Acts 4:1-8

What does it mean to be “under the influence?”•You think different•You talk different•You act different

Under the Influence

John 14: 16-17 “And I will ask the And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”you.”

Under the Influence

John 16:7 “But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.”

Under the Influence

Acts 1:4-5 “On one occasion, while he On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 2Acts 2•The reality of the resurrectionThe reality of the resurrection•The baptism of the Holy SpiritThe baptism of the Holy Spirit

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PrayerPreaching the ResurrectionPower of the Holy Spirit

Acts 4:2

“A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world and might be even more difficult to save.” --C.S. Lewis

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Acts 4:8Acts 4:8Acts 4:13Acts 4:13

The best evidence that you are under The best evidence that you are under the influence is the fruit of the Spirit.the influence is the fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23 “Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”such things there is no law.”

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What are our acts?What are our acts?•Be with JesusBe with Jesus•We are a direct result of the We are a direct result of the things we continually expose things we continually expose ourselves toourselves to

•Be filled with the Holy SpiritBe filled with the Holy Spirit•Acts 2:4Acts 2:4•Acts 2:38-39Acts 2:38-39•Ephesians 5:15-18Ephesians 5:15-18

•Be BoldBe Bold

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You do not have to live a life under the You do not have to live a life under the influence of the things this world tells influence of the things this world tells us to.us to.•FearFear•InsecurityInsecurity•GreedGreed

““Even though every believer has the Even though every believer has the Holy Spirit, it is possible to operate our Holy Spirit, it is possible to operate our lives apart from His control.” lives apart from His control.” –Charles Swindoll–Charles Swindoll

Under the Influence

What does it mean to be “under the influence?”•You think different•You talk different•You act different

Under the Influence