NOTES: Empowered. Acts 10:38 - Supernatural power! Acts 20:24 - Devotion! Acts 1:8 - Missional! But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts reveals a church that is missional in heart and service. To be surrendered is to have your heart bound to the will of God by the Spirit of God. Luke 22:42 Nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done. A changed world begins with us and a changed us begins when we pray. - Eugene Peterson Luke 24:49 - ENDUED with power from on high. Your very person, who you are, is a witness for Jesus! NTCC Core Value - Humility. We carry the same attitude as Christ and embody a life of service. Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Who YOU are is enough for the assignment God has for you because He has empowered YOU with His very Spirit. We need His Spirit because Kingdom influence requires boldness, grace and generosity. Psalm 33:11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations. Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Missional. You can’t give what you don’t have. Revival is for the church. - An acceleration of the normal work of the Holy Spirit. The restoration of New Testament Christianity in times of decline. An awakening is when a revived church spills over and begins to illuminate in the world. Christ IN ME is the hope of glory. - Colossians 1:27 Missional. Requires Clarity. Acts 17:16-17 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was given over to idols. Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there. We need an every day church on mission. Acts 27:20 … all hope that we would be saved was finally given up. Missional. 3. Requires Movement. ACTS 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. Holy Spirit empowerment brings boldness out of us to accomplish the mission. Jude 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. Missional. 4. SHARE your life and LIVE the truth. Acts 22:15 For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. Acts 17:26 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings Acts 4:33-35 Great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need. Acts 11:23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. NTCC Core Value - Grace. We find rest and joy in God’s unearned favor. Generosity is a declaration that we belong to a different Kingdom and follow a different King. NTCC Vision. A culture changing church that releases Kingdom minded Christians to impact their world for Jesus. Acts 17:6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brethren to the rulers of the city, crying out, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here too. A missional church that turns places upside down for the Kingdom of God. You can’t give what you don’t have. Clarity. Movement. Sharing your very life. New Testament Christian Church CCLI : #1600893