You & I | Chris Searcy | 7.17.22

You & I – Living together in UNITY

We need the Holy Spirit.

Previous:

Acts 1:4-5

4And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the

promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; 5for John baptized with water, but

you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

The reward of Christ is a beautiful spotless empowered bride.

When Christ departed in the flesh, he brought us the holy spirit to lead us into our

destiny/promise

Acts 1:8

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.

It is God in us through the Holy spirit that allows us to do miracles, signs, and wonders prophesy

but also live a holy life together as one body.

Unity is Vital for Holy Spirit Flow. God is getting serious! He is calling the church back to its rightful state before him. He is calling

us to unity and holiness.

Why?

Because God is getting ready to bring in the great harvest and he wants his house clean.

EX. Mom when church people would come over how we had to clean up.

EX. Waking up on a Saturday and Kirk Franklin is blasting through the house. That is

where we are beloved

Say: “God is getting his house in order.”

What does this look like, and how do we partner with God in this?

We can stay right here in Acts to find the answer.

Acts 2:1

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And

suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole

house where they were sitting.

“With one accord” That phrase is mentioned three times in the first two chapters of the book of Acts

2:1

1:14 - All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer,

2:44-47 - 44And all that believed were together and had all things common; 45and sold their

possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 46And they,

continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat

their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47praising God, and having favor with all the

people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

What does this mean?

It simply means that every single believer was in agreement with all of the other believers

concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ and were working together to accomplish His will and not

their own.

Easier said than done.

Many in the body of Christ are divided by so many things, and many are looking to star.

Because it is so difficult then how were 120 people in one accord?

Because it was Gods command:

The 120 people waiting in the upper room after Jesus’ ascension were obeying what Jesus had

told them to do. In Acts 1:4, Jesus commanded them “that they should not depart from Jerusalem

but wait for the promise of the Father.”

The command of Jesus was their common goal!

Obedience to the commands of Jesus always brings about one accord. Their will was no longer

their own but rather it was subjected to Christ.

“In one place” What does this mean?

It is interpreted literally that they were all physically together in one place.

In Acts 2, the chapter begins with the 120 in the room still waiting in one accord when the Holy

Spirit comes suddenly.

There was no announcement, no sign, no warning, the Holy Spirit came suddenly to where Jesus

had told them to wait.

There was no announcement, no sign, no warning.

The Holy Spirit came suddenly after 10 consecutive days of waiting on him.

Imagine being the one person in the upper room:

 Who got a call from your significant other on the morning of day 10

“Did you take the chicken out the freezer to thaw you know we have company coming over

tonight….. AWWW man i’ll be right back brother peter I gotta do something real quick.

He’s walking back to the upper room and hears (tounges) (sees blind eyes open) and realizes he

missed out) starts crying!

But more realistically imagine being there on day five and you get a call from that job you’ve

been wanting.

Or that person you’ve been really liking calls you and asks you to go on a date that night

Or maybe you just really don’t like “them church people enough to be living with them for 10

straight days.

The disciples tarried through all of it!

In fact, they rejoiced they were on one accord. Why!!!???

 Because they had seen him.

Just like the pharisees we can try and strive to follow these rules, but we’ll fail over and over and

over and over again.

The only thing capable of preserving us, of bringing us together, of keeping us together is the

man Christ Jesus!

Acts Chapter 2:1 was one of Christ’s miracles!

They were captured by the most beautiful, holy, worthy man that they had ever seen.

So how do we wait in one accord in one place, on the second coming of Christ and all the

promises that come with it.

It is by gazing on the Beauty of the man Christ Jesus.

The only way to do that is by asking the holy Spirit, our helper, reveal the beauty of Jesus to me.

Help me to see him rightly. Show me the son in all his glory.

Help me to be in love, help me to be captured so that the things of earth grow strangely dim in

the light of his Glory and Grace!

HEART POSTURES THAT ASSIST UNITY

1. Gaze at Jesus and Pray for it

2. Practice towards it

Eph 4:1-3

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with

which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing

with one another in love. 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of

peace.

a. Walk in humility

b. Practice loving confrontation

3. Stand Fast

Phil 1:27

Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see

you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one

mind striving together for the faith of the gospel

4. Believe that it is possible

Eph 4:11

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some

pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the

edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the

knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the

fullness of Christ

Night of Breakthrough | Pastor Kyle Searcy | 7.10.22

 IMPARTATION

 

The Greek word for "impartation" is "metadidomi" meaning:

• "to give over, i.e. share: give, impart" (Strong's);
• "to give a share of" (Young's);
• "to share in association with anyone, i.e. to impart, communicate" (Bullinger's);

I.               TWO MAIN WAYS TO RECEIVE IMPARTATION

1.     From God Himself

Numbers 11:24-25

²⁴ So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle.

²⁵ Then the Lord came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again.

