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Brainstorm:
- Peter is changed from the denier to the proclaimer by the power and prayer of Jesus
Why did they have to replace Judas?
To fulfill prophecy
12 tribes of israel, twelve stars of the church in rev.
12:1, 12 thrones from matthew 19:28
Common theme: Prayer
All God’s people were praying.
Not just the apostles, not just certain people, ALL
Prayers of
Joy
Endurance for the task at hand
Anticipation
They remembered in where the spirit descended on Jesus while he was praying
Glorifying God
Committed to prayer and constant prayer
Initial position of prayer
shows humility and dependence
The continuation of prayer
shows belief that God hears
The praying together
Brings believers together in one mind
Removes ourselves from the picture —> oneness
After ascension, they were filled with great joy.
possibility of it being the same upper room
Judas was numbered among them, but was obviously not one of them
How many of us can this be said of?
Outline:
The Promise had been made
Recap
They head back to Jerusalem from the Mt. of Olives
- with great joy
Pray
Notice what they do, they pray
Individually
Verse 14 - devoted themselves to prayer
Collectively
Verse 14 - devoted themselves to prayer together
Purposefully
Stay in Jerusalem and wait for the promise
Jesus himself was in prayer when the spirit descended on Him -
They were overcome with joy
Expressed that joy through prayer
We can learn something here
Prayer gives way to understanding
Peter prayed and understood what they needed to do
In the Scriptures while praying
Saw the need to appoint a 12th apostle
Why?
The requirements of an apostle
The Selection of the 12th
Cast lots
Leaving to chance?
Message
Recap The Promise
Power, Position, & Purpose
Intro:
Have you ever done something without thinking before?
Government job
Like it was just an automatic impulsive response?
Pastor job
Maybe some of us this happens when we go shopping......right Savannah?
Or maybe it’s when there is food in front of us, and we’re not even hungry, we just go for it!
Maybe it’s when we just fire something out of our mouths and as we’re saying it our brain finally catches up and says, “No.....wait.............”
What about you?
What are some things you just do without thinking?
For me it often involves a ball on the ground, in the house out of the house, it doesn’t matter, I’m going to kick it.
Government job
If you’ve ever wondered how not to make life decisions, come ask me
It’s ironic that I’m responsible along with your parents to get you ready for the real world isn’t it?
That’s because I’ve figured it out.
Listen to this, model your life after this, and you’ll be good, trust me....I’ve learned that the hard way
Recap The Promise
Power, Position, & Purpose
Tonight, we will be looking at “The Selection”
We’re going to see why it was important, and we’re going to see what accompanied this decision....and what should accompany decisions we make in our lives
If you know your NT at all, you’ll know that there were 12 apostles who were doing the work of the ministry.
We see the twelve mentioned in , in , and in Revelation
But let me ask you this, who were the twelve?
How many can you name?
Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alpheaus, Simon the Zealot, Judas the son of James (Thaddeus), and Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot
Tonight, we’re going to see what the apostles did when their number dropped from 12 to 11, and the the importance of how they made their decision and why
Turn with me to
Read verses 12-14
What we see happening here is Jesus is gone, he’s ascended, and so the disciples and those with them head back to Jerusalem, as they were commanded to do.
We talked last week about how we would feel seeing Jesus go, hearing His command, didn’t we?
Well, if you turn to , we read that they returned with great joy, and were continually blessing God.
Their joy was rooted in a complete and true understanding of who Jesus is, and what His plan is.
Is yours?
Read verses 15-20
In those days Peter stood up......
Let’s STOP right here.
Hold up a second.
What do you mean Peter stood up?
What gives Peter a right to talk?
I mean, we all remember who Peter was don’t we?
This is the dude who denied Christ three times in the space of a few minutes.
This is the guy who was more worried about himself than Christ suffering.
What gives him the right?!?!?!
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