Key Verse: (Acts 1:8) “But you will receive power whenthe Holy Spirit comes upon you will be my witnesses inJerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria,and to the ends of the earth.”We are commanded to be tellers of the gospel !We are to curb our inquisitiveness and be willing to be leftin ignorance . The secret things belong to God and therevealed things are our responsibility to tell.Is Acts 1:8 a command or a suggestion (Greek text can goeither way), however what does Acts 10:42 reveal?Why was the empowering of the indwelling Holy Spiritpivotal Acts ?

They would need the Holy Spirit to enlighten them Acts16:13-14

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As to their memories

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As to their message

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As to their movementsThey needed the Holy Spirit to energize them

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To preach with power

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To live the lifeThey needed the Holy Spirit to encourage them.They needed the Holy Spirit to establish their focusThey needed the Holy Spirit to empower their witnessthroughout the world

To be witnesses “to the ends of the earth” - “the uttermostpart of the earth”M 1 Jerusalem and their own communityM 2 Judea and their own culture and countryM 3 Samaria – out beyond their own confines and comfortzones.M 4 Global OutreachIn the Globalization of the world as God is bringing the worldto our doorsteps we can reach M1, M2, M3, M4 all at onetime.“And you will be my witnesses” occurs no less than 39XActs 2:32; 3:15;10:39;22:15