3. “I am going to send you what my
Father has promised; but stay in
the city until you have been clothed
with power from on high”
Luke 24:49
Jesus’ instructions
4. while he was eating with them,
He gave them this command:
“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for
the gift my Father promised, which
you have heard me speak about”
Acts 1:4
Jesus’ instructions
5. After his suffering, he presented
himself to them and gave many
convincing proofs that he was alive
Acts 1:3a
1. The reality of His resurrection
6. He appeared to them over a period
of forty days and spoke about the
kingdom of God
Acts 1:3b
2. The coming of the Kingdom
7. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching
in their synagogues, preaching the good
news of the kingdom, and healing every
disease and sickness among the people
Matt 4:23
2. The coming of the Kingdom
8. Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when
the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied,
"The kingdom of God does not come with your
careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it
is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is
within you."
Luke 17:20-21
2. The coming of the Kingdom
9. He (Paul) proclaimed the kingdom
of God and taught about the Lord
Jesus Christ – with all boldness and
without hindrance!
Acts 28:31
2. The coming of the Kingdom
10. ‘Lord, are you at this time going to
restore the kingdom to Israel?’
He said to them: ‘It is not for you
to know the times or dates the
Father has set by his own authority
Acts 1:6-7
2. The coming of the Kingdom
11. “It is not for you to know the times
or dates the Father has set by his
own authority”
Acts 1:7
2. The coming of the Kingdom
12. 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
3. The power of the Holy Spirit
13. Not by might nor by power,
but by my Spirit,”
says the Lord Almighty
Zech 4:6
3. The power of the Holy Spirit
14. For the kingdom of God is not
a matter of talk but of power
1 Cor 4:20
3. The power of the Holy Spirit
16. … He was taken up before their very eyes,
and a cloud hid him from their sight.
They were looking intently up into the sky as
He was going, when suddenly two men
dressed in white stood beside them.
4. The assurance of His coming again
17. ‘Men of Galilee …why do you stand here
looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who
has been taken from you into heaven,
will come back in the same way you have
seen him go into heaven’
Acts 1:9-11
4. The assurance of His coming again
18. “Teach us, O Lord, the
discipline of patience,
for to wait is often
harder than to work”
Revd. Peter Marshall
19. Be still before the LORD and wait
patiently for Him
Psalm 37:7
‘Patience while we wait’
“True patience is waiting without worrying”
Chuck Swindoll
