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781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 307411May 11, 2011

We are beginningbeginning a study of the Book of ActsBook of Acts on Wednesday nightsWednesday nights.

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The Book of Acts is written by Lukewritten by Luke, who also wrote the Book of Luke.

Acts picks uppicks up where Luke left off, and continuescontinues the Work of Christ on the earth.

Today, Jesus works through His churchHis church, which is the body of Christbody of Christ.

Acts 1 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus beganbegan both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given Commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen:

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According to BKC Theophilus was likely Luke's Luke's patronpatron, financing him while he wrote.

Anyone who gives his or her full timefull time to ministry mustmust be financed by somebody.

Acts 1 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus beganbegan both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which He was taken up, after that He through the Holy Ghost had given Commandments unto the apostles whom He had chosen:

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The verb beganbegan indicates that Acts continuescontinues the account of the ministry and teaching Christ began on earth. He is stillstill working and teaching through His people today.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.

3 To whom (apostles) also He shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God: 4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but waitwait for the PromisePromise of the Father, which, saith He, ye have heard of Me.

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On the evening of His Resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples, who were assembledwere assembled in the upper room.

He breathed on them and said, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost."

That is the PromisePromise of which He now speaks, for which they are to waitto wait in Jerusalem.

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Romans 8 24 For we are saved by hope (confident and pleasant expectation; faith): but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 25 But if we hopehope (have faith) for that we see not, thenthen do we with patiencewith patience waitwait for it.

5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall beye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghostbaptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

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This occurred on the Day of PentecostDay of Pentecost, and we will studystudy it in chapter two.

Since that day, every believerevery believer is baptized into the body of Christ in the moment of salvationsalvation.

1 Corinthians 12 12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also so also isis Christ Christ. 13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one by one Spirit are we all baptized into one bodybody, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many.

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This isis the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

Act 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him, saying, Lord, wilt Thou at this time restore again the Kingdom to Israel? 7 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.

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The Kingdom of God will bewill be established on the earth, when Jesus will reign for 1000 years.

Nobody knows whenNobody knows when!!

8 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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We do notdo not have to operate in humanhuman strength or humanhuman wisdom in serving God.

God's Holy Spirit dwells in us:

To lead uslead us step by step to do God's Will;

To empower us to be able to do able to do allall that God Wills.

"Be "Be witnesseswitnesses unto Me." unto Me."

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Everything that God has us to doGod has us to do is for this this purposepurpose.

To spread the Good NewsGood News of Jesus Christ.We are anointed by the Holy Ghost to tell men and women, boys and girls, "God loves youGod loves you."

God loves you so much that He gaveHe gave Jesus to die in your placein your place for your sins.

He shed His BloodHe shed His Blood to wash away your sins.

God's Holy Spirit within us produces in usproduces in us the

virtues of Godvirtues of God.

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Galatians 5 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, 1 Peter 4

And even these are partial lists.

Let us submitsubmit ourselves to the Lord every day, that we may be effectiveeffective in spreading the Gospel.

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Fifth SundayFifth Sunday, May 29, after Sunday morning worship

Church Fellowship and DinnerChurch Fellowship and Dinner at Constitution HallConstitution Hall in Fort Oglethorpe

No evening Service

Pure Heart Music Ministry will be here Sunday morning, June 5 to lead us in worship.

I will preach afterwards.