Power from the Holy Spirit

Friday, March 20, 2015
Acts 1:4-8 KJV 

4 And, being assembled together with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) After our Lord Jesus' resurrection from the dead, He presented Himself alive to many of His disciples. What did Jesus command the disciples to do and why? (v.4-5)
2) What did the disciples ask the Lord following His command? (v.6)
3) What was our Lord's response to them? (v.7-8)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
4) If you have received the indwelling Holy Spirit, how has His presence manifested  through you?

LIFE LESSONS
5) The Holy Spirit is given to every believer to empower us to be His witnesses.