Message Notes

THE APOSTLES IN ACTION

1. What they were not

a) No longer fumbling

b) No longer uncertain

c) No longer inept

2. What they had become

a) They had become prayerful   (Acts 1:14)

b) They had become one Team   (Acts 1:14)

c) They had become organised   (Acts 1:15-26)

3. The Task set Before them

a) To be witnesses

b) The Vision given to them

i) Jerusalem

ii) Judea

iii) Samaria

iv) The end of the earth (Overseas Missions)

THE EMPOWERED APOSTLES

1. They were filled with the Holy Spirit

2. They were empowered for ministry

a) Peter arose as the leading apostle

b) He became a powerful speaker

THE FRUIT OF THE APOSTLES

1. The first church was founded

a) In Jerusalem

b) Thousands were converted

2. Shepherding the flock

a) Teaching

b) Praying

c) Caring for each other

3. Ministry expanded

a) Reaching Samaria   (Acts 8)

b) The Samaritan Church was founded