Calvary Church
Pastor Ottis Barnett - Sunday, December 2, 2018
Jesus Empowers: The Spirit of the Kingdom
Hebrews 13:8 NKJV
Matthew 28:16-20 NKJV
John 14:12-14 NKJV
Mark 16:15-18 NKJV
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Luke 24:46-49 NKJV
Acts 1:4-8 NKJV
The Co-Mission of every believer hinges on this one idea... “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”
Power - Acts 1:8 dunamis - miracle working overcoming power. Jesus gave His disciples power at Pentecost.
Jesus gave his disciples the authority for their assignment through the cross. He gave them the power to complete it at Pentecost!
Acts 2:1-4 NKJV
Acts 2:14-21 NKJV
What was the response?
Acts 2:36-39 NKJV
The Baptism of the Spirit gives... The Power of Witness
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
witness - literally translated is "martyr"
“The one near to the sword is near to God, and he who is in the midst of beasts is in the midst of God: only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, so as to suffer together with him. I endure all things because he, the perfect man, empowers me.” - Ignatius Bishop of Antioch
Acts 4:31-33 NKJV
Acts 5:28 NKJV
Everywhere believers went they witnessed in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:4-8 NKJV
Acts 13:44 NKJV
Spirit-filled sons and daughters are being sent by God to impact ignorance and indifference.
Ask God this question, "What must I do in this life for the Kingdom?"
Final Thoughts: