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THE POINT OF PENTECOST (THE CHURCH IS BIRTHED THROUGH PREACHING)
I. The 6 POWERS of Pentecost – that we must tap into today
1. The POWER of God’s Son
2. The POWER of God’s Spirit
3. The POWER of God’s Word
4. The POWER of Godly Preaching
5. The POWER of God’s
6. The POWER of God’s Promise

MORE THAN A BUILDING
The Book of Acts: The Christ * The Cross * The Church * The Commission *The Coming Back
"Good Things Happen to Those Who Wait…on the Lord"
John Hunn

IV. The DEVOTION of the Pre-Pentecost Church – 1:12-26
(The Devotion of the Post-Pentecost Church – 2:42-47)
1. The Devotion to Unity – “one accord”; obedience and waiting – Ps. 27:14; Isa. 40:28-31
2. The Devotion to Prayer – “devoting themselves to prayer
3. The Devotion to the Priesthood of the believer – men, women, children (I Peter 2:9)
a. A priest has access
b. A priest has a ministry

Advancing Until The Apocalypse

The Re-Commissioning of Christ

MORE THAN A BUILDING
The Book of Acts: The Christ (Body, Bride, Building) * The Cross * The Commission
John Hunn

He DIED; He ROSE; He COMMISSIONED (4x) – Did His disciples dismiss this? They didn’t understand the delay to the Kingdom would be a global body of believers!

“The Re-Commissioning of Jesus Christ to His Church” / Acts 1:1-11
The Word of God & The Son of God define and describe the term Kingdom of God
(The Kingdom has been a foundational focus before Jesus came; Once Jesus came; After Jesus left!)

I. This KINGDOM language is Not New to Jesus, Not New to His disciples, Not New to the New Testament (68x “KINGDOM OF GOD & 32x KINGDOM OF HEAVEN) - When you hear “KINGDOM” – Psalm 45:6; Psalm 103:19

1. Think Priority – 40 days of this focus!
2. Think Authority: The Reign & Rule of the “King” – think the throne
3. Think Spiritual, not physical -
4. Think Heavenly not earthly (eternal, not temporal) -
5. Think Relational – not religious – John 3:3-8; 18:33-38; Luke 23:39-43

a. I Corinthians 15:20-24
b. Colossians 1:13-14
c. I Thessalonians 2:9-12
d. II Timothy 4:1-5; 16-18
e. Acts 28:23-31 – SECOND TO LAST VERSE
f. Revelation 11:15,19 – LAST VERSE

MORE THAN A BUILDING
The Book of Acts: The Christ * The Cross * The Commission
(The Body; The Bride; Building / The Rallying Point; The Compass; The Hill we die on / Gen 12:3)
(God’s Front Page: Churches start to decline/die when these three move off the front page)