ACT FIVE: The Mission to All Nations

March 17, 2024 / Simon Gau

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ACT FIVE: THE MISSION TO ALL NATIONS
(Acts – Revelation)

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In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven… (Acts 1:1 – NIV)

JESUS CONTINUES HIS WORK THROUGH 2 MAIN SOURCES:

  1. The
  2. The

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 – NIV)

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.” (John 14:16-17 – NLT)

Pentecost: The Holy Spirit came, and the Church was born…

The good news of Jesus was to the nation of Israel or the Hebrew language.

The redemption that Jesus brought about was for all people, of all nations, and all languages.

  1. Proclaiming that “JESUS IS LORD” put the Church on a collision course with the and the .
    1. What others intend for , God can use for !

The 5 things that marked the witness of the Early Church…

Destroyer of the gods – Larry Hurtado

1. They were far more multi-ethnic and than anyone around them.

2. They were more to the poor.

3. They were known by their non-retaliation and .

4. They were positively against and infant exposure.

5. They were a counterculture.

“To ‘witness’ truly will mean to embody God’s renewing power in politics and citizenship, economics and business, education and scholarship, family and neighbourhood, media and art, leisure and play. It is not enough just to carry out personal evangelism in these areas of life. Our whole lives – the way we live as citizens, consumers, students, husbands, mothers, and friends – witness to the restoring power of God.”

– The True Story of the Whole World

Today’s “Big Idea”…

God has empowered His by His , to bring about His , His .

 

Small Group Discussion Questions

  1. If the mission of Jesus is continued through the Church, what can we do/ what are we doing to continue that mission today? What can you do personally as a member of the Church?

  2. One of Broadway’s core values is “dynamic spirituality,” which emphasizes that we have access to the Holy Spirit at all times. How does this affect the way you live?

  3. From your experience, how have you seen God use something for good that was originally intended for evil?

  4. The speaker mentioned five things that marked the witness of the Early Church. What do you think people would say marks the witness of the Church today?

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