 

2.     By Anointed Men and Women Laying Hands

Romans 1:11-12

¹¹ For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, so that you may be established

¹² that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

 

II.              FIVE AREAS OF IMPARTATION

1.     Blessings

a.     Isaac blessed Jacob

Genesis 28:1-4

 ¹ Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him, and charged him, and said to him: “You shall not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.

² Arise, go to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel your mother’s father; and take yourself a wife from there of the daughters of Laban your mother’s brother

³ “May God Almighty bless you, And make you fruitful and multiply you, That you may be an assembly of peoples;

⁴ And give you the blessing of Abraham, To you and your descendants with you, That you may inherit the land In which you are a stranger, Which God gave to Abraham.”

 

b.     Jacob Blessed Joseph and His Sons

Gen 48:14-20

¹⁴ Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn. ¹⁵ And he blessed Joseph, and said: “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,

¹⁶The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

¹⁷ Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.

¹⁸ And Joseph said to his father, “Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”

¹⁹ But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”

²⁰ So he blessed them that day, saying, “By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ ” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

 

 

c.     Jesus to children

Mark 10:13-16

¹³ Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

¹⁴ But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁵ Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”

¹⁶ And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.

 

 

 

2.     The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

a.     Samaritan Believers

Acts 8:14-20

¹⁴ Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

¹⁵ who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷ Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

¹⁹ saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰ But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

 

b.     Believers at Ephesus

Acts 19:1-7

¹ And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples

² he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”

³ And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.”

 ⁴ Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”

⁵ When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁶ And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

⁷ Now the men were about twelve in all.

 

 

3.     Spiritual Gifts

1 Timothy 4:14-15

¹⁴ Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

¹⁵ Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all

2 Timothy 1:6

¹⁶ Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands

 

 

4.     For Service

a.     The Deacons

Acts 6:1-8

¹ Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.

² Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.

³ Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business;

⁴ but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,

⁶ whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.

⁷ Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.

⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

 

b.     Moses Leadership to Joshua

Deuteronomy  34:9

⁹ Now Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him; so the children of Israel heeded him, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses.^[1]

 

 

 

5.     For Healing

a.     The Sick

Luke 4:40-41

⁴⁰ When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.

⁴¹ And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God

 

b.     The Disciples Impartation

Matthew 10:1

¹ And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease

 

c.     The Seventy

Luke 10:1,17-19

¹ After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go, 

 

¹⁷ Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”

¹⁸ And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

 

d.     Us

Mark 16:16-18

¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.

¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

¹⁸ they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

 

 

Tithing | Bishop Kyle Searcy | 9am

THE TITHE

 

I.               THE LAW

1.     Schoolmaster to Bring us to Christ

Galatians 3:24-25

²⁴ Therefore, the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

²⁵ But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

 

2.     The Law is not given for believers

1 Timothy 1:9-10

⁹ Knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

¹⁰ for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine

 

3.     We need God to fulfil the Standards of God

Ezekiel 36:25-27

²⁵ Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.

²⁶ I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

²⁷ I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

 

4.     Christ in us is the Hope of Glory

Colossians 1:27

²⁷ To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

 

 

II.              THE TITHE

1.     Practiced before the law

Genesis 14:18-20

¹⁸ Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

¹⁹ And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

²⁰ And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him a tithe of all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hebrews 7:6

⁶ But he whose genealogy is not derived from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

 

Genesis 28:20-22

²⁰ Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me bread to eat and clothing to put on,

²¹ so that I come back to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God.

²² And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You.

 

2.     Instituted in the Law

Deuteronomy 14:22-24

²² “Set aside a tithe—a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. 

²³ Then go to the one place where the Lord your God has chosen to be worshiped; and there in his presence eat the tithes of your grain, wine, and olive oil, and the first-born of your cattle and sheep. Do this so that you may learn to honor the Lord your God always. 

²⁴ If the place of worship is too far from your home for you to carry there the tithe of the produce that the Lord has blessed you with, then do this:

 

Leviticus 27:30

³⁰ And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s. It is holy to the Lord.

 

Malachi 3:8-10

⁸ “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings.

⁹ You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed Me, even this whole nation.

¹⁰ Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

 

3.     Held up post law

a.     Jesus Approved of it

Luke 11:42

⁴² “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

 

Psalm 110:4

⁴ The Lord has sworn and will not relent, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek

 

 

 

Hebrews 7:8

⁸ Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.

 

III.            THE STANDARD UNDER GRACE

 

1.     The Heart of the Matter

Matthew 6:19-21

¹⁹ “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal;

²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

 

Luke 19:5-10

⁵ And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

⁶ So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.

⁷ But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, “He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”

⁸ Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.”

⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham;

¹⁰ for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

 

Matthew 19:20-24

²⁰ The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”

²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

²² But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God

 

2.     Nothing under Grace suggest you should abandon the minimum of the Law

 

In Christ the Law becomes a minimum Standard of God’s Requirements

a.     Adultery / Lust

Matthew 5:27-28

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’

²⁸ But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

 

b.     Murder / Hatred

Matthew 5:21-22

²¹ “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’

²² But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.

