WHAT WE SAID LAST NIGHT

ACTS 1 (GWOF COMMENTARY)

-JESUS HAS DIED. BEEN BURIED. ROSE AGAIN.

-FOR 40 DAYS, HE MAKES HIMSELF OBVIOUS.

-MEETS WITH DISCIPLES AT MT. OF OLIVES.

- HE GIVES A COMMAND - "GO BACK TO JERUSALEM AND WAIT FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT".

-JESUS GOES TO BE WITH THE FATHER.

-THE DISCIPLES GO BACK TO JERUSALEM AS COMMANDED.

-THEY ARE CONFUSED. UNSURE OF EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR.

-FOR 10 DAYS THEY WAIT........AND PRAY.

-PETER LEADS THEM TO CHOOSE A NEW DISCIPLE TO REPLACE JUDAS.

- NOT KNOWING WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE.....THEY PRAY.

THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON AT THIS POINT IN CHURCH HISTORY(IN ACTS 1). EXCITING. CONFUSING. FRIGHTENING. BUT SOMEHOW, THROUGH THEIR YEARS WITH JESUS, IF NOTHING ELSE SUNK IN, THEY HAD LEARNED TO PRAY.

GWOF, IF WE LEARN NOTHING ELSE OVER THESE DAYS TOGETHER, LET'S LEARN TO PRAY AGAIN.

HERE'S WHAT I THINK PRAYER WILL DO FOR US:

1. STRENGTHEN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

2. KEEP OUR FOCUS ON HIS GLORY AND WISDOM.

3. MAKE US BE THINKING ON THE SAME THINGS.

4. GIVE US A COMMON THEME. A COMMON TASK.

5. GIVE GOD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO EACH OF US INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT A COMMON THEME.

6. KEEP US ON THE SAME PAGE.

7. GIVE GOD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT US.

I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT PRAYER. I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT PRAYING WITH YOU. I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT GOD CAN DO AS A RESULT OF PRAYER.

OUR PRAYER: "GOD SHOW US WHAT TO DO. REVIVE OUR HEARTS SO THAT WE CAN BE CONSTANTLY IN TUNE WITH YOU. SO THAT WE CAN LOVE YOU AND LOVE OTHERS. SO THAT WE CAN DO WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO."

SUNDAY WE WANT TO CONTINUE OUR ACT 1-4 GWOF COMMENTARY. WE'LL DO THAT IN THE FIRST PART OF OUR TIME TOGETHER AND THEN ASK GOD TO SPEAK TO US TOGETHER AS I PREACH WHAT HE GIVES TO ME. SO WE'LL WORSHIP. WE'LL BE LEARNING TOGETHER. WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR HIM TO SPEAK TO US THROUGH HIS WORD. THAT'LL BE GOOD.

ALERT. ALERT. ALERT.

OVER HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE.

IN PURPLE.

HEY, LET'S ALL READ ACTS 1-4 TOGETHER EVERYDAY(OR AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN).

SO, MAYBE MAKE YOUR DEVOTIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FROM THERE.

OR AT LEAST READ THROUGH THERE SOME. THAT WAY WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, YOU'LL HAVE SOME THOUGHTS TO ADD TO OUR COMMENTARY ALREADY READY.

(WHO ARE THESE WOMEN? PERSPECTIVE BUYERS?)

NEXT WEDNESDAY WE'LL BE BUILDING 2 HOMES FOR HAITI. I LIKE IT. I LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING THINGS FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE NO OPPORTUNITY TO REPAY OR EVEN THANK US FOR IT. JUST DOING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT JESUS LOVES BECAUSE WE CAN. DOING IT FOR HIM. DOING IT BECAUSE WE LOVE THE THINGS, THE PEOPLE HE LOVES. I LIKE IT.

LOVE YA'LL.