Verses Used:
- Acts 1:1-8
- Luke 1:3
- Matthew 13:44-46
- Luke 24:47-49
- John 15:5
- Acts 1:8
Takeaways:
For the Kingdom
- The Kingdom of Me is in direct opposition to the Kingdom of God
- A Jesus movement is for the Kingdom of God, not the kingdom of self
Wait for the Spirit
- A Jesus movement relies or waits on the Holy Spirit
- Any kind of ministry we try to do is pointless without the power and work of the Holy Spirit
Mission
- Wait for the Spirit, then go! We are to be witnesses, expand the kingdom, and share the good news
- To be part of a movement, we have to move. A church on the move is focused on mission.
- We have the gospel of Jesus Christ, we have the power of the Holy Spirit, and our commission is to go.
Discussion Questions:
- Why do you think people try to do ministry in their own strength rather than relying on the Holy Spirit? How do we rely?
- Why do we struggle to believe what Jesus said about losing our life to find it is actually true?
- If you were somehow able to decode all the current events of the world and understand all the biblical prophecy, what would you do with that information?
- How does it make you feel to know that Jesus invites you to be part of his global movement of spreading the gospel to all nations?
