Author: James Poitras Global Center for Christian Development Developing Christians Everywhere!

“Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development Acts 2:47 God Continues His work in the Book of Acts:

God continues to do what He began even up until today: “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development Philippians 1:6

Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development 1.Anything Jesus has done before He can do again. 2.Anything Jesus is doing anywhere in the world, He can do it here. 3.Anything He is doing for anyone else, He can do for me (because He is no respector of persons) (Acts 10:43)

Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development Luke was written to show what Jesus did in His physical body. The Book of Acts was written to explain what Jesus was doing, from His throne in heaven through His spiritual body (which is the Church).

Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development Jesus closing the Book in Luke 4:20 is symbolic of the completion of His earthly ministry and giving us the responsibility to carry on what He began.

Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Jesus was Anointed to… Global Center for Christian Development 1.Preach the gospel to the poor 2.Sent me to heal the brokenhearted 3.To preach deliverance to the captives 4.Recovering of sight to the blind 5.To set a liberty them that are bruised 6.Preach the acceptable year of the Lord  He performed 17 healings, and 5 times he supplied need by feeding the hungry on 5 occasions.

Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development

Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing How He performed His miracles: He touched Was touched Spat Wept Groaned Was moved with compassion Global Center for Christian Development Jesus performed miracles anywhere and everywhere!

~God gave Moses a rod. He gave Elijah a mantle. God has given us HIS name: Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development We are to complete what God started:

Lesson 3- A Job Worth Starting is Worth Finishing Global Center for Christian Development God is the Same We have the same message We have the same Jesus We have the same dynamite power The only thing that should not be the same is us. Lord, use us to continue what You started.

How does Jesus continue to do His work today? Jesus continues to do His work through the Holy Spirit.

What are three tings about Jesus we can learn from Hebrews 13:8 1.Anything Jesus has ever done before He can do it again. 2.Anything that Jesus is doing anywhere else in the world, He can do it right here. 3.Anything that He is doing for anybody else, He can do it for me (because He is no respector of persons).

What is the difference between what Jesus did in the Book of acts and the Gospel of Luke? Luke wrote the Gospel of Luke he wrote about what Jesus did in His physical body. The Book of Acts was written to explain what Jesus was doing through His spiritual body.

Jesus closing the book in Luke 4:20 could be symbolic of what? The completion of His earthly ministry and Him now giving us the responsibility to carry on what He began.

What has Jesus given us to use as we work for Him? His name

What type of power has Jesus given us? God has given us dynamic power.

In which ways does Jesus want to use you? He wants to use our mouth, feet, hands, and faith.