 

c.     Swearing

Matthew 5:33-35

³³ “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’

³⁴ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; ³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

 

d.     Retaliation

Matthew 5:38-42

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ ³⁹ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

⁴⁰ If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.

⁴¹ And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

⁴² Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

 

e.     Love

Matthew 5:43-48

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,

⁴⁵ that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

⁴⁷ And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? ⁴⁸ Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.

 

Conclusion:  The tithe is a minimum standard under grace.  It should be more 

Acts 28

ACTS 28

1. We need the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:8

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

2. Unity is Vital for Holy Spirit Flow

Acts 2:1-2

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

3. Signs and Wonders coupled with preaching produce a greater harvest

Acts 3:6

6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.

4. Boldness is Required in this hour 

Acts 4:29-31

29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 

30 by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.” 

31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

5. Authenticity will keep you alive

Acts 5:3-4

3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 

4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.

6. Maximize your mantle

Acts 6:2-4

 2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. 

3 Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; 

4 but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

7. Ordinary Saints can do extraordinary things

Acts 6:8

8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.

Acts 7:55

55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

8. Lifestyle Evangelism is valuable

Acts 8:4

4 Therefore, those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.

9. Never give up on anyone if they are still breathing

Acts 9:1-6

1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 

2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 

3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 

4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 

5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” 

6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do.

10. Never stop sowing seeds

Acts 10:1-5

1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 

2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. 

3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!” 

4 And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, lord?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. 

5 Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. 

11. We must check our implicit biases

Acts 11:1-3

1 Now the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 

2 And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him, 3 saying, “You went into uncircumcised men and ate with them.

12. Prayer should be a primary activity

a. Jesus gave them a promise of Power – They Prayed Acts 1:7-8; 12-14

b. They needed to choose another Apostle. Acts 1:23-26

c. The Disciples continued in Prayer. Acts 2:42

d. Peter and John had regular times of Prayer. Acts 3:1

e. Prayed and were filled with power and boldness in the midst of persecution. Acts 4: 23-31

f. Apostles decided it was to be their major duty. Acts 6:1-7 (Word of God increased and many got saved)

g. Holy Ghost given to Samaritans. Acts 8:14-17

h. Paul was born again and began praying. Acts 9:11

i. Prayer raised Dorcas from the dead.  Acts 9:40

j. Peter prayed on the house top waiting for food to be ready. Acts 10:9-10

k. Cornelius rewarded for his prayers. Acts 10:30-31

l. The impact of prayer on us and church leaders. Acts 12:1-17

m. Paul and Barnabus sent out. Acts 13:2-3

n. Ordaining Elders Acts 14:23

o. Paul and Silas going to prayer met a damsel. Acts 16:

p. At Midnight they prayed and sang in prison.  Acts 16:25

q. Paul raised man on Island. Acts 28:8

13. Expect opposition and Deal with it

Acts 13:8-12

8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 

9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 

10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? 

11 And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 

12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord

14. We Must Give Hope to People That They Can Be Made Whole

Acts 14:8-10

8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked. 

9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 

10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked

15. Honor the doctrine set forth by your leaders

Acts 15:5-6

5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.” 

6 Now the apostles and elders came together to consider this matter. 

16. Practice Spirit Directed Evangelism

Acts 16:6-10

6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.

7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 

8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 

9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 

10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.

17. Become all things to all men

1 Corinthians 9:22-23

22 To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 

23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

Acts 17:22-25,28

22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 

23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 

24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 

25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things…

28 For in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.

18. Embrace Community

Acts 18:1-3,5,9-10

1 After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. 

2 And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. 

3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers… 

5 When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ… 

9 Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; 

10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city

19. Get people filled with the Holy Spirit

Acts 19:1-6

1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 

2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” 

3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.” 

4 Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.” 

5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

20. Live with no regret

Acts 20:25-27

 25 “And indeed, now I know that you all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, will see my face no more. 

26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 

27 For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God.

21. Keep the Prophetic in its proper place

Acts 21:3-4

3 When we had sighted Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo. 

4 And finding disciples, we stayed there seven days. They told Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem

Acts 21:10-12

10 And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. 11 When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” 

12 Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem.

22. Your personal testimony never gets old

Acts 22:6-11

 6 “Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. 

7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 

8 So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ 

9 “And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. 

10 So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’ 

11 And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus

23. Wisdom is Principal…Seek it

Acts 23:6

6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged.

24. Our message is the FULL GOSPEL

Acts 24:24-25

24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 

25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.

25. We must witness to small and great

Acts 25:10-11

10 So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. 

11 For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.

26. We must persuade people

Acts 26:27-29

27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do believe.” 

28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.” 

29 And Paul said, “I would to God that not only you, but also all who hear me today, might become both almost and altogether such as I am, except for these chains.

27. You Must Know Who You Are

Acts 27:21-26

21 But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. 

22 And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 

23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,

24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 

25 Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me. 26 However, we must run aground on a certain island.

28. You must Finish Well.

Acts 28:30

30 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him