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Thursday, January 8, 2015

GVCC sermon handout Part 2: When the Church is waiting....



Garden Valley Community Church
Pastor Shane Moffitt
January 11th 2015

 The Church on Fire” series    
Part 2: When the Church is Waiting…
Acts 1:9-26

We can expect God to do great things
in GVCC when we:

#1.  Long for the Lord’s Presence  ~ 9-11

“After saying this, He was taken up into a cloud while they were watching,                       and they could no longer see Him.Acts 1:9 NLT

v Notice the sense of longing in the apostles for Christ’s presence

“Now Christ has gone to heaven. He is seated in the place of honor next to God, and all the angels and authorities and powers accept His authority.     1 Peter 3:22 NLT & John 14:1-5

As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.   “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday He will return from heaven in the same way you saw Him go!” Acts 1:10

v Christ’s return will be visible to everyone    READ: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
v  Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when He returns, we can live     with him forever. So encourage each other  and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:10-11 NLT

We can expect God to do great things
in GVCC when we:

#2.  Love the Lord’s People ~ 12-14

“They all met together and were constantly united in prayer…” Acts 1:14a NLT

“Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 NLT

God’s Love is giving someone what they need the most ~                                                when they deserve it the least ~ 
at great personal cost to you ~
 without getting anything in return

We can expect God to do great things
in GVCC when we:
  
#3.  Look for the Lord’s Plan ~ 15-26

they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men YOU have chosen.” Acts 1:24

v Watch how they look for God’s Will in selecting an Apostle to replace Judas
v Notice that after Acts chapter 2 ~ there is not mention of “casting lots” because they had the Holy Spirit to guide their decisions

When GVCC is living with a sense of…                        
longing for the Lord’s presence                            
loving the Lord’s people                                               
looking for the Lord’s plan                           
God will honor and bless our efforts


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