A House of Miracles … An Acts Church

Themes of the Book of Acts

1) The Birth of the Church

2) The Receiving, Power and Moving of the Holy Spirit

3) The Growth of the Church in New Believers

4) The Witnessing of Jesus by the Apostles

5) The Opposition & Persecution of the Church

WHY Acts is So important & Relative Today

1) To Re-pioneer New Hope O‘ahu

2) To Call On & Embrace the Power of the Holy Spirit

3) To See People Saved

4) To Be Witnesses of Jesus Christ

5) To Turn Opposition into Opportunity

1. Be an for

“You will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.” (Acts 22:15)

“And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.” (Acts 10:42)

1. Be by 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)

1. Be a not a .

“Brothers, what shall we do?” (Acts 2:37)

“Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of Me.” (Acts 26:16)

“But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’ ‘Lord, if it’s You,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to You on the water.’ ‘Come,’ He said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ He said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matt. 14:27-31)

“Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something.” Gil Scott – Heron

Creed:

We are … a House of Miracles … an Acts Church … Empowered by the Holy Spirit … Witnesses of Jesus … Seeing the Lost Saved … Miracles Happen … and Opposition Turned into Opportunity!