Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 Divine Plan for the Kingdom Misunderstanding of the Kingdom The Nature of this Kingdom 1.

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Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 Divine Plan for the Kingdom Misunderstanding of the Kingdom The Nature of this Kingdom 1

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 Divine Plan for the Kingdom  Authority of the witness – Matthew 28  Nature of the witness – John 20  Empowerment of the witness – Acts 1:7  Geographic expansion of the witness – Acts 1:8 2

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 Misunderstanding of the Kingdom  The disciples’ kingdom: A political kingdom – “restore” A political kingdom – “restore” Ethnically restricted kingdom – “Israel” Ethnically restricted kingdom – “Israel” Geographically restricted kingdom Geographically restricted kingdom  Jesus’ kingdom – Luke 17:20,21 3

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 The Nature of this Kingdom A Spiritual Kingdom A Powerful Kingdom A Kingdom of Truth A Worldwide Kingdom 4

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 A Spiritual Kingdom  It is invisible  Eternal things are invisible – everlasting  It is established by the Holy Spirit  What is spiritual is what the Holy Spirit does  Therefore, this is God’s Kingdom 5

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 A Powerful Kingdom  dynamis – power that flows from God  this power expands outward  power for change is in ideas  real power for change is found in the regenerated hearts of men through the Holy Spirit which becomes the Spiritual Kingdom 6

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 A Kingdom of Truth  John 18:36,37  “to wit” – to know, knowledgeable  witness – one who knows and testifies 7

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 A Kingdom of Truth  This kingdom is not advanced by: money money law law miracles miracles  Spirit-filled people testify  Revelation 12:11 8

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 A Worldwide Kingdom  Like a ripple on a pond  They actually carried this out – finally  “You will be my witnesses” PROPHESY PROPHESY COMMAND COMMAND 9

Ripples on the Pond Acts 1:7,8 Application As a believer, is the fulfillment of the Great Commission the most important thing in your life? If you are Spirit-filled, you will proclaim the truth of the Gospel for the Kingdom. Are you proclaiming it? 10