• The Author’s Introduction – Act 1:1-5
• The Great Commission – Act 1:6-8
• The Glorious Ascension – Act 1:9
  • The literal event
    • Bodily
    • Publicly
  • The meaning
    • Sin has been atoned
    • Death has been defeated
    • Satan has been destroyed – Heb 2:14
    • The Law has been fulfilled
    • The Son is glorified – Jhn 17:1-5
    • The Son is the ruling power – Eph 1:20; Col 1:18; Rev 6:16-17
    • The Holy Spirit will come to indwell believers – Jhn 7:37-39
• The Promise of His Return – Act 1:10-11
  • The angelic messengers
  • The message
    • “This same Jesus”
    • “Shall so come”
    • “In like manner”
    • “As you have seen Him go”
• The Great Historical Events that Determine Our Destiny and Govern Our Life
  • The Birth of Christ - the gracious provision of our Saviour. We have no right to question God’s goodness
  • The Death of Christ - we have no right to continue in sin or in guilt
  • The Resurrection of Christ - we have no right to live as though He is dead
  • The Ascension of Christ - we have no right to be in control or power
  • The Return of Christ - we have every right to live with hope and optimism and joy
• The Ten Days of Waiting – Act 1:12-26
  • They were together
  • The upper room
  • The unity
  • The prayer
• They were obedient
• They completed the Apostolate
  • The vacancy left by Judas
  • The Scriptural direction
  • The purpose
    • For the foundation of the Church
    • For witnessing of the resurrection

• The Applications

• The importance of obedience
• The importance of togetherness
  • In one accord
  • In united prayer

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