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
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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