kind of confidence toward God through Christ. 5 It is not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God. 6 He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.

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