Being the Witnesses of Christ

"Being the Witnesses of Christ" (Acts 1:1-11) - P. Seung Kim, Nov. 1, 2020

Outline of Acts (Sequel to the Gospel of Luke)
• Acts 1-7 = The Word growing and spreading in Jerusalem
• Acts 8-12 = The Word growing and spreading in Judea and Samaria
• Acts 13-28 = The Word growing and spreading to the end of the earth

Introduction
• The main point is that because Jesus has given his Spirit in his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, we are to be his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ until his return in glory.

1) The _ _ _ _ _ to be witnesses
• Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit soon. They Holy Spirit gives them the _ _ _ _ _ to be witnesses of Christ.
• The apostles are _ _ _-witnesses of Christ. There is power in their _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Acts is full of sermons). They perform signs as God's confirmation of their testimony.
• We are not eye-witnesses, but we are _ _ _-witnesses. The same Spirit who was with the Apostles and wrote their testimony is with us.

2) The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for witnesses
• The Spirit is given to the church because Jesus was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (v.9). The cloud was a sign of _ _ _ _ _ (Acts 2:33). Jesus went up to take his rightful place as the _ _ _ _.
• The assurance for witnesses is that what we do is not a lost cause. Jesus will come back in glory, just as he was taken up (v.11).
• We _ _ _ _ for the return of Jesus. Meanwhile, we have a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to spread and
_ _ _ _ _ to reach. Jesus is physically not here, but he did not leave us on our own.

Conclusion