Kim May, Sr. Pastor September 29, 2013. Acts Series, Week #2 “Primary Purpose” Acts 1:7-11.

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Kim May, Sr. Pastor September 29, 2013

Acts Series, Week #2 “Primary Purpose” Acts 1:7-11

What is a witness?

[Brandon please put a picture of concentration camp, Auschwitz, here if you have time. One that will work possibly is online at history1990s.about.com/library/holocaust/ blarbeit.htm] [feel free to put something better or to not do it at all and just delete this slide]

There is always a difference between saying you will do something and actually doing it. (Witold Pilecki)

A witness is one who reports what he has see, known, and experienced.

This is the primary purpose of the Holy Spirit, to empower us to tell others about Jesus.

Where are we witnesses?

Jerusalem (Chapters 1-7) Judea & Samaria (Chapters 8-9) Ends of the Earth (Chapters 10-28)

Why we need witnesses?

Eternal destination

Why we need witnesses? Eternal destination Relativism & Pluralism

Why we need witnesses? Eternal destination Relativism & Pluralism False religions

Why we need witnesses? Eternal destination Relativism & Pluralism False religions Immorality

Why we need witnesses? Eternal destination Relativism & Pluralism False religions Immorality Demise of family

People are going to hell because they’ve chosen to live like hell.

People are going to hell because they’ve chosen to buy into Satan’s lies.

Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning. (C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity)

People are going to hell because the church has failed to advance the gospel.

Eight out of ten people who don’t love Jesus do not know someone who does love Jesus.

People are going to hell because the church has failed to advance the gospel. Eight out of ten people who don’t love Jesus do not know someone who does love Jesus. “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” (Jesus)

It is the duty of every Christian to be Christ to his neighbor. (Martin Luther)