Amazing Grace for Every Race

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Amazing Grace for Every Race

• Acts 11-11

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I. The Context of the Commission

• 1. The Work of the Savior - Acts 11,2
• (1) The Completed Aspect of His Work - Luke
  2444-46
• (2) The Continuing Aspect of His Work - Luke
  2447-52

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I. The Context of the Commission (cont)

• 2. The Witness of the Saints - Acts 13
• 3. The Wait for the Spirit - Acts 14-7 Luke
  2449-53

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II. The Content of the Commission

• 1. The People for the Work - Acts 18 but
  youyou shall be My witnesses
• 1) Example Philip - Acts 826
• (2) Example Ananias - Acts 910
• (3) Example Peter - Acts 10

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II. The Content of the Commission

• 2. The Power for the Work - Acts 18 will
  receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
  you

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II. The Content of the Commission (cont)

• 3. The Purpose for the Work - Acts 18 you
  will be My witnesses...
• (1) Philip preached Jesus - 835
• (2) Ananias said, The Lord Jesus, who appeared
  to you - 917
• (3) Peter said, Through His name everyone who
  believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins. -
  1043

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II. The Content of the Commission (cont)

• 4. The Plan for the Work - Act 18ff
• (1) both in Jerusalem - 25-12, 47b
• (2) and in all Judea Samaria - 81-25
• (3) and even to the remotest part of the earth.
  825ff

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4. The Plan for the Work - Acts 18ff(cont)

• Now these are the records of the generations of
  Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah and
  sons were born to them after the flood.
  - Genesis 101

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4. The Plan for the Work - Act 18ff(cont)

• The Ethiopian Eunuch - 825-40
• gtA descendant of Ham
• gtFrom the world of economics

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4. The Plan for the Work - Act 18ff(cont)

• Saul of Tarsus - 91-31
• gtA descendant of Shem
• gtFrom the world of religion intellectualism

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4. The Plan for the Work - Act 18ff(cont)

• Cornelius - 101-48
• gtA descendant of Japheth
• gtFrom the world of politics and power

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III. The Consummation of the Commission

• 1. The Promised Coming - 19-11
• 2. The Precious Completion
• for You were slain, and purchased for God with
  your blood men from every tribe and tongue and
  people and nation. - Revelation
  59

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Application

• 1. Go and Make Disciples (Be witnesses of Christ)
• To Philip - Go - Acts 829
• To Ananias - Go - Acts 911
• To Peter - Go - Acts 1020
• To You! - Go - Acts 18 Matthew 2819

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Application

• 2. Pray!
• The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workers
  are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the
  harvest to send laborers into His harvest.
  - Matthew 938

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Application

• 3. Give!
• Yourself!
• Your Time, Gifts, Abilities, Talents
• You shall be my witnesses

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