W.C.S.D.O. - Dr. Karl Coke's - Sermon Outline - 06/20/22
"Ye Shall Be Witnesses"
Acts 1:8
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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Premise: Jesus asks His disciples to witness as He witnessed. To do that, Jesus baptized His disciples with the same power that He possessed. Furthermore, Jesus only asked of His disciples that which He had already done.
Purpose: To motivate Believers to witness for Jesus. To show how to witness. To show to whom to witness. To show how to follow up with those whom accept Jesus.
Power: Great Commission: "... an instruction, command or duty given to a person or group of people." Read: Matthew 28:18-20
Outline
I. Word Studies
A. dunv ami" - "... Sept. for lyIj' ... inherit power, ..." (p. 139, Thayer's Greek English
Lexicon of the New Testament) Root for English "dynamite" capable of mov-
ing unmovable boulders.
B. marturiav - "... the office committed to the prophets ..." (p. 391, Thayer's Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament) Root for English "martyr."
II. Word Witnessing Methods
A. By Being Living Epistles - II Corinthians 3:2 B. By Speaking - Acts 1:8
III. Word To Be Delivered To
A. Jerusalem - John 2:23 - 3:21 - Nicodemus - What to say
B. Judea - John 3:22 - 4:3 - What to do with converts - Baptize
C. Samaria - John 4:5-42 - Jew first then Gentiles - Samaritan Woman
D. Uttermost part of earth - John 4:45-54 - Signs wonders Nobelman's son healed
Conclusion: Jesus had all power to be a witness. He gave His power to all of His disciples to also be witnesses. He showed His disciples that He was a "living witness" and a "speak- ing witness" in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the uttermost part of the earth. There- fore, He asked all of His disciples to do as He did. Do not witness in your own strength!